Tried Coat King For First Time

[Sheila]

I decided to take courage in my hands and give Lottie her first proper trim using the Coat King as she is 6 months old now.

SHe behaved really well and I got quite excited as the coat king took lots of fluff away.

Trouble is I got a bit worried about the amount of hair coming out ......I thought she was going to end up with bald patches....she hasn't though.

Should lots of hair come out? Lottie has quite a fine, silky coat and I'm so worried about ruining it.
Do different colour cockers have different types of coats...Lottie is black and tan and her coat seems wuite different to a couple of roans that we have met, or is it just that she has her puppy coat still?
Sorry about all the questions.

[Louie]

Hi, if your girl has lots of fluffy puppy coat then yes you would expect quite alot to come out using a coat king. Roans aren,t usually as heavily coated as solids so their coats are usually easier to manage   . Although i think my Alfie is the exception as his coat was very heavy when he was six months   !

[PennyB]

Roans aren,t usually as heavily coated as solids so their coats are usually easier to manage  

I found this the opposite with mine as well

[wendy]

What is a coat king?

Wendy

[Louie]

http://www.groomersmall.com/coat_kings.htm#Original

[Angela]

I have a 5 month old blue roan and definately do not want him clipped.  I was advised by a breeder at a dog show resently to use a coat king when I began to strip my pet dog as it made the job so much easire.  Later I spoke to another breeder who told me not to go anywhere near a coat king as they can cut your dog.   Help!   I want to make stripping my dog easier when the time comes but not at the expence of cutting him.  As a novice will I be safe using one of these instruments on my dog as I would be mortified if I did him any harm.

[Louis]

Hi Angela

I have just started grooming my blue roan cocker myself and i have used a coat king  I was a bit worried as i have seen warnings about them and stories about dogs getting cut, but i think it's like everything, you just have to be very careful    Make sure you get as much help and advice off all the experienced groomers on COL, and it shouldn,t be a problem.  Accidents do happen, but I jusy try and be as careful as possible

Gemma&Louis

[Angela]

Thank you Louise for trying to reasure me.  As you say I guess I will just have to have a go and see for myself.  My Dexter is starting to become a little fluff ball but I still have a bit longer to find out more about grooming him myself.  Are there areas of the coat where you should or shouldnt use a coat king or is that trial and error as well.  I would assume it would be mainly the back and head.  As you can see I am a complete novice.    

[Angela]

Sorry Louis I think I just changed your sex.  

[Sheila]

I hadn't heard about Coat Kings cutting dogs ......now thats got me worried.

I realise that there are blades cutting the coat, but it looks fairly safe to me, the blades are curved.
I assume as long as you are careful then it shouldn't actually cut the dog.

I'm only using it on Lotties back and using scissors for her head, throat, feet etc.

I think I have a long way to go to making her look like a proper cocker...but she looks far better than before I tried it.

[Colin]

I wouldn't worry about using the Coat King, it seems to me to be nigh on impossible to cut your dog's skin with it as the blades are so close together . There is only one case of an owner causing damage that I've heard of, but I really can't think how they managed to do it. I reckon you are far more likely to accidentally cut the dog's skin when using a pair of scissors ......... so far I've only cut myself though. Several times.    

[jilly]

Just used Coat King for first time, the dog loved it so much puppy fluff came out! its impossible to cut him with them as its not sharp in anyway?... just be gentle as always

Ive enjoyed grooming ronnie by myself, just ordered my thinning scisssors next..  i can hear ronnies sighs already! ha ha

[Angela]

Thank you for all of your replies I feel so much better about trying a coat king now and am not nearly as worried about cutting Dexter as I was a few days ago.  he is a bit of a live wire but I brush him daily and he has started to sit and enjoy it now and not just see it as a game.  I will stick with the brushing for a while longer but I let you all know how I get on WHEN I try a coat king for the first time.    

[suzysu]

Colin - I too seem to cut myself nearly every time I trim Georgie and Daisy.

Still, rather that than hurt my girlies !!


PS  I am talking about cutting my fingers with scissors not the coat king - thats great!

[dog2]

OO-er I,m scared to use it now Just got a defelter from its a spring thing and as its meant to be raining every day for the rest of the week-thought when i get home from work will sit down and have a go at benjis coat.Any tips for NOT cutting either him or me??