To Brush The Show Coat<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\nRemove any topknot and ear wrappers or bands. Place the Poodle on his side on the grooming table with his feet facing you. The long puppy coat or the mane of the Continental or English Saddle clip is always brushed using a technique called layer-brushing or line-brushing.<\/p>\n
Begin by parting the hair with your fingers lengthwise down the backbone from the head to the end of the mane at the middle of the dog. Always moisten the hair before you begin brushing. Never brush hair dry; that causes static electricity that can snap off the hair ends, or encourage mats to form. Spray the hair with water diluted with creme rinse or conditioner, an anti-static coat dressing, or light oil in aerosol form. It’s not necessary to saturate the coat, just moisten it lightly.<\/p>\n
Once the hair is parted, use the pin brush to begin at the outer ends of the hair and work inward towards the skin, using gentle strokes. If you find a mat, separate it into smaller sections with your fingers and carefully brush them out. Hold the pin brush loosely in your hand, almost letting the handle swing like a metronome.<\/p>\n
Use your free hand to hold down the unbrushed hair to separate it from the section being brushed. Once you reach the skin, brush outward from the part. The proper stroke is long, straight and sweeping, going beyond the hair ends to keep them from splitting or snapping off. Very little hair should come out in the brush when the correct stroke is used. But you must practice to get this right. The light “rotary” wrist action that allows you to brush for hours without tiring or pulling out coat takes time and patience to perfect.<\/p>\n
When you have finished brushing the layer, comb through the hair with the wide-tooth comb to make sure there are no tangles. You also want to comb from the outside in towards the skin.<\/p>\n
Make another part lengthwise about an inch below the hair you have just finished, and mist and brush that section the same way. Keep parting the hair in layers, and gradually work down to the chest until one whole side is finished. You must always keep each layer or line parted completely down to the skin. If at any time the coat becomes dry, spray it lightly. Dry hair will break!<\/p>\n
Some owners like to start on the chest and work up to the backbone, moving the part line upward rather than downward. It makes no difference which direction you go, as long as you thoroughly brush the entire coat.<\/p>\n
To brush the hard-to-reach spots on the chest, lift the front leg. On the shorter hair under the chest, you may wish to switch to a slicker brush. Before you turn the Poodle over to do the other side, check the hair behind the ears, on the neck and in the armpits under the front legs to be sure they are really tangle free. Then turn the Poodle over and use the same method to spray, brush and comb the other side.<\/p>\n
The dog should sit on the table while you brush the neck and the head and ears. Stand the Poodle on the grooming table to brush the front of the chest. Brush the tail with the pin brush. Switch to the fine-wire slicker to brush puppy leg hair, or the shorter hair (rosettes, pack, bracelets and puffs) of the adult show trims. After brushing, the topknot and ear fringes should be rewrapped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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