Any advice on Hand stripping a Jack Russell ?

xxdeebeexx

Hi I am a reletively new dog owner (6 months) and have a 2 yr old Jack Russell. I am really tired of the vast amount of hair on the carpet and someone has suggested getting her hand stripped. The local groomers will do it for £25 :eek: , so I thought that I would have a go myself. I have done some research on the web and have been pulling out the long loose hairs. The dog really enjoys this and will sit still for upto 20 mins at a time. The question is... how do I know when the stripping is complete ? Am I aiming to get rid of all the long hairs and leave the smooth under coat? Am I ripping the hairs out of the roots? They seem to come away really easily.

Any suggestions would be great.

TIA

Dx

bouncydog1

To be honest hand stripping is usually only done on dogs that are shown, so that their good points are shown up to their best advantage. Jacks don't need stripping in the same way that some breeds such as cockers do - they have to have their backs stripped and their feathers left on their legs. It can take several hours to strip a cocker and is performed over a few days as essentially you are pulling the dogs hair out!

You need a good dog brush specifically for the purpose of removing the moulting coat.I would get either a zoom groom (rubber with long fingers about £3) or a special brush with thin wire "bristles" specifically for removing loose coats. You can easily get either of these from your local pet shop. Brush your dog through a couple of times a day whilst it is moulting and this will definately help.

Personally I wouldn't waste my time and effort hand stripping when a good brush through with the right type of brush will remove the loose hair. You can spend the time saved by taking your dog for a walk which it will enjoy even more!

HannahIOW

Try a Furminator

hethmar

Yep, get a furminator. You dont need to hand strip him as you are keeping him as a pet, not a show dog.

Mrs_P_Pincher

I'd agree with the last two posters - get a Furminator - they're brilliant but, it has to be said, not as satisfying as hand stripping...

Mrs P P

hethmar

I couldnt hand strip our boys, they hate it and I felt guilty doing it. Plus you never get a groomers finish to it. I found the furmintor is a lot less stressful for me and them. The groomer took up to 2 hours to do it and I hated the thought of them standing there with a lead holding them still on a table and wondering why mum had left them to this torture.

xxdeebeexx

Hi Thanks for your advice. I have bought a furminator and it does a really good job of removing the under coat. However it seems to leave the long, top coat, in place. It is the long top coat that she seems to be dropping at the moment.. and it is everywhere! Each hair is about 2.5 inches long and there is bags of it.


I might try the zoom groom.

Thanks for your tips

Dx

juliakerle

xxdeebeexx wrote: »

Hi I am a reletively new dog owner (6 months) and have a 2 yr old Jack Russell. I am really tired of the vast amount of hair on the carpet and someone has suggested getting her hand stripped. The local groomers will do it for £25 :eek: , so I thought that I would have a go myself. I have done some research on the web and have been pulling out the long loose hairs. The dog really enjoys this and will sit still for upto 20 mins at a time. The question is... how do I know when the stripping is complete ? Am I aiming to get rid of all the long hairs and leave the smooth under coat? Am I ripping the hairs out of the roots? They seem to come away really easily.

Any suggestions would be great.


TIA

Dx

hi ya i know this was posted about a year ago but im a dog groomer and i specialise in hand stripping yes the furminatur is great for removing the loose hair but loose maulting hair comes from the under coat if you want those long guard hairs gone they only way to remove them is by handstripping or clipping, clipping may change the texture of the dogs coat making it softer but with clipping you have a choice of what lengh you want to caot to be,

If the hairs coming out easly (called blown) than yes i would strip all the guard hair out leaving the smooth secondry coat like waxing out legs streach the skin and using your index finger and thumb gently lift hair against the grain then pull hair out with the grain (the natural direction of the coat). in all honisty £25 is very cheap for a handstrip as it is done by hand, the need for special shampoo as not to irritate the skin and it is much more labour intensive and time consuming compared to clipping.
i hope this helps xx

Caroline_a

I have just got a Spinone puppy. They have coats that need hand-stripping, and my breeder told me not to let any groomers put clippers anywhere near his coat, as if I ever wanted to show him then it would totally ruin his coat. She also said that groomers often want to clip coats as it's a much easier option....

Fire_Fox

It's likely the longer hairs are more visible as they may be thicker and/ or lighter coloured. Unfortunately pets shed, some much more than others - some just have very dense coats just as some humans have thicker hair than others. Try wearing a rubber washing up glove to collect up the surface hair, you can also damp it. You might also look at diet and skin health, as some issues can increase shedding.

danaharrison

ive had my old jack russell for 14 years now, im afraid the hairs are something u will just have to deal with. they will have a constant molt 24/7 but twice a year you will have a seasonal molt when the seasons change from warm to cool. i sit dana outside every day and give her a bloody good scratch for about 10 mins, she really enjoys this and it gets rid of most of the excess molt hair...but they will still shed to some degree after this too. its may be an idea to do this in the park so u aint walking it back into your home and it makes a nice break in the walk for my old dog. do this at least once a day for the seasonal molt ( should last around 3 weeks).

hope this helps x