Grooming Guide - Border Terrier Handstrip - Pro Groomer 

Border Terriers are like that. they have the patience of Saints. You cannot provoke them. They have incredible prey drive, but they are the most tolerant of people and other dogs. RIP Roger, my Border Terrier. He was a Saint.

18:58 My son, who lives with us, brought a border terrier puppy home from the shelter. I had never heard of the breed before and only learned he was a border terrier from Google lens. I must say he is a perfect dog, so far. He’s four months old now. He is so friendly and happy and smart and one of the cutest puppies I have ever seen! Thank you so much for sharing this video so we can know how to take care of him in the future! ❤

He looked absolutely gorgeous after you finished stripping his coat! Thank you so much! Wonderful video!

The pertinent closeups with the type and use of the tools are SO great. Thank you!

I’ve never stripped a Border before and studied this video before he arrived and had it playing while I was doing it. Fantastic easy to follow video. The Border was fantastic and looked as good as yours did! The owner gave me a 30.00 tip! So thank you 🙏

Good job, lady. Very professional. You said he was no the finest specimen at the beginning but I think he proved you wrong. Outstanding dog!

Excellent demo! I wondered what hand stripping was all about, now I know. I have a border terrier /chihuahua mix. This dog looked so good after the plucking, wow!

Alfie is a fine specimen

This is SO HELPFUL! We thought we were hand stripping our Border Terrier correctly, when all we were doing was partially stripping her. You are gentle and a fabulous teacher. Thank you, Julie!

What a lovely boy, and a great, clear video. Thank you!

Brilliant video. My Bertie (rip) used to lay on his sides while I stripped them, he would fall asleep. Such a great dog loved him very much.

I never grow tired of this… the right and wrong way becomes self evident each time I see it.

What a well-behaved dog.

Being fair to the animal, a very important point. Thanks for the informative video! 😺

Great video, you explain everything perfectly 😊 and what a perfect hand strip

im just distracted by you saying he isn't the finest specimen at the beginning.... he is beyond the finest thank you very much!

Wee Alfie! Can't imagine our wee Fergus being quite so compliant.

Great video, very informative! As a new groomer starting out, this helps so much! Thank you 🐾

This was fantastic. I wish you lived near me. I would take my Border to you every 6 months! I am going to try this myself - wish me luck!

Big hug to this lovely dog, and many kisses.

WHAT A GOOD LITTLE BOY !!!!!!,

An extremely good no nonsense video, Thank you.

This video is sooo relaxing to watch!

Thank you so much for this video! We just adopted a dog in July. She looks like a border terrier, but her ears stick up...so...some kind of mix. I stumbled upon this video and I saw what you described...the sticking up, now loose hair. So today I gently tried hand stripping, to see if her mix would allow this. She LOVED it. She looks more beautiful and clean. Thank you. Thank you. I can now, more completely, care for my new sweet Pearl's coat. I am so glad to have learned from this video. 💝

Proper hand strip - great to see - very professionally done .

Thanks for all the useful tips. My BT is 9 years old and mirrors the good fellow in your clip.

This is a great video with a great groomer. I learned a lot.

Super super helpful! Thank you for posting!!!

Amazed how well behaved dog is . My Lakeland terrier is pretty much the same except when working on the fronts of her lower legs , she's very sensitive there .

Good video! I'm about to give it a go for the first time. They are such a sweet dog arent they! I couldn't possibly love my Ted any more. Hes clever, caring , and funny and alsorts of other great things. Some of the clever things he has done have been so far past what I would think normal for a dog. So far... I hold his back paw sometimes as he sleeps near me in my bed. He got to know I liked that and if I'm asleep, hell still lick my hand to let me know hes there and then get comfy close enough that his paws are touching my hand. I've never trained him to do that. He does it ecause he knows I find it comforting and that is blummin amazing.....

Great job he looks fab!

Aww, what a good dog he is. This is a really good tutorial, thanks.

Thank you good clean instructions for family pet needing a healthy animal

Wow, beautiful! Thanks so much for this video!

Very nice and helpful video. I learnt a lot!

He looks like he is enjoying his back getting plucked quite a bit 😁

Really great video to show how hand stripping is done. Thanks!

