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Cocker Specific Discussion => Grooming => Topic started by: Jane S on September 01, 2004, 11:30:54 AM
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Here is a list of the basic items needed for anyone wanting to groom/trim their own Cocker:
- Slicker brush (one with soft pins for young puppies, a firmer one for older pups/adults)
- Wide toothed comb (for ears & leg feathering)
- Spratts 76 Spaniel Comb (for stripping out coat)
- Thinning Scissors (one side serrated, 46 teeth)
- Straight-edged scissors
- Coat King (for stripping out puppy coat/dead hair in pet Cockers) Either the 26 blade Superfine or the 20 blade Ex-Fine are suitable for Cockers
Grooming Supplies Websites
Diamond Edge (http://www.diamondedgeltd.com/acatalog/index.html)
Simpsons (http://www.simpsons-online.co.uk)
Dezynadog (http://www.dezynadog.co.uk)
Hub International (http://www.hubintsecured.co.uk/acatalog/Welcome_to_H.U.B_International.html)
Groomers Online (http://www.groomers-online.com/)
NB All the above companies are long established with good reputations in the dog world.
Grooming Video/DVD
"English Cockers" (Jackie Marris-Bray) available from Petcetera (http://www.petcetera.co.uk/dvd-the-bedlington-terrier-5354.html). Also available from http://www.dezynadog.co.uk (http://www.dezynadog.co.uk). This DVD covers hand stripping & clipping.
"Grooming The Cocker Spaniel" (Paula Hull) available from Petcetera (http://www.petcetera.co.uk/dvd-the-bedlington-terrier-5355.html). NB: This DVD does NOT cover hand stripping (clipping & scissor work only)
Grooming Booklet
"The Trimming & Presentation of the Cocker Spaniel" available from the Cocker Spaniel Club for £2.50 + p&p. Can be ordered online at http://www.thecockerspanielclub.co.uk/merchandise.htm (http://www.thecockerspanielclub.co.uk/merchandise.htm)