The Essential Guide to Hand Stripping
Hand stripping is one of dog grooming's most traditional skills, but it's often one of the least understood. Before you can produce a beautifully stripped coat, it's important to understand how wire coats grow, why they're maintained this way, and how the right techniques protect both the coat and the dog.
Presented by respected groomer and educator Chuckie Lund, this comprehensive course takes you from the foundations of hand stripping through to complete breed demonstrations. Along the way you'll build an understanding of coat anatomy, terminology, tools, breed standards and safe handling, before applying those principles across a wide range of wire-coated breeds.
In this course you'll learn about:
The purpose and history of hand stripping.
Wire coat anatomy, growth cycles and recognising coat condition.
Choosing and using hand stripping tools.
Essential terminology and how breed standards influence your work.
Rolling coats, staging coats and core hand stripping techniques.
Safe handling, puppies, senior dogs and post-groom care.
Complete demonstrations across a range of popular hand-stripped breeds, including Border Terriers, Griffon Bruxellois, English Cocker Spaniels, Miniature Schnauzers, Cairn Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers, Norwich Terriers and Australian Terriers.
Whether you're picking up a stripping knife for the first time or looking to deepen your understanding of wire coats, this course provides the knowledge and techniques needed to approach hand stripping with confidence and respect for the breed.
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