Keith had this morning off so I had time to groom the pups! I hope to take them out to the tracking field for a real photo shoot today, if I can find the energy. I’m pretty wasted after grooming and taking the stacked photos.
I can’t believe they are 6 weeks old!! Such a great bunch of babies.
~Becky
They look so cute with their new cuts! How did they handle having their feet shaved? Gabe was always very sensitive to having his feet done, but he and we always managed to get it done.
I’m loving how light Leith is. What a beauty!
They look great! Your pictures are beautiful, too. Leith has the sweetest little face. I just wanna kiss em. 🙂
All the pups did excellent. I have a great pair of clippers that are my face / feet / butt only clippers. Wahl Moser Arco SE Cordless Clipper. The blade adjust from the length a 10 blade cuts to as short as a 40. It is GREAT!! The clippers are almost silent so the pups are not afraid. I never burn a dog with them, they just don’t get hot before I am done. The clippers are cordless and light weight and make doing feet so easy. Best investment ever. I only use these clippers on a freshly bathed coat, because the blades are not able to be sharpened. If you use it on clean hair and correct blade care you can go years without replacing the blade.
plus with the Mosers you never bother with blade sharpening. Just pop in a new one!
Great time to start the puppies exploring the woods and learning to watch their human leaders.
Great info on the clippers, Becky. I’ve had mine since I got Abby, so 10 years?? I’m ready for an upgrade. If you use those for feet, face, etc…what do you prefer for the body. Of course, I guess I could just continue to use my Osters for that. It would be nice to have something quieter and that doesn’t get so dang hot for feet, face, tail.
I generally use my big clippers for body work. You can use the Mosers with a comb attachment but the dog needs to be blown / brushed completely out with zero tangles when using a comb or it will snag and drive you crazy. Also, sometimes I just look at the dog decide I am shaving them down dirty, so I don’t have to bath and blow out a lot of hair. You don’t want to use the Moser on dirty hair ever. Keep the Oster, you won’t regret it.