Once my friend was clipping the fur around her dog's pads since they got so long they were bunching up and making her walk funny, wasn't paying attention since the dog found it so uncomfortable and clipped right into a bit into her pad... It always gives me shivers when I try to clip the fur on my Husky's pads o.o
No way no how would my Aussie stand for this...no one is allowed to touch her hind end she will sit and there is a battle to get her to move. She does like the rest of her body brushed tho
@CBW0314 I get all my supplise from various pet stores like Petco and Petsmart. Though I highly recommend forking out the $70+ it costs to buy a really good thinning shears. The $15 thinning shears they sell at petsmart made by Miracle coat is a piece of crap and really doesn't work very well, although it'll do if you are broke.
@CBW0314 Their coat texture naturally keeps the dirt off them when they dry. They can roll in the mud and a few hours later once they are dry they will look clean again.
@ErinKeechak thank you very much and can you give me all of the names of the combs and utilities you use and what kind of dog shampoo do you use, so that their coat will be brighter like some pple use coat whitener, etc.
@vLizzziev Oh Aussies shed quite a bit as well, tho in my experience aussie hair is easier to clean up than Labrador hair because it doesn't "weave" into fabrics so to speak.
@idealwolf If you read the title this is an Australian Shepherd, which IS a docking breed check the breed standard I'll provide you with the link here asca.org/aboutaussies/breedstandard .Secondly Australian Shepherds are often born with NaturalBob tails so how rude are you to assume this individual dog is docked. Thirdly I didn't breed this dog and if it was docked it was done by the breeder and not myself. Fourthly, your REALLY lecturing ME about grooming on a Grooming video I made?
@bobzilla0101 You should brush a long haired breed weekly and short haired you can just get a damp towel and wipe them off but this should always be a bonding time never scary or boring but they should be rewarded for sitting still if still a pup I groom my Aussie weekly on every Saturday cause it takes a LONG time.
gahh your dog is so well behaved i can groom Jonah (my aussi) for like 10 minutes before he gets up shakes then leaves. how do you get your dog standing when you groom her? btw you have a beautiful dog
@83happyme You simply take your dog brush a bit reward for standing still you can also add a word like "stand" or "groom" if you like then simply repeat until he is a proper dog at the grooming table.
Just got a mini aussie and thank you for the example for grooming I have to look forward to. I appreciate you showing the tools for each stage of the process:)
@centholove haha I was wondering how long it would be before someone said she looks like a sheltie. I an gurantee you is an Australian shepherd she just has poor breed type, her COI is 6% and I have information on several generations of her pedigree, most of the aussies in her mothers line have the same kinda sheltish look. Some old aussie lines had farm collie influence, some had Border collie influence, it's possible her bloodline had Sheltie influence way back when.
@Kjordanov98 the only time I have ever whitnessed a cutting of hair irritate the dog was when a different groomer used a clippers and shaved between my dogs toes and pads, that was extremely irritating. But just cutting the hair with a scissors does not cause any irritation I can guarentee it. It's just like getting our own hair cut.
@ncistivaforever I groom my dogs like this about once every month and a half but they get weekly nail clipping and everyother week they get a little brush thru with the slicker to prevent mats esspecially behind the ears. I have no groomer suggestions for you cause I prefer to do it myself.
I have a working stock Aussie and she doesn't shed near as much as her showstock cousins. I do brush her like once a month and my Snowshoe cat sheds way more than she does.
@ErinKeechak Goes to show you can't predict everything. My girl is 100% working and she sheds but not as much as I have been told Aussies shed. i love my Aussie!
Erin, your dog is so funny looking at you when you are about ready to use the scissors. It is almost like he/she is saying, "No...not the scissors." My dogs love the brushes especially the rake. I just spent 1 hour doing one dog, cuz she loved it so much. She stood until I touched her feet...and that is when they start acting insane. I use my trimmer clippers for the underside of the paw. It is quicker and less chance of cutting. Boy, those feet look fabulous Erin.
