Check under the feet for matted hair and remove carefully with scissors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPet Clip<\/h3>\n
With the pet dog, it is often required or requested that the entire coat of the adult Old English Sheepdog be cut off to about 2 inches (5 cm) in length. This can be done with scissors after bathing and drying is complete, or by clipping the dog, before bathing, with an Oster No. 40 with a 3\/4-inch (2 cm) attachment.<\/p>\n
Some owners want the body hair left on, but are keen to have the hair thinned, and the coat clipped from underneath (stomach, under the arms and inside the groin area) for hygiene reasons and to keep the dog smelling sweet.<\/p>\n
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