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I have "rub 'n buff" dogs that don't require any special grooming and only rarely, a bath. The cordless Dremel is the tool of choice for nails; ear cleaning and we're done.
My DH grooms our Lhasa. He started years ago, when we had two of them and the $100/month was too dear for us. He uses a good professional electric clipper that he bought from a hair salon supply house. He trims the nails, too.
That said, I take Bigun (Beagle-Cocker Spaniel) to the salon ever six weeks for his nails to be trimmed. He's too big and squirmy, and I'd rather he fight them than us.
I did grooming for many years and still groom our two border collies. I know it is a real pain but if you are having trouble clipping through the hair a bath first really helps. You will find the blades sail through their clean coats and will last a lot longer. I have three pair of clippers so when one pair starts to get hot I switch to another. Cool lube on the blades or WD40 when I can not get cool lube. We live in the sticks. But if you do use WD40 wipe your blades on a towel before going back to clipping.
I usually trim Caesar the day after I wash him. He doesn't have the full peke coat, but it does get hot here in the summer (Colorado) so I keep his coat real short most of the year....
I used to groom my shih tzu (she was old and always came back from the groomer limping, so I stopped taking her). I used a professional Oster A4 that was amazing. I had a great groomer once and used to watch her work (she invited me) so I picked up a lot. Too bad I moved. It took a long time to get the face right (I scissored much of the face).
I have a dremel for my current dog (a hound mix who doesn't need a haircut). She's not crazy about it, but I'm getting her used to it with treats. Here's a GREAT site explaining how to dremel your dog's nails (click on the link on the left):
I've always groomed my own dogs. It just saves so much money! I've had a couple of terrier mixes that I had to trim. I used scissors and it never took me that long to style them. With the nails, I use clippers and emery boards to file down just a bit further. I try very hard never to cut the quick as it would make future nail clipping more difficult for me to do.
Several years ago, New England Serum changed their name to PetEdge. Check for them online: PetEdge.com
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There is a catalog for groomers and groomer's equiment called The New England Serum Company.
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