Hi, really good helpful video. Can you tell me what kind of scissors you're using to trim the dog's fur, especially the paw fur? My Aussies actually enjoy being brushed, but hate having their feet messed with, so i'd like to do that as quickly and neatly as you seem to be doing it. thanks
i have one. his name is buddy. he is the most loving dog you can ever get. but he is not independent at all. if he is on the couch laying down with you and you get up i garuntee hell follow you. but its so cute. hes like a little bear that you can talk to all the time. but we brush him a little bit every day. he wasn't brushed at all with his formal owners so we need to bring him to a groomer.
@ashgurl Yes Aussies will always shed but keeping them brushed out keeps their skin healthy and allows their fur to do it's job insulating the dog from the elements both heat and cold. I would do a full brush out every month at the least and trim the coat every two months for a pet dog. A dog also doesn't need to be bathed as often if it's coat is kept well brushed.
@afi858 lol....don't we wish. I just brushed one of my aussies out that I just got and from bath to groom...it took 2 hours. Dog was still and cooperative....just had a heavy undercoat. :)
Hi, thank you so much for posting this video, it is very helpful. I was curious how you trained your dog to stay still during grooming. We have a 3 month old Australian Shepherd and have tried all different kinds of things to make him stand still while being brushed, but he just tries to eat the brush. I've been clicker training him for everything else and he catches on really quickly, he just can't seem to get the "stand" command. Do you have any suggestions?
@kell9582 It took a while to get a reliable stand stay. I first taught her to stay while sitting. then I taught her to stand on comand and then i combined the two, if she tryed to move I would put her right back and give a treat after she stayed for a while gradually increasing the time before she got a treat and eventually making treats sparatic (aka not always giveing one but always giving verbal praise) hope that helps
Hi, thank you so much for posting this video, it is very helpful. I was curious how you trained your dog to stay still during grooming. We have a 3 month old Australian Shepherd and have tried all different kinds of things to make him stand still while being brushed, but he just tries to eat the brush. I've been clicker training him for everything else and he catches on really quickly, he just can't seem to get the "stand" command. Do you have any suggestions?
@animallover201013 I'm sorry you think I'm rude that isn't my intent. but just remember if someone tells you they have an "Australian Shepherd" that means thats the breed they have, if they had a miniature Aussie then they would call it a miniature aussie. They are closely related (about as closely related as Shelties and Collies) but they are seperate.
@ErinKeechak I loved your video. First there were shepherds from Europe brought thru the way of Australian to pick up sheep to head for the US. In the breeding of these dogs, the australian shepherd was created OVER TIME. The "mini" came about by the "aussies' who weren't within the height standard being breed down in that size in CA. They are the same ancestors, same breed, different size. I have two purebred minis and three purebred standard size. The name hasn't been decided with AKC.
@katkollmer I have seen the pedigrees provided to me by the pedigree database for minis and many of them DON'T share the same ancestors with Aussies. I am only going by the information provided to me by the people who own Minis.
@ErinKeechak how terrible. What were they not purebred? U using hrdndog? I don't think they r registered thru them. They mostly use NSDR and ASDR. Do you have access to those databases? I have minis& aussies. All mine are purebred minis and a 5-7 line pedigree. My aussies are from champion lines. They are never bred across, but I know people who have aussies that are small not conforming, then sell them 2 mini breeders. That is1 way they came abt. Same dog, smaller package.
@ErinKeechak Sorry...they must be trying to do something illegal as you can't present that pedigree to any registry that I know of....it must be one of those made up kind of things like the AUggies and Aussiepoos. That isn't a breed, they are mutts. :)
@animallover201013 Miniature Australian Shepherd, also called North American Shepherds, are a DIFFERNT breed bred to a different standard it's not the same breed. North American Shepherds are getting recognized by the AKC in a few years and are not allowed to interbreed with Australian Shepherds.
@animallover201013 If you take a look at the written breed standard for the Australian Shepherd it says "Preferred height at the withers for males is 20 to 23 inches; that for females is 18 to 21 inches, however, ***quality is not to be sacrificed in favor of size**." That means an Aussie can be any size as long as it is able to do the work it was bred to do, but there are no size varities in this breed.
@ErinKeechak Breeders are encouraged to breed a dog that is of proper size and structure for doing the work it is ment to do (herding cattle and sheep)
I don't know much about dogs, but the way this dog stays still and patient seems really extraordinary. I saw in another comment that you trained her. Wow. Good job. Is this particular breed known for its even temperament?
