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FACE AND THROAT
Be very careful around this area, clipping too close may cause razor burns. You should use the clippers in the same direction as the lie of the coat.
The clipper must not be used above or around the eyes. When clipping ears lift them to ensure no creases or folds of skin are on the area to be
clipped (fig.5). Hold muzzle with your free hand. Cut from ear to the outside corner of the eye in a straight line. Stretch the skin at the outside corner
of the left eye upward and backward. Clip carefully under eye. Repeat on other side. With free hand, stretch the corner of the mouth with your
thumb, using the rest of your hand to hold the mouth shut. Clip around mouth and side of face. Repeat on other side.
Holding muzzle, clip the area between the eyes and down the nose. To clip the muzzle, clip away from the eyes toward the nose.
Hold the dogs head straight, throat taught, and clip bottom of muzzle (fig.8) the Adam's apple is normally the stopping point of the cut but you may
clip lower. Clip the rest of the throat toward the muzzle.
fig 2
STOMACH
Stand dog facing you. Lift front legs and clip from a point above the testicles or vulva in a straight line, use light pressure being careful not to nick
the vulva, penis, testicles or nipples. Cover them with your hand. Clip the hair on penis with the grain.
BODY
Tip: Stop frequently while clipping to fluff the hair. It will help keep the hair even. Clip along the back, starting at the base of the skull, and cut down
the middle of the back to the tail (fig.9). Shorten all the hair as shown in the illustration, starting at the neck (fig.10) clip hair between shoulders and
hips. Clip under the chest from behind the front legs to the end of the rib cage. Scissor trim to touch up.
fig 6
REAR LEGS
Important: Be careful when clipping around the armpit and the flank. There are areas of skin that are easy to cut; especially on older dogs whose skin has
loosened. Brush the hair in the back of the legs in an upward and outward motion, to fluff. You can now shape the legs as full or as tapered as you wish.
Start by trimming any hair that falls over the foot (fig.11). Starting at ankle cut up to a hip a little hair at a time (fig.12). Once you are at the hip, blend hair so it
tapers into shorter body hair.
(When using guide combs on legs, complete your stroke; don't stop midway.)
Repeat with other leg, making it the same size as the first leg. Touch up with scissors.
FRONT LEGS
With the dog facing you, comb hair up and out. Trim front legs to match the back legs. Comb hair at shoulders and blend with shorter body hair. Comb hair
on chest and between front legs; Trim it to the length of the shoulder and body hair.
EARS
With the dog facing you, clip from the top of the ear downward. Never turn the clipper in the other direction. Lay the ear in the palm of your hand. Clip the
outside of the ear first and then the inside (fig.14).
Hold ear with your free hand and scissor cut the sides. Be careful not to cut the ear itself (Fig.15).
Repeat with the other ear and touch up any stray hairs.
fig 11
fig 12
ADJUSTABLE BLADE
The convenient thumb adjustable multi cut lever found on most Wahl Pet Clippers (fig.16) provides for increased cutting variations with fewer blades. In the
uppermost position, the cut is very fine and becomes gradually coarser as the lever is moved downward. The following chart illustrates the cutting range of each
set of blades according to accepted pet industry grooming standards.
fig 3
fig 4
fig 7
fig 8
fig 9
fig 13
DESIRED LENGTH
0.8mm-3.2mm
1.6mm-4.7m
3mm
5mm
6mm
DESIRED LENGTH
0.8mm-3.2mm
1.6mm-4.7m
3mm
6mm
9mm
12mm
Chart1.1
fig 5
fig 10
fig 14
fig 15
DIRECTION OF CUT
ATTACHMENT
with lay of hair
none
against lay of hair
short
with lay of hair
short
against lay of hair
long
with lay of hair
long
ATTACHMENT
DIRECTION OF CUT
none
against the grain
none
with the grain
comb #1
against the grain
comb #2
against the grain
comb #3
against the grain
comb #4
against he grain
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