BATH – CLIP – NAILS
STANDARD $65.00 Clipped
Hand Stripping, Please Call for an Appointment and Price
To make an appointment contact: Tracy A Gustafson
BRIER CROSS KENNEL
at
Tag A Long Farm
30 Cross Street
Seekonk, MA 02771
&
2635 SW 4th Lane
Cape Coral, FL 33991
508-399-6742
(MA)
Grooming Tips and Techniques
Are Free by Appointment only if you plan on learning how to groom your schnauzer.
Equipment I use
Grooming Table and Arm
Top Performance-Aluminum Tool Case
PVC/Cotton Apron
Dremel-for grinding nails
Kwik-Stop Styptic Powder
Wahl Pocket Pro Trimmer-trimming under feet
Wahl Platinum Arco SE Cord/Cordless Clipper
2-speed A5 Clipper (Oster)
#30, #15, #10, #7, blades,
Blade Cooler and Disinfectant
Dubl Duck Curved Ball Tip Shears
Dubl Duck Thinners-for sculpting/blending
Universal Curved Slicker
Boar Bristle Brush
Ball Tip Pin Brush
Mars Coat King-for stripping and combing out dead hair
Mars Stripping Knives-German strippers
Greyhound Style Comb
Blow Dryer
Vendors I use
Bridgeport Equipment 1-800-678-353
Care-A-Lot Pet Supply Warehouse 1-800-343-7680
Cherrybrook 1-800-524-0820
Direct Pet 1-800-360-4838
J-B Wholesale 1-800-526-0388
PetEdge (formerly New England Serum Company) 1-800-738-3343
Coat Types
There are two
types of coat, from hard sometimes referred to as German or European, to soft
typically referred to as American or soft coat.
Hard Coat
(a.k.a. European coat) is much shorter and coarser than the above coats. The furnishings will only be slightly longer than the top coat. Beard and eyebrows usually are easily distinguished but can be quite short.
Soft Coat
(a.k.a. the American coat) is characteristic of very long furnishings. The typical Schnauzer beard will also be very well defined in an adult dog. This type of coat requires a lot of maintenance i.e. frequent trimming and lots of brushing to keep matting under control. Many owners let a professional tackle grooming.
There are many different clipping and stripping styles based on breeder's and groomer's preferences. However the typical look varies widely between American and European cuts.
If you will groom your Giant Schnauzer by yourself, you most likely will define your own style. It depends very much on what are you planning to do with your dog.
There are differences in hard coats also. Some are a bit finer, shinier, some are curlier… The fur quality is given by the genes and later on is influenced by the diet and grooming style.
In addition to clipping or stripping, rake and/or brush dogs almost every day, especially their beards. This pulls out the dead and the long hair and it promotes healthier thicker coat.
Wash their whiskers basically after every meal with a towel dipped in warm water.
The Giant Schnauzer has a double coat which requires skilled
professional grooming at least 4-8 times a year and weekly grooming in between.
Shedding, you will find some hair that collects in corners of your house because it dies and breaks off much like our hair, they do not go through shedding periods like most other breeds.
From the many questions we receive we should let you know that the black Giant will shed! The loss of hair is not like the "blowing" of the coat such as a German Shepherd but more like humans loose their hair - a little every day... This hair loss is not generally noticed much but important to know if you are expecting not to find any hair at all.