@tubecity2 define "even temperament"? They are known for being very easy to train and eager to please. Their temperament is ideal for an experianced dog owner looking for a working partner and guard. But more often then not people get rid of them because of behavioral and temperament problems that often stem from poor training and lack of knowledge of the breeds activity requirements.
They are a breed that, if left unchecked and untrained, can develop very serious behavior issues.
Once my friend was clipping the fur around her dog's pads since they got so long they were bunching up and making her walk funny, wasn't paying attention since the dog found it so uncomfortable and clipped right into a bit into her pad... It always gives me shivers when I try to clip the fur on my Husky's pads o.o
iiLynxii 1 day ago
No way no how would my Aussie stand for this...no one is allowed to touch her hind end she will sit and there is a battle to get her to move. She does like the rest of her body brushed tho
HorrorDj1 4 days ago
I'm totally shaving mine when it gets to the heaving shedding seasons :P (not like bald just trimmed)
star9835 6 days ago
He has a pointy and long snout for an Aussie.
grendal36 2 weeks ago
My Australian Shepard would not sit still.
0omanii0o 2 weeks ago
what tools do you need?
TheCNoom 3 weeks ago
@TheCNoom nvm
TheCNoom 3 weeks ago
where do you buy all your supplies
CBW0314 3 weeks ago
@CBW0314 I get all my supplise from various pet stores like Petco and Petsmart. Though I highly recommend forking out the $70+ it costs to buy a really good thinning shears. The $15 thinning shears they sell at petsmart made by Miracle coat is a piece of crap and really doesn't work very well, although it'll do if you are broke.
ErinKeechak 3 weeks ago
@ErinKeechak *supplies
ErinKeechak 3 weeks ago
how do you exercise your dog so that it stays so clean
CBW0314 3 weeks ago
@CBW0314 Their coat texture naturally keeps the dirt off them when they dry. They can roll in the mud and a few hours later once they are dry they will look clean again.
ErinKeechak 3 weeks ago
@ErinKeechak thank you very much and can you give me all of the names of the combs and utilities you use and what kind of dog shampoo do you use, so that their coat will be brighter like some pple use coat whitener, etc.
CBW0314 3 weeks ago
Despite its name, the breed, commonly known as an Aussie, did not originate in Australia and is American.
MsLabMom 4 weeks ago
@MsLabMom very good, correct!
ErinKeechak 4 weeks ago
How much do Aussies shed? I have 2 black Labs and it's ridiculous how much fur is everywhere after only a day since cleaning it up.
vLizzziev 1 month ago
@vLizzziev Oh Aussies shed quite a bit as well, tho in my experience aussie hair is easier to clean up than Labrador hair because it doesn't "weave" into fabrics so to speak.
ErinKeechak 1 month ago
What a gorgeous dog, and so patient and well behaved too. I've always wanted an Aussie. They're my favorite. <3
ShikibuSan 1 month ago
Your dog is so tame! Good job training it
JustMeEmiliee 1 month ago
lol that looks like my dog
theautobotjedi 1 month ago
01:24 "you better watch it with those scissors lady"
WorldOfHumanWreckage 2 months ago
my aussie has super tickleish paws she is adorable :) you can see her on my channel
lampard8soccer 2 months ago
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idealwolf 2 months ago
@idealwolf
Link to the standard asca.org/aboutaussies/breedstandard .
Xepherya 2 months ago
@idealwolf If you read the title this is an Australian Shepherd, which IS a docking breed check the breed standard I'll provide you with the link here asca.org/aboutaussies/breedstandard .Secondly Australian Shepherds are often born with NaturalBob tails so how rude are you to assume this individual dog is docked. Thirdly I didn't breed this dog and if it was docked it was done by the breeder and not myself. Fourthly, your REALLY lecturing ME about grooming on a Grooming video I made?
ErinKeechak 2 months ago
How often do you groom your dog?
bobzilla0101 3 months ago
@bobzilla0101 You should brush a long haired breed weekly and short haired you can just get a damp towel and wipe them off but this should always be a bonding time never scary or boring but they should be rewarded for sitting still if still a pup I groom my Aussie weekly on every Saturday cause it takes a LONG time.
