Dear Sheila, I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn from you. Your brilliance and expertise with Airedales is truly inspiring. As winter approaches and the hair of our Airedales grows longer, I find myself wondering how to maintain their facial grooming. Specifically, I’m interested in how to keep their faces looking great and ensuring they can see clearly through their longer hair. Thank you.
Jaffa says he’s packing his bags, crossing the border and showing up at your place with a 6 months BLOWN coat 🤣 He would like you to fix him up! But in all honesty, I thoroughly enjoyed the video and have learnt a lot! You do amazing work!
really easy to see how you only use the very tip of your thumb against the very tip of the knife to trim the dead hair. I've seen people grab giant hunks of hair using the whole knife which is painful and the wrong way to trim.
You are so gentle with him! ❤ great job. I have watched several hand stripping videos, and some groomers are really rough with the dog in their video 😢
Hey Sheila. Great informative video! I had a question about previously clipped dogs and hand stripping. We recently rescued an Airedale terrier that has probably never been hand stripped before and was most likely clipped. Can she still be hand stripped to restore her coat? I really want to keep her coat color and wiry texture. Thank you!
Hello @joseserrano4249, it depends on what your budget is, if you're willing to learn how to handstripping yourself, availability of time, or availability of a groomer near you who knows how to do it. You have 2 options, pay someone to do it for you, or learn how to do it yourself and save the money. It also depends on the age of this dog you've rescued. If it is young, for eg less than 2 years old, and has never been stripped before, and if the dog has a naturally hard coat, it is possible to reset a clipped coat. But if the dog is older in age, more than 5 years old and has never been stripped, it might be too late to try.
@joseserrano4249, if you are willing to pay someone else to do it professionally for you, because you don't have the time, energy or the willingness to learn this new skill, then be prepared to shell out a lot of money to reset a terrier coat. It will take time and patience, but it can be done. I've done it before, I've reset a clipped coat to a stripped coat before. It may take a few sessions of stripping the entire coat a few times before the correct color and texture is restored. However, I must let you know that there are some very soft coats out there, and some even have sheep coats and these should not be hand stripped, as they will cause too much pain and discomfort for your dog, and it is unfair and inhumane to do it for vanity sake.
If you are willing to learn and do it yourself, stay determined, seek out other trimming masters, open your mind, read some books, be willing to learn and absorb knowledge, keep at it and try and persevere. It will be a steep learning curve but totally worth it. I will probably create a "resetting a terrier coat" video in the future if you think this will help you.
@@SheilaTayRadcliffe thanks so much for this information! I'm definitely willing to learn myself. My rescue is still a young dog about 2 or 3 years old and still has a bit of her hard coat, so I'm hopeful it will work. A video would definitely be helpful though!
@@joseserrano4249 You're welcome. I suggest getting this booklet. airedale.org/shopping/brochures-newsletter/grooming-the-broken-coated-terrier/ You can begin stripping your rescue if you have the foundational basics on stripping, and this book will give you the necessary knowledge. If you can find a breeder around your area, that would help too, the person can be your mentor or teacher.
Hello my dear, My name is Ella and a have a 3 months Airdale Terrier, named Symba. He is my second Airdale after many years. The first one was a beautiful female named Tess wich passed away in 2014. I'm inlove with your wonderful Raja and I admire very much your work. Congrats! Tell me please, when can I take Symba for the first groomimg, at what age ? Thank You and I'll look forward to hearing from You. All the best.
Hello Ella, sorry for the late reply but I don't check my RUclips messages that often. You can take your Airedale to get groomed as early as 10 weeks old, in the beginning the most important thing is to help your airedale get used to the sounds and sensations of being groomed professionally. Later on, he will need to get groomed at least every 2-3 months for the rest of his life, so it makes sense to help him become comfortable with the experience. Please do not wait till he is 8 or 9 months old or even a year old. The sooner you take him, the better it will be for him.
Thank you so much, I have a Wire Fox Terrier and I think the head looks similar to the Airedale. Unfortunately, the groomer has slippered his head and he has lost lot of color. So I am going to try you techniques. Thank you again
Thanks for the class! I am in Brazil and recently came to our houve BENTO, I'll try to do this perfect job on him. I Knowles that is a Llong way, but as your pacient way to explain wont be hard.
@michaelbliss3419, May I suggest you buy this booklet as a start, airedale.org/shopping/brochures-newsletter/grooming-the-broken-coated-terrier/ The Welsh terrier is very similar to the airedale terrier, except that you tweak the grooming for the face. One of the secrets of handstripping and proper trimming is that the trimmer must know the breed standard intimately, so you need to study your breed standard very closely. Go to a terrier dog show, photograph welsh terriers, print out these photos and plaster them all over your grooming area, or create a picture board. If you can't find an illustrated standard from your parent national club (welshterrier.org/standard/) you can always email them and make a formal request.
