Cocker Specific Discussion > Grooming
clippers
shaendix:
Just wondering what brands of clippers you like to use. Mine had a long and arduous life and have now deceased! I am thinking about getting some new ones on the net as our choices here in NZ are limited and quite expensive. I have used Thrive and Oster A5 (a friend has lent me some older Osters but they don't seem to go as fast as the Thrives) Cheers
ps also keen to hear your views on dryers as well.
Jane S:
I've used Oster & Thrive clippers - at the moment I have a fairly new Oster A5 & it goes much better than my old Thrive model, though it does get quite hot sometimes! As for dryers, I've got a Simpsons Combi, combined blaster & dryer - it's brill, though I hardly ever use it in the dryer mode as I find the blaster much better at getting all the water out without making the hair flyaway. It's been well worth the expense as it dries dogs in half the time of a hand-held drier
Jane
shaendix:
Thanks Jane - yes I've heard that the osters can get quite hot and the ones I currently have do - but they are a "C" model so quite old I think. Do yours have the switch on the bottom? Apparently they get hotter than the ones with a switch on the side.
Jane S:
Yes mine have the switch at the bottom - only had them 2 years but might look into getting some better ones at Crufts next year - will have to save my pennies :)
Jane
Michele:
Hi Shaendix & Jane,
I have for about the last two years used a Wahl clipper (also known under the name Moser) which will take the Oster blades, and I can honestly say it has been brilliant. It doesn't overheat, infact I have to check the blade if I'm doing a particularly thick coat as that can still get hot. I think they sell for about £100 from the likes of Snooze 'n' Snack (Denbar Supplies) www.denbar-uk-ltd.co.uk. This model has the switch on the side. It also sends out a small jet of air from the back which I believe is from the cooling device for the motor.
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