How to Full Scissor a Poodle by Hand Scissoring It

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: To start you need to make sure that the coat is clean.

   Now comb the hair up to make sure it is even and then work your way up the dogs back until you are finished. , If there is teddy bear feet have the dog standing up and round the hair so it is not on the ground but do not let the toe nails show. ,,, Go down the nose to the sides of the muzzle, under the eyes from the corner of the eye to the outer ear in a straight line on both sides of the face then shave down to the Adams apple and shape it like a V and shave it clean. , Do the same on the other side, now comb the hair over the eyes.
   
   Cut it now, round it off and blend it in to the back of the neck. ,,
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   Step 2: Do not put a conditioner on the coat it will make the coat too soft to scissor if you should have to give the dog a bath.

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   Step 3: Make sure the coat is dry and not curly when drying by brushing it out from the skin of the dog till it is all dry from head to toe.

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   Step 4: Now that the dog is fluffy

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   Step 5: brushed and combed

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   Step 6: you're ready to start the scissoring.

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   Step 7: Now with the strait scissors start at the dogs hindquarters

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   Step 8: and depending on how long the coat is you can do a longer cut by hand scissoring it (Except if the dog's coat is 5 or 6 inches long

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   Step 9: then you would scissor off 3 inches or less.)

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    Step 10: Make your first cut at the hindquarters.

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    Step 11: To scissor the legs you need start with the feet

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    Step 12: seeing if the feet are clean is important

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    Step 13: or if there is teddy bear feet hair left on!

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    Step 14: If the feet are clean you need to trim the hair up to where it looks like the letter U. Comb the hair down at where it bind its paw and trim the hair to where it doesn't fall on the ground the scissor the hair in till it is even and no hair uneven and you work your way around the dog till the body is done.

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    Step 15: To do the head depends on how it is done; clean face or teddy bear.

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    Step 16: To do the clean face you want to use a 10 blade.

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    Step 17: Set the top knot (the hair on the head) take the scissor and from the corner of the eye to the outer ear cut the hair hanging over the sides (being careful not to cut the eye or the ear).

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    Step 18: The teddy bear: Shave down the nose and trim hair over the eyes and round the hair on the sides and under the chin and blend it in on the back of the head but don't cut over the ears this time.

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    Step 19: Go back over the dog to make sure there is no hair uneven by this the coat should be all even and fluffy.

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