re: Anyone got a long hair dog and groom them yourself?

I’ve cut our doodles for years. Our groomer got cancer and kicked out one of our dogs for being too difficult to groom. It’s a pain but not impossible if you set aside half a day and have low expectations.

I purchased a mid-grade andis. Similar to this: LINK

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ceramic blades

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Highly recommend as the metal ones get hot really fast.

Also recommend buying at least two blades so you can switch them out as they overheat (so you don’t burn the dog). Cooling spray is also very highly recommended.

I use #10 (and sometimes #5) blades which is a buzz cut. I do this because I only want to have to cut them three times a year and they cut through the undercoat/mats fairly easily. However, our dog has free access (dog door) to our unfinished basement (#10 probably too short for a purely outside dog during winter).