Shih Tzu are small, agile, friendly dogs that are most sensitive to their owner. Such dogs are endowed with a special intellect and self-esteem. The Shih Tzu coat is thick, straight, with a good undercoat, falling down. It is she who requires special care and is the main decoration of a small dog. Many people, having such an adorable pet, do not know how to properly care for his fur coat. Most owners spend a lot of money attending special grooming parlors, but you can trim your Shih Tzu yourself at home.
It is necessary
clipper and scissors
Instructions
Step 1
Prepare your pet for clipping with a pair of scissors and a clipper available at your veterinarian's store. Trim the hairs of each ear diagonally so that an imaginary line is drawn from the middle of the animal's chest to the level of the elbow joint.
Step 2
Trim your pet's beard and mustache smoothly. The largest hair should be proportional to 1/3 of the ear length.
Step 3
Move on to clipping the hair on the head of the animal. To do this, trim the hair on your head in the form of a beret wearing, while leaving your eyes open. Use a typewriter to make a wide strip from the back of the head to the ponytail, making a short hair.
Turn the dog over and place it in profile.
Step 4
Start trimming the animal's torso. From the beginning of the neck to the very feet of the front legs, trim the animal with a clipper so that in the end its chest resembles a wide flat arch.
Step 5
Cut the wool from the sternum to the groin to half of the front legs and make it shorter to the very groin so that a kind of skirt is formed.
Step 6
Cut the coat short on the sides, making smooth transitions to the skirt and to the coat on the chest.
Step 7
Profile your hair. Trim the hair on the hind legs from the groin to half of their height, and then in a rounded line down to the bevel.
Step 8
Cut the back of the legs in a straight line from the ischial tubercle and down, then the sides and inside of the legs in straight stitches.
Step 9
Using scissors, carefully trim the hair around the tail, leaving a small length at the very tip so that it is in harmony with the general haircut of the pet.
