My Favorite Bouvier Grooming Tools, or Grooming for the Sick, Tired, or Lazy
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0:01 - 0:04These are some of my favorite grooming tools.
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0:04 - 0:07These are all Mars Coat Kings.
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0:09 - 0:12These are the ones I use the most often.
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0:12 - 0:14They're the coarsest you can get
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0:14 - 0:17which means they have the fewest blades
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0:17 - 0:18This is a double wide.
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0:18 - 0:20This is the original.
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0:20 - 0:25I've had this since 1999 and it still works awesome.
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0:25 - 0:28I got this one to try a medium
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0:28 - 0:32and it's just....Barnum's coat is too thick
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0:32 - 0:34So I don't use that one very much.
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0:34 - 0:37But I'll show you what they do
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0:37 - 0:41because here the curved part is actually a blade
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0:41 - 0:43So it's cutting the hair.
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0:43 - 0:45I'll show you on my hair.
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0:45 - 0:48Cuz I need a haircut anyway.
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0:48 - 0:51So when you go like this, through the dog's coat
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0:51 - 0:52Oh, you can't really tell...
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0:52 - 0:56You're actually cutting the hair...
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0:56 - 0:59And not just...Hmm.
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0:59 - 1:03Well, my hair is coming off but you can't see it!
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1:03 - 1:07So, you're brushing it...
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1:07 - 1:10but you're also like....
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1:15 - 1:17OK, so there you go.
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1:17 - 1:21That's my hair...that just got cut.
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1:21 - 1:25Not normally how I cut my hair!
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1:25 - 1:28These are kind of costly
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1:28 - 1:30but they last forever.
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1:30 - 1:33This is like $3
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1:33 - 1:36and it's one of the few grooming tools
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1:36 - 1:39I've bought that was cheap
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1:39 - 1:41and was still worthwhile.
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1:43 - 1:47And that's just....I've forgotten what this is called.
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1:50 - 1:52Oh well, it'll come back to me.
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1:52 - 1:54This is a rake. It's really good for Bouviers
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1:55 - 1:58and other dogs that have curly hair that mats easily
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1:58 - 2:02But in order to get down to the fur
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2:02 - 2:04once it's long in the winter
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2:04 - 2:06you need to thin it out first
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2:06 - 2:10using something like a thinning item like a Coat King.
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2:10 - 2:12This also works really well.
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2:12 - 2:16This is an Oster stainless steel comb
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2:16 - 2:19Once again for when his hair is really long,
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2:19 - 2:24but in order to get it through first you need to have thinned it out somewhat.
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2:24 - 2:27So that's the stuff for combing.
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2:28 - 2:31These are the tick forceps
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2:31 - 2:34which I have a review of elsewhere.
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2:34 - 2:37These are the best tick removal tools there is.
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2:38 - 2:43For cutting I have two shears that I use.
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2:43 - 2:46This is Image Tech.
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2:46 - 2:48I couldn't find it online.
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2:48 - 2:52I think it's similar to Aussie Shears.
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2:52 - 2:54It's Japanese stainless steel.
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2:54 - 2:59They're really easy. They move really easily.
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2:59 - 3:02They have this screw here
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3:02 - 3:03which you can loosen or tighten
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3:03 - 3:10depending on how easily you want to be able to cut with them
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3:10 - 3:12I use these for all the basic cutting.
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3:13 - 3:16Then I have these. They're curved.
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3:16 - 3:20And they have a blunt -- a round tip for safety.
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3:20 - 3:24So you can use it on his face or between his toes...
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3:24 - 3:26on his paws...
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3:26 - 3:33This has a screw which you can tighten or loosen.
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3:35 - 3:37Again, they're really light,
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3:37 - 3:39they're really easy to use.
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3:39 - 3:43They're Michel Tisserand's Diamond Line
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3:44 - 3:47I happen to have the box they came in.
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3:47 - 3:50These are 4.5" curved ball tips
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3:50 - 3:53that were $47.79.
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3:54 - 3:57And they're awesome.
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3:57 - 4:02And both of these scissors need to be sharpened periodically
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4:02 - 4:06But they hold their blade pretty well.
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4:06 - 4:09And my favorite...
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4:10 - 4:12blade...
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4:12 - 4:13Clipper blade...
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4:13 - 4:14Is the T.D.Q
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4:14 - 4:17The Oster T.D.Q. wide blade.
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4:17 - 4:20TDQ stands for "Take Down Quick"
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4:20 - 4:23If you look at it in comparison to the size of a normal blade
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4:23 - 4:25You can see it's much wider
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4:25 - 4:29That means you can get a lot more hair off all at once.
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4:29 - 4:31It's a coarse blade.
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4:31 - 4:33It's just intended to do exactly what it says
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4:33 - 4:36which is take off as much hair
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4:36 - 4:39as fast as you want to.
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4:39 - 4:40That's the front.
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4:40 - 4:42This is the back.
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4:42 - 4:44And this is a 30" blade
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4:44 - 4:47That's what I use for between his toes.
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4:47 - 4:50If you want, like, bald, use a 30" blade.
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4:50 - 4:52Don't use it on a part of your dog
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4:52 - 4:56that's not being shaved for veterinary purposes
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4:56 - 4:58or between his toes
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4:58 - 4:59because it will make him bald.
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5:00 - 5:01And these I love.
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5:02 - 5:04These are the Andis...
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5:05 - 5:06Here's the box they came in...
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5:07 - 5:10ProClip AGC2.
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5:10 - 5:13They make very little noise.
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5:13 - 5:16They don't vibrate very hard.
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5:16 - 5:17They cut really well.
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5:17 - 5:19All Andis and Oster blades
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5:19 - 5:20as far as I know
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5:20 - 5:21are interchangeable.
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5:21 - 5:24You can check with them.
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5:24 - 5:30I use to use the Oster A5 or Golden A5.
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5:32 - 5:34It's not a bad clipper.
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5:34 - 5:38But these are so much better.
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5:39 - 5:43So, that's my accumulated experience
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5:43 - 5:45of a dozen-plus years
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5:45 - 5:48in dog grooming!
- Title:
- My Favorite Bouvier Grooming Tools, or Grooming for the Sick, Tired, or Lazy
- Description:
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Show and tell of my favorite grooming tools for my third Bouvier des Flandres. Thinning and combing implements: Mars Coat Kings, Mat Rake, a cheap slicker brush (that's the red plastic one I can't remember the name for), and a wide-tooth steel comb; shears and clippers: the Andis ProClip AGC2 clipper and the Oster TDQ blade (and the Oster size 30 blade, not "30 inch blade"!), Michel Tisserand's Diamond Line 4.5" curved, round-tip scissors, Image Tech 7" straight shears. Plus a cameo by the Tick Removal Forceps, my favorite tick removal tool. This video accompanies this blog post: http://sharonwachsler.com/a-spoonies-guide-to-dog-grooming/
- Video Language:
- English
- Duration:
- 05:48