AmericanPitbulls1 2 months ago
hes thinking some ones touchin my butt :D lol Jk
adriennegirl1 3 months ago in playlist puppy stuff
its such a pretty dog
MrBobthecorncob 5 months ago
ok lady no more meth before the dog show!
clubc0p 5 months ago
ich finde aussies mit langen schwänzen schöner -_-
der schwanz gehört doch zum hund dazu....
catwoman280793 6 months ago
@catwoman280793
Einige Australier sind mit kurzen schwanz geboren. Kurze schwanz sind für die rasse korrekter.
ErinKeechak 5 months ago
Why is my girl aussie not so fluffy? She just turned a year old, will her coat fluff out sometime this year?
MichelleSommers 6 months ago
@MichelleSommers she is not mature give it another year or two it will come
boynoon 6 months ago
gahh your dog is so well behaved i can groom Jonah (my aussi) for like 10 minutes before he gets up shakes then leaves. how do you get your dog standing when you groom her? btw you have a beautiful dog
83happyme 7 months ago
@83happyme You simply take your dog brush a bit reward for standing still you can also add a word like "stand" or "groom" if you like then simply repeat until he is a proper dog at the grooming table.
AmericanPitbulls1 2 months ago
You dont groom the anus area at all? Won't it get dirty?
Flowen 7 months ago
@Flowen It only gets dirty if the dog has loose stool. If the dog has a chronic loose stool issue then you probably would want to trim the rear.
ErinKeechak 7 months ago
Just got a mini aussie and thank you for the example for grooming I have to look forward to. I appreciate you showing the tools for each stage of the process:)
freckledbuttsfarm 7 months ago
Tri color ausie i love em
prsobotka 7 months ago
Thanks for the great video, and what a wonderfully well trained dog!
happigirl420 7 months ago
@centholove haha I was wondering how long it would be before someone said she looks like a sheltie. I an gurantee you is an Australian shepherd she just has poor breed type, her COI is 6% and I have information on several generations of her pedigree, most of the aussies in her mothers line have the same kinda sheltish look. Some old aussie lines had farm collie influence, some had Border collie influence, it's possible her bloodline had Sheltie influence way back when.
ErinKeechak 7 months ago
They turn into ass holes if you try combing them!
gowwe12 7 months ago
One thing I dont do though.. I dont cut their fur it will irritate their skin having their fur shorter than usual.
Kjordanov98 7 months ago
@Kjordanov98 the only time I have ever whitnessed a cutting of hair irritate the dog was when a different groomer used a clippers and shaved between my dogs toes and pads, that was extremely irritating. But just cutting the hair with a scissors does not cause any irritation I can guarentee it. It's just like getting our own hair cut.
ErinKeechak 7 months ago
That was my 2 aussies a few days ago :P Man that was one big pile of fur!!!
Kjordanov98 7 months ago
When you have an Aussie how often should you groom him/her?
And do you know of any good places you can bring them into to get them groomed?
ncistivaforever 8 months ago
@ncistivaforever I groom my dogs like this about once every month and a half but they get weekly nail clipping and everyother week they get a little brush thru with the slicker to prevent mats esspecially behind the ears. I have no groomer suggestions for you cause I prefer to do it myself.
ErinKeechak 7 months ago
Looks like it hurts but the video is in FF so it was slower that it looked :D
SkullsNCrossbones23 8 months ago
love the high speed haha! No way you're not clipping this dog on a carpet!!! :o
Horsepassion4life 10 months ago
lol I love her face at 1:28
Bkelly2007 10 months ago
@Bkelly2007 Hahah yeah. She's like, "just... get it over with..."
HunterWarrior 10 months ago
I only brush and clip my dogs nails.. I dont trim any fur so she's got some fluff between her toes but if I keep this clean it shouldnt matter right?
LunaTemari 11 months ago
I have a working stock Aussie and she doesn't shed near as much as her showstock cousins. I do brush her like once a month and my Snowshoe cat sheds way more than she does.
DeeLo1988 11 months ago
@DeeLo1988 The girl in my video is a mix of show and working stock. about 3/4 working bloodline and 1/4 show bloodline.