Another option for you, if you don't have access to an illustrated standard, is to join this group, Handstripping Education, (facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.145765023983722&type=3) I have added some Welsh terrier dog show photos as show ringside photos for other trimmers to use as reference. I hope you will find them useful.
Be mindful that trimming is a very subjective thing, every human can interpret the standard differently, the best way to trim your dog is to know the breed standard and learn from the professionals, not just anyone who has a Welsh. If you want to elevate your trimming, learn from people who show them in the AKC conformation show ring.
It depends on the texture and feel, does it feel like a coarse bristle coat, if it does, then it’s considered a hard coat. If it feels soft, woolly, and gentle to your fingers then it’s a soft coat. A sheep coat would look bland in color, grey where it should be black, and blonde where it should be tan or reddish tan.
If your dog has never been clipped or shaved before, it’s very likely that she has maintained a harder coat. Clipping or shaving a terrier coat will soften it over time.
@@elidapalomino5567 Yes that can happen. Sometimes, even within the same litter of puppies, some puppies are born with hard coats, and some with soft coats, and others are born with both. Most often, we find the hard coats on the black parts (main body from neck down to the flanks) and the tan parts (face, neck, legs, throat, chest, butt) to be softer in coat. If you want your dog to have hard coat all over, you will want to reset and pull the dog down all over, including face and legs, but don't do these parts all at once, you roll these parts, meaning, to pull only the longer hairs and leave the shorter hairs alone, until a week or 2 later, then pull those hairs which by now, would become the longer hairs. A show dog which is deemed to have correct hard coat should have hair pulled entirely, no clipper or scissors should touch the dog. This is how the dog is conditioned and maintained for the show ring. Only hand stripped and rolled throughout the year, never been clipped or shaved or scissored. Even if your pet dog is not a show dog, but you want to achieve the correct look, you will have to adopt the same grooming approach if you want the hard coat only.
Dear Sheila,
I am so grateful for the opportunity to learn from you. Your brilliance and expertise with Airedales is truly inspiring. As winter approaches and the hair of our Airedales grows longer, I find myself wondering how to maintain their facial grooming. Specifically, I’m interested in how to keep their faces looking great and ensuring they can see clearly through their longer hair. Thank you.
Jaffa says he’s packing his bags, crossing the border and showing up at your place with a 6 months BLOWN coat 🤣 He would like you to fix him up! But in all honesty, I thoroughly enjoyed the video and have learnt a lot! You do amazing work!
really easy to see how you only use the very tip of your thumb against the very tip of the knife to trim the dead hair. I've seen people grab giant hunks of hair using the whole knife which is painful and the wrong way to trim.
You are so gentle with him! ❤ great job. I have watched several hand stripping videos, and some groomers are really rough with the dog in their video 😢
thank you
Hey Sheila. Great informative video! I had a question about previously clipped dogs and hand stripping. We recently rescued an Airedale terrier that has probably never been hand stripped before and was most likely clipped. Can she still be hand stripped to restore her coat? I really want to keep her coat color and wiry texture. Thank you!
Hello @joseserrano4249, it depends on what your budget is, if you're willing to learn how to handstripping yourself, availability of time, or availability of a groomer near you who knows how to do it. You have 2 options, pay someone to do it for you, or learn how to do it yourself and save the money. It also depends on the age of this dog you've rescued. If it is young, for eg less than 2 years old, and has never been stripped before, and if the dog has a naturally hard coat, it is possible to reset a clipped coat. But if the dog is older in age, more than 5 years old and has never been stripped, it might be too late to try.
@joseserrano4249, if you are willing to pay someone else to do it professionally for you, because you don't have the time, energy or the willingness to learn this new skill, then be prepared to shell out a lot of money to reset a terrier coat. It will take time and patience, but it can be done. I've done it before, I've reset a clipped coat to a stripped coat before. It may take a few sessions of stripping the entire coat a few times before the correct color and texture is restored. However, I must let you know that there are some very soft coats out there, and some even have sheep coats and these should not be hand stripped, as they will cause too much pain and discomfort for your dog, and it is unfair and inhumane to do it for vanity sake.
If you are willing to learn and do it yourself, stay determined, seek out other trimming masters, open your mind, read some books, be willing to learn and absorb knowledge, keep at it and try and persevere. It will be a steep learning curve but totally worth it. I will probably create a "resetting a terrier coat" video in the future if you think this will help you.
@@SheilaTayRadcliffe thanks so much for this information! I'm definitely willing to learn myself. My rescue is still a young dog about 2 or 3 years old and still has a bit of her hard coat, so I'm hopeful it will work. A video would definitely be helpful though!
@@joseserrano4249 You're welcome. I suggest getting this booklet. airedale.org/shopping/brochures-newsletter/grooming-the-broken-coated-terrier/
You can begin stripping your rescue if you have the foundational basics on stripping, and this book will give you the necessary knowledge. If you can find a breeder around your area, that would help too, the person can be your mentor or teacher.
