In this tutorial, Michelle works through an Asian Fusion groom on Rocket, featuring an asymmetrical head shape with a playful pop of colour and bling.

Rocket gets a little dye touch up from Michelle to restore his vibrant violet ombré tail.

Watch this magnificent transformation on Magnus who comes in with a blown coat and leaves with hand-stripped perfection.

This demonstration by Alicia showcases a pet style trim on a Westie with an optional spray up on the head at the end for a sleek finish. 

Alicia Fragiadakis takes us through a scissored show-trim on Frank, the Kerry Blue Terrier.

The Aussie Terrier - a great little breed to hand strip and even enter comps with.

Microbites are bite-sized tutorials covering one technique or idea at a time. Ideal for quick reference and for watching back-to-back when you’re in learning mode.

Nicky and Jess demonstrate two very different pet style clips on the same breed. Both are ex show dogs that have never been clipped before. This is a huge transformation groom!

Alicia demonstrates a beautiful show clip on Tucker the Fox Terrier.
The Fox Terrier coat is difficult to work with - you will see why!

Chuckie walks you through a modified breed trim using clippers, scissors, and strategic carding to maintain correct texture and balance while meeting the needs of Paisley - a chunky little queen with strong opinions and a stylish finish.

A Border Terrier is a great dog to start on if you are new to hand stripping. Join Michelle and Figgy as they demonstrate correct and comfortable hand stripping techniques.

Colouring expert and Opawz featured groomer, Michelle, demonstrates the lightening process with her trusty sidekick, Jimmy.

Alicia demonstrates a style trim with a short body and longer legs. The style is a mix between Asian fusion and a teddy bear clip with some tweaks to assist Bindi’s owners with coat maintenance between grooms.

Michelle works through a plush teddy head, a balanced round head and a practical short head that owners request all the time. Each style follows the same steps so you can mix and match lengths, record your comb choices and give every client the same result no matter who grooms their dog.

Alicia offers some helpful tips on how to accentuate shape in differing body types.

Making the most of a dog’s unique features, in this case, the ears, really lets the personality of the pup shine through!

Colleen takes you through a very basic round head with the adorable Bordoodle, Scout.

You will learn how to blend the body into the head set up, and some easy geometric and skeletal points of reference to make scissoring and shaping the round head a breeze.

Chuckie will show you how to transition this previously clipped coat, back to hand stripping in this tutorial.

Nicole leads us through the correct procedures for hand stripping this stunning (and rather distinguished wouldn’t you say?) breed.