ErinKeechak 11 months ago
@ErinKeechak Goes to show you can't predict everything. My girl is 100% working and she sheds but not as much as I have been told Aussies shed. i love my Aussie!
DeeLo1988 11 months ago
Erin, your dog is so funny looking at you when you are about ready to use the scissors. It is almost like he/she is saying, "No...not the scissors." My dogs love the brushes especially the rake. I just spent 1 hour doing one dog, cuz she loved it so much. She stood until I touched her feet...and that is when they start acting insane. I use my trimmer clippers for the underside of the paw. It is quicker and less chance of cutting. Boy, those feet look fabulous Erin.
katkollmer 11 months ago
Hi, really good helpful video. Can you tell me what kind of scissors you're using to trim the dog's fur, especially the paw fur? My Aussies actually enjoy being brushed, but hate having their feet messed with, so i'd like to do that as quickly and neatly as you seem to be doing it. thanks
klbatl 11 months ago
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i have one. his name is buddy. he is the most loving dog you can ever get. but he is not independent at all. if he is on the couch laying down with you and you get up i garuntee hell follow you. but its so cute. hes like a little bear that you can talk to all the time. but we brush him a little bit every day. he wasn't brushed at all with his formal owners so we need to bring him to a groomer.
rupus77 1 year ago
How often do you have to groom aussies, and do they still shed a lot if you groom them on a regular basis?
ashgurl 1 year ago
@ashgurl Yes Aussies will always shed but keeping them brushed out keeps their skin healthy and allows their fur to do it's job insulating the dog from the elements both heat and cold. I would do a full brush out every month at the least and trim the coat every two months for a pet dog. A dog also doesn't need to be bathed as often if it's coat is kept well brushed.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
if only it was done that fast...
afi858 1 year ago
@afi858 lol....don't we wish. I just brushed one of my aussies out that I just got and from bath to groom...it took 2 hours. Dog was still and cooperative....just had a heavy undercoat. :)
katkollmer 11 months ago
This was very helpful! Thanks very much. I wish mine would stand still that nicely : )
keeper9921 1 year ago
I didn't think you were being rude. I thought that it was very informative...
ss1728 1 year ago
Very Helpful Video! Thanks. Really appreciated the tail grooming part.
danabysss 1 year ago
I like the random dog statue sitting there :D
HisKitty06 1 year ago
Actually TBH this is the best grooming i have come across on youtube.
If you have any tips let me know. my boreder came from a very neglected home, so grooming is a huge issue. cuddles are getting better tho :)
Riverstarry 1 year ago
I would LOVE foryou to brush my border collie...... ps would not stand like this if you gave him all the food in the world.
Riverstarry 1 year ago
awwwww its so good for letting you do all that to him...i ot my first aussie about 3 weeks ago and he is the greatest!but this is a really good video
klovesmakeup1 1 year ago
Hi, thank you so much for posting this video, it is very helpful. I was curious how you trained your dog to stay still during grooming. We have a 3 month old Australian Shepherd and have tried all different kinds of things to make him stand still while being brushed, but he just tries to eat the brush. I've been clicker training him for everything else and he catches on really quickly, he just can't seem to get the "stand" command. Do you have any suggestions?
kell9582 1 year ago
@kell9582 It took a while to get a reliable stand stay. I first taught her to stay while sitting. then I taught her to stand on comand and then i combined the two, if she tryed to move I would put her right back and give a treat after she stayed for a while gradually increasing the time before she got a treat and eventually making treats sparatic (aka not always giveing one but always giving verbal praise) hope that helps
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
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Hi, thank you so much for posting this video, it is very helpful. I was curious how you trained your dog to stay still during grooming. We have a 3 month old Australian Shepherd and have tried all different kinds of things to make him stand still while being brushed, but he just tries to eat the brush. I've been clicker training him for everything else and he catches on really quickly, he just can't seem to get the "stand" command. Do you have any suggestions?
