Following on from Jen's thread, and bearing in mind that Daisy's a Sprollie, so her coat's fairly smooth.....

She had some longer hairs around her back end, also a different colour and texture to her mainly shiny chestnuty back - they were paler and duller. So I invested in thinning scissors and did my best with the guidelines on the main website here.

Think my technique might be slightly wrong though - I did a single close action with the scissors, opened them again and then combed out the cut hair, moved the scissors along and cut again.

Sarah said the proper technique is to drag the scissors down the hair - is this while they are still closed of opening and closing them the length of the hair????

And should I have just trimmed her hair to her leg line and then thinned out the finer hair still left on her hind quarters (don't know proper terms sorry!) as she now has some hairs still the same length as when I started, but wispier, and some at various shorter lengths.

Or, what might be less embarrassing for Daisy, shall I dispense with the scissors altogether and start making use of the groomers literally round the corner from our house

Sarah said the proper technique is to drag the scissors down the hair - is this while they are still closed of opening and closing them the length of the hair????

No No No. Never drag the scissors open or closed, you should use a single movement open the scissors as wide as you can close, open them agaon and comb, you are doing it right

She had some longer hairs around her back end, also a different colour and texture to her mainly shiny chestnuty back - they were paler and duller. So I invested in thinning scissors and did my best with the guidelines on the main website here.

If you mean the hair tht grows on the back of each leg,(the trousers or curtain) then use full scissors and cut in a line from the top to the hock.

I'll try and find a photo that shows the bit I mean Mary - don't want to leave her naked around her rear end by chopping it off in the wrong place!!!

Here goes - not sure these are good enough to really show the difference, but worth a try



On this first one, the drawn round area is the problem bit, to the left is her lovely shaggy tail (of which she is VERY proud) and bottom right is her leg.



This one is the same kind of area, but shows the wispy bits better.

If I can I'll try and get a better quality one of her standing up, but with work the way it is that might be over the weekend

Right here goes Jen I'm going tom explain the whole 'rear end' I can't make out where your pohotos are taken from I;m not sure if those are her hocks,,, anyway

Combt the hair below her tail be careful of the anus and vulva. With the dog facing away from you, trim the rear furnishings to form curtains by trimming from between the legs to the heel
If this is as clear as mud, let me know and I';ll try and get a photo to post

Also bear in mind that single sided thinners and double sided are different.
I use double sided to drop right into the base of the coat, one cut and comb, takes out density of feathers without shortening them.
Single sided I use for taking ends off without leaving a straight edge, taking top knots off Bilbo, feet feathers, hocks etc

so are double sided ones better?, i don't particulary want to loose the length on mine, just Megs Feathers are really thick

I like to use double sided on the likes of Willows feathers if they get a bit dense, seems to soften them a wee bit

I Never use double sided when gooming any dog, you can leave holes

Just a note, when triming leg feathers (curtains) you use straighed edged scissors