Customer Reviews

Compact 87-Breed Dog Grooming

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4 star:		(11)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

Not what I'd expected. It does a good job as far as bathing and grooming some dogs. Too general for dogs that need actual clipping and cutting. Average of 2 pages per dog. This book was written for Oster brand clipper users. It suggests what size Oster clippers to use for each dog. Here are a list of all the dogs in case you are still interested. Affenpinscher; Afghan Hound; Airedale Terrier; Akita; Alaskan Malamute; Australian Terrier; Basset Hound; Beagle; Bearded Collie; Bedlington Terrier; Border Terrier; Borzoi; Boston Terrier; Bouvier des Flandres; Boxer; Brittany Spaniel; Bulldog; Cardigan Welsh Corgi; Chesapeake Bay Retriever; Chihuahua(long coat); Chihuahua(smooth coat); Chow Chow; Cocker Spaniel(American); Cocker Spaniel(English); Collie(rough coat); Collie(smooth coat); Dachshund(long coat); Dachshund(smooth coat); Dachshund(wire coat); Dalmatian; Doberman Pinscher; English Setter; English Springer Spaniel; Flat-coated Retriever; Fox Terrier(smooth); Fox Terrier(wire); French Bulldog; German Shepherd Dog; German Shorthaired Pointer; German Wirehaired Pointer; Golden Retriever; Great Dane; Greyhound; Irish Setter; Italian Greyhound; Keeshond; Kerry Blue Terrier; Labrador Retriever; Lhasa Apso; Minature Schnauzer; Newfoundland; Norwegian Elkhound; Old English Sheepdog; Pekingese; Pembroke Welsh Corgi; Pointer; Pomeranian; Poodles(dutch,kennel, lamb, puppy, royal, summer, town & country clips); Pug; Rottweiler; Samoyed; Scottish Terrier; Sealyham Terrier; Shetland Sheepdog; Shih Tzu; Siberian Husky; Silky Terrier; Skye Terrier; Staffordshire Bull; Standard Schnauzer; Vizsla; Weimaraner; Welsh Terrier; West Highland White Terrier; and Yorkshire Terrier.

This book has been absolutely wonderful. We have two dogs and we were spending $60.00 plus per month on dog grooming. We bought this book to see if it would help us groom our dogs ourselves. We were not disappointed. My husband groomed both of our dogs following the instructions for the cute teddy bear clip. Just today in the pet store, another customer asked my husband where he had the dogs groomed because they were groomed so nicely and looked so cute. No this book doesn't have every breed in and it doesn't claim to have them all. However, it does have most breeds and the instructions are simple and easy to follow. I would recommend this book to anyone considering home grooming. This book has paid for itself!

I found this book a good general work with excellent diagrams and instructions, but NOT ALL BREEDS are covered, so beware. I wanted a guide to grooming my bichon, and they are not included!

This is probably the worst book I have ever read. The general information on grooming was short and superficial. I was looking for information on clippers and blades and this had almost no information in 6 paragraphs. The coverage on each breed is so short that it is useless.

I have Shih-Tzu's and thought that this might be the book that I was looking for so I can groom my own babies. The book is very in depth and overall a good reference for over all grooming but not for Shih-Tzu's. Did not cover all the aspects for grooming that kind of breed so I was disappointed. I did, however, keep the book but am still looking.

I like the pictures they used, although I think actual photographes are better. So far, this is the best grooming book I've gotten. Very helpful.

When I looked at it at first it looked realy stupid. when I opened it I was amazed How informative it was!It showed me how to groom my Chow Chow and win! Thanks!

The book covers what you will need, and the steps for grooming are clear. But some instructions like "scissor the tail into a full, round pom-pom" are OK, but I need directions for HOW to make a pom-pom on my poodle's tail. And it's great to know that my pekingese needs to have his tummy shaved, but HOW do I get him to stand on his hind legs to let me do it? And how do I cut the hairs at the tip of my pomeranian's ears when she keeps trying to bite the scissor? I'm not sure this is a "beginner's" book. It would be a great quick reference book for someone who has a grooming shop and needs to look up the clipping pattern for a schnauzer or a cocker spaniel as a refresher before she starts clipping the dog. I'll have to keep looking for a book that is even more basic.

ITS AN OKAY BOOK, IM SURE THERE IS MORE INFORMATIVE BOOKS AVAILABLE. TELLS YOU THE BASICS ON TRIMMING EVERYTHING BUT THE BODY. TELLS YOU ABOUT TRIMMING THE UNDERCARRIAGE,TRIMMING THE BACKEND AND NAILS, BUT NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT PART(THE BODY).

A very insightful and informative volume of addressing various breeds' grooming expectations. Covered are the types of tools and even suggestions on chemical hair products that would enhance and attain the styles described.

The illustrations should have been more descriptive, using slides of steps, rather than rudimentary colored images of subjects with arrows showing direction of cut. In many cases, the depictions of certain breeds are not very accurate; some are even clumsily drawn.

Lastly, each breed's coat and classification has a purpose, regardless of the dog being a pet or an active service, hunting, working, herding, pulling, or performing animal; the history of grooming cuts should have been rationalized and justified beyond the standards of the show ring.