Grooming head and face

[silke]

I'm struggling to groom Charlie's head and face. I use the Coat King, thinning scissors and straight scissors on him, but can't seem to get to grips with his head and face.  The fur on top of his head gets really long and curly and he's got sideburns.

Any advice would be welcome!!

[wendy]

Would he allow you to strip the top of his head?

Wendy

[silke]

Yes, but I'm not quite sure how to do it. I've put on rubber gloves and tried 'pulling' out little bits of fur. I'm worried about hurting him, though, and it doesn't seem to be working properly - I think I'm doing it wrong.

Silke

[wendy]

Is there someone near to you who could show you how to handstrip???  If it's done correctly it will not hurt him as you are only pulling out the dead hair.

Wendy