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Sanitary Areas

The sanitary areas of a dog are clipped with a #10 or a #15 blade. Try and avoid going over and over these areas as the skin is very sensitive and is prone to ‘clipper rash’ (clipper rash occurs when a blade is too hot, close or dirty, it also happens for reasons beyond this, the dog may over-lick an area and cause the skin to become susceptible to infection.)

On a male dog, clip at least a blade length in front of the penis to avoid the dog spraying on himself. The general rule for a bitch is to the second nipple.

 

Female Groins

CLIPPING THE GROIN ON A FEMALE DOG

  • Take the #10 blade and gently go over the vulva to remove hair.

  • Take the #10 blade up to the second nipple, in an upward motion, to remove hair from this area. You may need to stand the dog on her back legs to achieve this.

  • When clipping the anus, avoid a heavy hand, use light scooping touches either side of the anus to remove hair that may become diseased with feaces.

Clipping the Groin on a Female Spoodle

Alternative Female Groin - Daisy the Spoodle

MALE Groins

CLIPPING THE GROIN ON A MALE DOG

  • Take the #10 blade along the penis and remove hair at the front of the penis

  • Gently lift the back leg to remove hair from the penis to the inner part of the leg by scooping towards you

  • The hair is usually knotty and by removing unwanted hair this will sanitise the area

  • Avoid taking out too much hair towards the knee joint on the rear leg

  • Bald spots can be seen when the dog is standing

Clipping a Male’s Groin - Hendrix, Cavoodle

Poodle Face, Feet, Tail and Groin

 

ARMPITS

CLIPPING ARMPITS

  • If a dog has been wearing a jumper or harness, you may need to see if the underarm of the dog needs to be cleared out with a #10 blade.

  • Take the #10 blade directly under the armpit

  • Do not lift the leg too high

  • Try not to scoop too much out from the armpit, it should not be seen when the dog places it’s leg down

  • The under arm hair often becomes tangled; take out this small section if necessary

 

BOTTOMS

CLIPPING THE ANUS

  • Stand the dog and gently raise the tail

  • Using a #10 blade, take the blade over the anus in an upward motion

  • Clear away all hair from directly around the anus

  • Be careful not to over-clip this area. Some dogs do not like this procedure or theymay suffer from clipper rash. Be extremely careful when using scissors in this area

  • If the #10 blade is not satisfactory try the #7F instead – this is used if the dog is prone to clipper rash; be careful around the flank area.

Using a Midi on a #10 setting for a Toy Poodle bum

Scissoring instead of clipping

Bum clipping in detail