Grooming my Britts

[Hoosierdaddy]

I an just wondering how everyone has their dogs fur trimmed,for summer,and fall.Where we live there are tons of cockelburr and stick-tights. I took the dogs out a couple days ago and had to spend an hour raking this stuff out of their coats.They get tired of that stuff pretty quickly.I must have a half dozen different combs and brushs for the dogs,but none of them are very good for removing Cockelburrs.So its time for a haircuts for them both. Thanks.

[DonF]

Just did my guy's yesterday but i don't do it very good. I'll spend several days trying to fix it. Oster A5 clipper with a #10, #4F and #4 skip tooth blades. Reg hair scissors and thinning scissors.

[Karen]

If you shave them down, their coats will probably grow in finer, more cottony and will attract more burrs than you ever considered possible (ask me how I know). Just be sure you are ready for the permanent commitment of keeping them shaved down before doing it.

If they're spayed/neutered, you may already be dealing with the fluffy, cottony burr magnet coat, so shaving won't make much difference, but I find with intact dogs, a little show sheen (for horses) and the burrs just slide right out.

[Hoosierdaddy]

I dont want to shave them it is still pretty cold here.Plus when i have shaved my dogs in the past,they dont look like Britts anymore.I think just shorter fur might make cleaning them up after feild work a tad easier.I wont be attempting any haircuts on the dogs,I will screw it up for sure,and my wife would not be pleased.

[deseeker]

I usually go to a farm store or walmart and buy the cheapest electric trimmers they have(around $32). They come with heads that snap on the clippers that hold the blade up 1/4", 1/2", or 3/4" which ever you snap on the clippers--they work good enough for my dogs . I can usually get 4 britts done---then I throw them away and get a new set for next year(you can get replacement blades for them plus postage, but it is about the price on new clippers, so I just get the new clippers). I use round nose scissors around their ears. It is fairly easy to comb burrs out of 1/2" hair.

PS You won't win any shows using this method :roll:

[BirdCrazy]

My easy solution... shorthaired dogs.

[RoostersMom]

Darn it BirdCrazy, I was going to say:

Step one: get a shorthaired dog.

Problem solved.

Gotta love those little brittanys though - they are firecrackers.

[jetjockey]

Just shave them. Problem solved. Mine has been getting shaved since she was a year old.

[CDN_Cocker]

I trim the feathers around the ears and legs.