ADVANCED GROOMING TUTORIALS
Irish Terrier
PRUE
Prue, a beautiful Irish Terrier, is about to be hand stripped by Chuckie. Although her coat has been clipped in the past, Chuckie will show you how to transition it back to hand stripping in this tutorial.
PART 1 Tools of the trade! Chuckie uses a slicker brush, grooming block, glove, stripping stone, finishing comb and a number of stripping knives.
PART 2 Once the sides of the dog are stripped, it is time for the top line. Chuckie combs the hair up, holds it between her fingers and strips out longer sections of the top line.
PART 3 Chuckie sets in Prue's neck and shoulders.Chuckie moves from a fine to coarse knife as she completes the flat work.
PART 4 The head study. The ears of any dog are highly vascular, so it is important be gentle when stripping any ear. Note when Chuckie is hand stripping, her wrist stays locked. This technique is both better for your hand and wrist ergonomically, and avoids breaking the hair.
FERGUS AND MURPHY
WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE?
An introduction to hand stripping the Irish Terrier. Explore 2 different coat qualities on the same breed with our contributor, Michelle, and the handsome Fergus and Murphy. Learn how to correct a damaged coat, without adding any more stress to the hair.
FERGUS | 9 YEARS OLD
PART 1 Taking out the old undercoat, which Michelle calls “fairy floss”, then moving on to learning which tools to use on the top coat.
PART 2 Michelle explains why she prefers to strip a dirty coat, using lots of different tools and how to use them. See the difference six weeks can make.
PART 3 Starting on the thigh of the leg as this is a sensitive area. If your dog gets frustrated you can move to a different part of the leg. Understand what dead and blown hair is, and when to use stripping powder.
PART 4 When grooming any pure breed dog, it is very important to understand the breed standard. This tutorial focuses on the head.
PART 5 What is expected in the finishing process, after the bath. Everything up around the body with no more bulk removing, just neatening and tidying the groom.
MURPHY | 9 MONTHS OLD
PART 1 Introduction, stripping the body. Checking your work is important! Work to remove lighter coloured hair. In delicate areas, only tackle small areas at a time.
PART 2 The neck - stripping with the grain of the coat. Having a break is important for both groomer and dog.
PART 3 The head - Michelle explains the nuances of the Irish Terrier head. Working to a system for efficiency.
