Professional Hand Stripping Services in Wacton
Does your pet require a specialist grooming service such as hand stripping? Get in touch with our professional pet groomers at Tell Tails today.
Five star reviews on GoogleWhat is hand stripping?
Some dogs have a coat that requires a specific grooming method called hand stripping instead of the regular clipping and brushing.
Hand-stripping is a type of grooming method that is used to remove excess hair from wire-haired dogs. The problem with clipping a coat that requires hand-stripping is that you are just taking off the top layer of dead fur rather than removing it from the roots. The process of hand-stripping involves removing the dead hairs from the coat which improves the quality of the new tidy coat.
What breeds require hand stripping?
It is slightly more complicated to figure out, it is more about the type of coat than the breed of dog. The type of coat that requires hand stripping is comprised of two types of hair - the undercoat is soft and dense while the top coat is longer and wiry in texture.
Dogs with wiry coats go through a different growing cycle to the rest in which the hair becomes thicker and darker as it grows - if you do not remove the dead hair from the top coat it will end up dull and coarse.
Top coat
Longer and wiry in texture
Undercoat
Soft and dense
Wirehaired Terriers, Schnauzers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Affenpinschers and some gun dogs are the type of breeds which need this special treatment.
- Wirehaired Terriers
- Schnauzers
- Border Terriers
- Cairn Terriers
- Scottish Terriers
- Affenpinschers
- Some gun dogs
Hand stripping specialists
Every breed of dog has a slightly different type of coat, some breeds require a more specialised method of grooming to keep their coat in the best possible condition. This is suitable for most Terrier breeds and some cross breeds.
Hand stripping is just one part of our full cat and dog grooming service, and you can see more of our work in the Tell Tails gallery.
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Contact Tell Tails in Wacton on 01508 531550 or 07849 138125.