I got to finally hand strip my first Irish terrier today and I got to take him all the way down to just bareness and light fuzzies. It was such a transformation -you couldn't even tell what breed he was when he came in he looked like Benji. His owner said he was a retired champion. He acted like it he just stood like a statue for the 3 hours of stripping. Then a bath and then another 40 minutes to touch him up. His owner said he will look horrible, but in a few weeks he will look stunning. I sprinkled ear powder on him to help grip the hairs, and his coat was soo long it came right out. I used a few different knives, and my fingers are kind of irritated from the knife rubbing them, I should have used vet wrap. I wish
I had a before and after pic. I just left a little beard, eyebrows, n legs. Most of the time when I Hand strip the owner doesn't want the dog to have bald spots or even thin spots, so I just strip a little and then skim with a #3 skip, This was much more work but I can't wait to see him next time.
I had a before and after pic. I just left a little beard, eyebrows, n legs. Most of the time when I Hand strip the owner doesn't want the dog to have bald spots or even thin spots, so I just strip a little and then skim with a #3 skip, This was much more work but I can't wait to see him next time.
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