United Pet Club

Grooming style

Spaniel trim

A clean head and throat, a flat body coat and tidy feathering. Worked with cards and thinning shears, with no clipper on the body.

Also called Spaniel tidy

Trim chart

Tools

  • Slicker brush
  • Carding tool
  • Thinning shears
  • Clipper
  • Trimmer
  • Straight scissors
  • Curved scissors
  • Nail grinder

Step by step

  1. Step 1: Coat

    Tool
    Slicker brush
    Direction
    Any direction

    Brush out the coat and feathering down to the skin with the slicker.

  2. Step 2: Back

    Tool
    Carding tool
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Natural

    Card the back and sides, with the growth, to lift out soft undercoat and lay the coat flat.

  3. Step 3: Neck

    Tool
    Thinning shears
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Blended

    Thin the neck and shoulders with thinning shears, with the growth. Do not clip the body.

  4. Step 4: Throat

    Tool
    Clipper
    Blade or comb
    #10
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Tight
    Length after
    1.6 mm

    Clip the throat with the #10 blade, with the growth, from the jaw down to a point above the breastbone.

  5. Step 5: Skull

    Tool
    Clipper
    Blade or comb
    #10
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Blended
    Length after
    1.6 mm

    Clip the top of the skull with the #10 blade, with the growth, from the brow back.

  6. Step 6: Ear

    Tool
    Trimmer
    Blade or comb
    #10
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Blended
    Length after
    1.6 mm

    Clip the top third of the ear with the #10 blade, with the growth, and blend into the feathering.

  7. Step 7: Feathering

    Tool
    Straight scissors
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Fringed

    Scissor only the ends of the leg and belly feathering. Keep its length.

  8. Step 8: Paw

    Tool
    Curved scissors
    Direction
    Any direction
    Finish
    Rounded
    Length after
    6 mm

    Round the feet with curved scissors so the toes just show.

  9. Step 9: Belly

    Tool
    Trimmer
    Blade or comb
    #10
    Direction
    With the growth
    Finish
    Tight
    Length after
    1.6 mm

    Clip the sanitary area and lower belly with the #10 blade, with the growth.

  10. Step 10: Nails

    Tool
    Nail grinder
    Direction
    Any direction

    Grind the nails short.

These steps describe the usual way to do this style. A groomer adapts them to the animal in front of them, and a coat in poor condition may need different work first.

Breeds that wear this style