kell9582 1 year ago
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kell9582 1 year ago
thank you im sorry i took it in that way thank you for the advice i love aussies
animallover201013 1 year ago
ok well i am only 13 so i dont knwo everything so you dont have to be rude
animallover201013 1 year ago
@animallover201013 I'm sorry you think I'm rude that isn't my intent. but just remember if someone tells you they have an "Australian Shepherd" that means thats the breed they have, if they had a miniature Aussie then they would call it a miniature aussie. They are closely related (about as closely related as Shelties and Collies) but they are seperate.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
@ErinKeechak I loved your video. First there were shepherds from Europe brought thru the way of Australian to pick up sheep to head for the US. In the breeding of these dogs, the australian shepherd was created OVER TIME. The "mini" came about by the "aussies' who weren't within the height standard being breed down in that size in CA. They are the same ancestors, same breed, different size. I have two purebred minis and three purebred standard size. The name hasn't been decided with AKC.
katkollmer 1 year ago
@katkollmer I have seen the pedigrees provided to me by the pedigree database for minis and many of them DON'T share the same ancestors with Aussies. I am only going by the information provided to me by the people who own Minis.
ErinKeechak 11 months ago
@ErinKeechak how terrible. What were they not purebred? U using hrdndog? I don't think they r registered thru them. They mostly use NSDR and ASDR. Do you have access to those databases? I have minis& aussies. All mine are purebred minis and a 5-7 line pedigree. My aussies are from champion lines. They are never bred across, but I know people who have aussies that are small not conforming, then sell them 2 mini breeders. That is1 way they came abt. Same dog, smaller package.
katkollmer 11 months ago
@ErinKeechak Sorry...they must be trying to do something illegal as you can't present that pedigree to any registry that I know of....it must be one of those made up kind of things like the AUggies and Aussiepoos. That isn't a breed, they are mutts. :)
katkollmer 11 months ago
well i know it is all the same breed but they now breed mini aussies
animallover201013 1 year ago
@animallover201013 Miniature Australian Shepherd, also called North American Shepherds, are a DIFFERNT breed bred to a different standard it's not the same breed. North American Shepherds are getting recognized by the AKC in a few years and are not allowed to interbreed with Australian Shepherds.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
yes but a mini or standard
animallover201013 1 year ago
@animallover201013 If you take a look at the written breed standard for the Australian Shepherd it says "Preferred height at the withers for males is 20 to 23 inches; that for females is 18 to 21 inches, however, ***quality is not to be sacrificed in favor of size**." That means an Aussie can be any size as long as it is able to do the work it was bred to do, but there are no size varities in this breed.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
@ErinKeechak Breeders are encouraged to breed a dog that is of proper size and structure for doing the work it is ment to do (herding cattle and sheep)
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
is that a mini aussie or regular size
animallover201013 1 year ago
@animallover201013 She is an Australian Shepherd
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
Wow! What a gorgeous girl. I've got a tri color as well. :)
How often do you groom her like this? The hair on my boys feet grow like crazy, and I find myself trimming them every couple of weeks haha
Thanks for sharing this!
ThePowderKat 1 year ago
@ThePowderKat I groom like this about once or twice a month on both my aussies
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
I don't know much about dogs, but the way this dog stays still and patient seems really extraordinary. I saw in another comment that you trained her. Wow. Good job. Is this particular breed known for its even temperament?
tubecity2 1 year ago
@tubecity2 define "even temperament"? They are known for being very easy to train and eager to please. Their temperament is ideal for an experianced dog owner looking for a working partner and guard. But more often then not people get rid of them because of behavioral and temperament problems that often stem from poor training and lack of knowledge of the breeds activity requirements.
They are a breed that, if left unchecked and untrained, can develop very serious behavior issues.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
How do you keep your dog to stay still while you brush and trim her?. Great video, thanks for sharing ;)
muschio 1 year ago
@muschio Lots and lots and lots of training. My Shepherds do the same thing. They just have to learn to deal with it.
"Poor" Kechara, lol. She has to feel a bit better though, with less hair on her!
Xepherya 1 year ago
@muschio Yep as Xeph said, I trained her to stand still.
ErinKeechak 1 year ago
Awesome video! Just curious, do Aussies have soft fur or does it feel "wirey"? It certainly looks soft! :)
haylz27 1 year ago
@haylz27 Thier fur is soft but still weather resistent not wirey by any means tho
ErinKeechak 1 year ago