Grooming Videos

[dinib]

http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Hand-strip-the-Head---Cairn-Terrier-198453069

I just found these grooming videos (free) online. Where were these 3 years ago when I first got a Cairn. I am a more visual person, so it really helps me see what someone is doing. I have to say, that Cairn is a trooper. Gracie looks like a catfish right now with her thin hair and overgrown head. There is no way she wouldn't voice and act out her displeasure if I were to tug on her head like that.

Hope the link helps the newbies figure out what is meant by hand stripping.

[BetsyNoodle]

Thank you SO much, dinib. This is the single best stripping video series I have ever seen!

[Dempsy's Mom]

Thank you. I still have a question on the ears. Do you guys pluck the whole ear or do you clip or shave?

[Tracy A.]

I watched several of the videos, man that guy goes to town! See that little cairn's head whip around several times? He was rough in my opinion, but fast!

[bradl]

Thank you. I still have a question on the ears. Do you guys pluck the whole ear or do you clip or shave?

The ears are plucked - the tips are plucked free of long hairs altogether down a third of the length (or half - it's not a precise thing). That gives the nice ears-poking-out shape that is characteristic of a Cairn head.

[kjwarnold]

On the ears, I have to admit that while I pluck Packy's ears, I resort to clipping and shaving Kirby's. For some reason, I just can't seem to strip his ears -- the hair just won't come out!

[dinib]

He was rough in my opinion, but fast!

I totally agree. I kept thinking poor puppy, but he tolerated it well. I know for a fact my pups would have a stroke if I tried to groom the tail as the guy in the video did. I can work on my pups for about 20 minutes at a time before they start getting restless.