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How to introduce a wire haired or hard coated to the hand stripping process

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[izzie128]

your hand stripping tecniques are awesome! you also do this on some spaniels such as cockers, but they do it for a silky coat though.

[jayandors]

I do some hand stripping on Gordon setters to male the coat lay down on the back and the front legs to highlite the musles I don't do it on cockers

[feafur]

I handstrip my Norfolk Terriers, but have a hard time doing their heads. Do you have any tips for doing that part? Thank you, Kim

[jayandors]

comb the hair with a flea comb in the opposit direction and just pull out a few hairs at a time the real long ones wait a week repeat baby steps untill your baby gets used to it!

[jayandors]

Thanks for your comment! Glad to see you understand the principles of timing and the principle rapid and instant rewarding of a behavior as the best way to install it but in conditioning a puppy to accept this process of plucking which is not pleasant and will always take time it's (I have come to believe ) rest with treats petting and even some play helps make the overall experiencebetter for the dog !

Thanks again for the reinforcer!

[izzie128]

Hi, great video! obviously you know A LOT about hand stripping (and you are very good at it!) I use my fingers to strip my norfolk terrier also. I was just wondering, how old are they when they get there wire hair?

[someoneelsewashere]

Great tutorial! I am a professional groomer and dog trainer. I agree with everything you said in this video. My only tip would be to reward the behavior you want i.e. give her a treat the moment she is calm and relaxed instead of just taking "treat breaks". Great job!