Yesterday afternoon my wife and I drove to a town called Grevenbroich, it’s about 37 KM from were we live (on the other side of the Rhine). We drove there to have our dog a Norfolk terrier trimmed. Now when one talks of trimming you would naturally think you need electric clippers to do the job.
That is incorrect in the case of most terriers. The expert call it trimming but in the practise it means plucking the hair out by hand. This is done with the thumb and the forefinger and with the help of rubber thimble this improves the grip. Now the Norfolk terrier is a small dog when full grown 25 centimetres in height and about five and a half kilos in weight. So my estimate of the time for the trimming of our dog was a good hour, I was totally wrong; it took two and half-hours. The amount of hair that was plucked out was immense; I just couldn’t get over it.
The lady that trimmed our dog certainly was an expert she knew straight away that some one else had tried to trim the dog and had no idea what they were doing. She was of course right I had to admit that I had tried to trim our dog but found it to hard. It was certainly an interesting afternoon and we both learnt a lot about Norfolk terriers. The photos are before and after the trimming.
2 Kommentare:
Trimming was invented by people who have no lives and no money. I'd prefer a good lather and a cut-throat razor.
Expert Advice
Although the hard adult coat doesn’t appear until the puppy becomes an adolescent, grooming should be started at an early age; as this terrier can object to being restrained due to its independent streak. The coat is relatively easy to keep in good condition and will need to be hand plucked twice a year. A professional groomer or the breeder will be able to give advice on this.
http://www.petplanet.co.uk/petplanet/breeds/Norfolk_Terrier.htm
Ah, the joys of owning a Norfolk Terrier. :) We have one, too (Rupert). I bring him to our groomer about once every two months or so, and it takes about 2-3 hours each time. It's worth it though. He looks so handsome, and very pleased with himself afterward. :)
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