Tails, legs and feets' question!

[SuperCat]

Hi, Murphy's tail looks really short, I've measured it (sad I know) but it's not but because he has just about every colour imaginable on his tail it looks really short and a bit out of proportion on his body, is there anything I can do grooming-wise to remedy this?

Also his front legs look as though he has Ugg boots on! I don't have clippers so could anybody direct me as to how to cut these for the show ring with thinners and scissors?

Finally I cut his feet extremely short because he is more comfortable like this, is this the kind of thing that would be penalised in the show ring?

Thanks!

[spanielcrazy]

Yes, short trimmed feet are definitely what is wanted in the show ring. You don't really want to see indiviual toes, but you are aiming for a nice tight "cats paw" look when viewed from the side 

If you cant get the fron legs handstripped out, use the thinning shears; point them in the exact direction the hair is growing; take 2-3 snips then brush out the hair. Repeat till you get the look you want.

Is Murphys tail docked or not?

[SuperCat]

No, he's got a full tail.