Hello my dear,
My name is Ella and a have a 3 months Airdale Terrier, named Symba. He is my second Airdale after many years.
The first one was a beautiful female named Tess wich passed away in 2014.
I'm inlove with your wonderful Raja and I admire very much your work. Congrats!
Tell me please, when can I take Symba for the first groomimg, at what age ?
Thank You and I'll look forward to hearing from You.
All the best.
Hello Ella, sorry for the late reply but I don't check my RUclips messages that often. You can take your Airedale to get groomed as early as 10 weeks old, in the beginning the most important thing is to help your airedale get used to the sounds and sensations of being groomed professionally. Later on, he will need to get groomed at least every 2-3 months for the rest of his life, so it makes sense to help him become comfortable with the experience. Please do not wait till he is 8 or 9 months old or even a year old. The sooner you take him, the better it will be for him.
My walls used to look the same way covered in Giants, lol!!!
Thanks, thinking of getting my first airedale
Thank you so much, I have a Wire Fox Terrier and I think the head looks similar to the Airedale. Unfortunately, the groomer has slippered his head and he has lost lot of color. So I am going to try you techniques. Thank you again
I hope you have resumed stripping him. The coat texture and color can come back after several rounds of resetting the clippered coat.
Thanks for the class! I am in Brazil and recently came to our houve BENTO, I'll try to do this perfect job on him. I Knowles that is a Llong way, but as your pacient way to explain wont be hard.
Thank you Jose. I hope Bento will be very happy with you.
Excellent my friend!!!
Hello where could I find an Illustrated standard for a welch terrier . Thanks looked on Google not to be found
@michaelbliss3419, May I suggest you buy this booklet as a start, airedale.org/shopping/brochures-newsletter/grooming-the-broken-coated-terrier/
The Welsh terrier is very similar to the airedale terrier, except that you tweak the grooming for the face. One of the secrets of handstripping and proper trimming is that the trimmer must know the breed standard intimately, so you need to study your breed standard very closely. Go to a terrier dog show, photograph welsh terriers, print out these photos and plaster them all over your grooming area, or create a picture board. If you can't find an illustrated standard from your parent national club (welshterrier.org/standard/) you can always email them and make a formal request.
Another option for you, if you don't have access to an illustrated standard, is to join this group, Handstripping Education, (facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.145765023983722&type=3) I have added some Welsh terrier dog show photos as show ringside photos for other trimmers to use as reference. I hope you will find them useful.
Be mindful that trimming is a very subjective thing, every human can interpret the standard differently, the best way to trim your dog is to know the breed standard and learn from the professionals, not just anyone who has a Welsh. If you want to elevate your trimming, learn from people who show them in the AKC conformation show ring.
What tools do you use?
I typically use stripping stones and stripping metals also known as stripping knives. You can buy them at grooming websites.
Also, can I use a furminator at his age?
If your dog is a house pet and not a show dog, you can use the furminator but be careful not to scrape the skin and cause abrasions.
Hello! How do I know what kind of coat my Airedale has? I always struggle to figure it out. She is 4 years old and has never been clipped before
It depends on the texture and feel, does it feel like a coarse bristle coat, if it does, then it’s considered a hard coat. If it feels soft, woolly, and gentle to your fingers then it’s a soft coat. A sheep coat would look bland in color, grey where it should be black, and blonde where it should be tan or reddish tan.
If your dog has never been clipped or shaved before, it’s very likely that she has maintained a harder coat. Clipping or shaving a terrier coat will soften it over time.
Thank you! I realized she is soft coat in certain areas and hard on some
@@elidapalomino5567 Yes that can happen. Sometimes, even within the same litter of puppies, some puppies are born with hard coats, and some with soft coats, and others are born with both. Most often, we find the hard coats on the black parts (main body from neck down to the flanks) and the tan parts (face, neck, legs, throat, chest, butt) to be softer in coat. If you want your dog to have hard coat all over, you will want to reset and pull the dog down all over, including face and legs, but don't do these parts all at once, you roll these parts, meaning, to pull only the longer hairs and leave the shorter hairs alone, until a week or 2 later, then pull those hairs which by now, would become the longer hairs. A show dog which is deemed to have correct hard coat should have hair pulled entirely, no clipper or scissors should touch the dog. This is how the dog is conditioned and maintained for the show ring. Only hand stripped and rolled throughout the year, never been clipped or shaved or scissored. Even if your pet dog is not a show dog, but you want to achieve the correct look, you will have to adopt the same grooming approach if you want the hard coat only.
He is so good!
Thank you. I train my dogs to tolerate the grooming and they learn to enjoy it over time.
Beautiful job!!
How old is your airdale there?
Rummy was about 8 in the video
He didn't have to look perfect to be heart-perfect.
Merci, thank you ++
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Такой классными пёсель!