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Ahh she looks lovely. I am aiming for that look for my Geoffrey but as we are doing it ourselves I reckon we'll need lots of practise.

Haha Ally,
New career for me?!

Thanks Tilly. Will take that advice on board for next time. It is good to get all these tips and tricks. So glad I found this forum. And 7F is the blade I think we want to get. We used the 5 blade yesterday and I did want the coat a bit shorter as he seems to get terribly hot. I know this as he ofte...

Ahh bless you, Anne. Thanks for the kind words! Just glad I did it and that he didn't end up with clumpy bald patches lol. Sue - those are brilliant tips. Will certainly take some of those on board as time goes by. Very handy having this thread to refer back to. Straight off, I like the rubber mat i...

The blade arrived this afternoon and away we go. So - we're not off to a great start. Those blades are sharp. But fear not. That is human blood not puppy blood! http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/ck2001uk1/_MG_9962_zpsef4447f0.jpg Then we have the before pic http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/...

Some superb advice here. Thanks folks.

New blade has not arrived yet. So it'll be early next week.

Right. On reflection, I've decided to get a lower number blade in order to leave the coat a little longer. So - will post back in a few days when the blade gets here. Actually in truth I was a bit worried our boy may end up like this: http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l12/ck2001uk1/1965047_101527722...

I have a doodle. I have dog clippers. I have YouTube. What could possibly go wrong!

Am I missing something about Preloved. I got my beautiful boy on Preloved!