Poodle Haircut – Standing Position

Before you start to cut your dog’s hair, please read the important tips about safety in my other article -- How To Give a Poodle a Haircut – Do It Yourself Poodle Haircut Guide -- Poodle Grooming

Here I discuss a poodle haircut with the dog in the standing position. The dog could be standing on a table, counter, or grooming table with you standing. As another option, the dog could be standing on the ground with you seated on the ground.

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Poodle Haircut – Standing Position -- HAIRCUT STEPS :

 Brush the dog's coat.

 Start trimming: When using scissors, you can hold the hair straight with your fingers or a comb -- or cut without holding the hair. Cut evenly.

 Trim the back and upper part of the body.

 Trim around the neck.

 Trim the sides and parts of the underside of the dog that you can reach.

 Trim the outside of each leg (the part you can easily reach in this position).

 Hold out each leg as trim the inside of the legs and paws. Also trim the underside parts of the dog that you were unable to reach before.

 Hold the dog's snout and trim the face, head, and ears.

 Hold out each ear and trim the underside of the ear and side of head.

 Trim the dog's tail.

 Hold the dog's tail out and trim under the tail.

 Continue holding the tail out and trim the dog’s bottom. It is good to trim the area around where the dog poops shorter for sanitary reasons.

 Take the dog outside and have them shake.

 Brush the dog

 Touch up any spots that need additional work.

CONGRATULATIONS – YOU JUST GAVE YOUR DOG A HAIRCUT!

HAIR IN EARS -- One additional step that should be done occasionally is to pull the hair out of the ears.

MATTED HAIR – Sometimes the hair can get matted. You can give a shorter haircut to remove some of the matting. You need to be extra carfull not to cut the dog when removing matted hair – use your fingers to feel where the skin is and use your eyes. Regular brushing and haircuts reduce matting problems.

ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:

QUESTION: Groomers have all the gizmos to keep the dog still while they trim , but at home how do I keep him from wriggling??

ANSWER: Depending on the dog and person's personality, keeping the dog still can sometimes be a challenge.

Professional groomers often have a leash attachment on their grooming table. You can sometimes improvise something with an ordinary leash. I'll often put a leash on my dog for part of the trimming (especially when I'm trimming her outside so she won't slink away) Some options - put the leash on the dog and 1) sit on leash 2) stand on leash 3) attach leash to something.

-- GET THE DOG USED TO YOUR TOUCH – This is easy, because you like to pet your dog. While you are petting them, get them used to your touch on parts of their body where they might not normally like to be touched. - their snout, face, feet, tail, ears, and personal parts. Get the dog so they don’t mind if you hold their snout closed and steady.

If you can get your dog used to having you hold their snout closed with your hand this allows you to keep the dog still. It can take a while to get the dog used to having you hold their snout. You can practice holding their snout when the poodle and you are just relaxing and you are petting them. Doing this will get them used to having you hold their snout in your hand.

It can sometimes take a while for the dog to get used to being trimmed. YOU DON’T HAVE TO TRIM THE ENTIRE DOG AT ONE TIME -- You can trim part of the dog one day and trim another part another day or another week. I often trim the face, legs, and head one week and the body, tail, and bottom another.

Also I prefer to trim my poodle with scissors and seldom use clippers because the clippers tend to be more annoying to dogs. Also scissors work much better for me for anything but a shave down.

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Hope this helps you! It can take a while to get used to trimming your own poodle. However, in the long run I think it's easier, better, and costs less then always taking them to the groomer. Good Luck!

Sincerely, Dave and Tofu - TheFastestPoodle.blogspot.com

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