Poor Alfie. He's proper sick of it but still being a good boy. I always allow lots of breaks for a rest.

What a gorgeous boy. Just like my border girl, Sara. Best dog in the world.

Excellent job!

Это моя любимая порода!!!! Обожаю бордер-терьеров)))) очень славные собачки)))

This lady is an expert!

Oh gosh, this is an intimidating process, you look like a magician

My BT hates the stripping, but I LOVE the look after it's done! I have gotten to the point where I do 75% of the stripping and my breeder/groomer finishes it up. Lucy's outer coat is SO thick...it gets pretty tricky. Thanks for a great video!

Great job!

It was a delight watching how well you handled him. I got very upset when I watched (My Favorite Groomer) she is very rough and insensitive to the dogs needs, she also ends up taking all the dogs coat off which you can tell she has absolutely no patience or care for them. I refuse to watch her videos as I found myself very sad, annoyed and angry all together. So when I just started watching this video I can see the love she puts into the dogs, I felt so happy and comforted after watching it. Thank you for that. Please keep putting your videos out there for everyone to learn about their or other dog breed specifications. I groom my dogs at home and I try to learn as much as I possibly can about their breeds (American Eskimo dog & Yorkshire Terrier). Thank you 😊

this was very helpful thankyou

What a good 🐕

Thank you for the education.

Excellent tutorial, thank you! Alfie is gorgeous, and similar to my boy Ollie. No way would Ollie let me handle his tail so freely however.

Such a handsome boy

Brilliant thanks for the video

Thank you so much ! I live in France and the breed is slowly getting known but the groomers in my rural area don’t know it so i am afraid they use scissors . I did it and the many advice, especially for the head and the tail were really helpful. Did it within 3hours exclusively by hand stripping. Took longer on the paws and the head ( being careful and trying to stretch the skin )❤

This was a great educational video. I am trying to learn to handstrip as I've been a groomer 2 years and haven't learnt yet. It would have been great if you talked through the legs and feet aswell

Wow amazing ❤️

beautiful

disassembled #40 clipper blade for carding these coat types. A commercial carding tool, such as a Shed Ender or FURminator, is also acceptable.

Looks great

i was so nervous about hurting my dog because it still felt wirey but i didnt know when it was too much, b ut she is much happier now lol. shes about 10 so its mostly clippers now because her hair is so soft.

He looks soo much better

Good dog! Good groomer!

Alfie’s quite enjoying that.

Great teaching thanks. That dog was a very patiente one. How would you do it with a Belgian shepherd, if may I ask?

brilliant, thanks for that, big help.

I have a Border Terrier mix, spayed female. I have no idea what she’s mixed with, as I adopted her at three months, after being abandoned in Puerto Rico. I can’t imagine her being this patient.

Can you list the brand and type of each tool you use on him?

So this is what they did before rakes and knives were used?

Awwww little dog done excellent at getting stripped! XXXXXXXX

so good!

I had a breed I could clip and he wasnt this nice to groom at all. A little pull and he wanted out, he was realy sensetive and smal. The head was SO facinating in this video and the butt to, lol. That was someting I often had problems with my dog and I got a machine and scissors. But I want to try this, it seems so cool and 2-4 times a year? Wow I had to do mine 6 times a year to have the same dog, if I ever waited 3 months I had alot to take care off with a messy coat. I guess thats the differens of high maintenance and low maintenance dogs, lol.

Where did you get your jacket? I love it!

Omg I want Alfie

Dog says THATS ENOUGH.

At what age should you begin hand stripping?

Any recommendations for someone who can do this in the DC area of the US? Thanks!

Hi, Great work. I have a question regarding a border terrier coat, please. His outer coat looks ready for stripping each time, but he hardly has any undercoat when finished. Would you abandon hand stripping in this kind of scenario? Thank you.

Please advise number hours it took to groom Alfie? I know video was about 20 minutes. Editing…. Thank you for this video!

Enough to build another dog!

I have a 12 year old border the top half being stripped he doesn't mind ,but underneath ...he starts to show his teeth

In the pix of the carding knife, it appears curved...is that right? I only see straight/flat knives in the US. thx!!

So with hand stripping - you can’t leave a desire length like 1/2 in an 1 inch etc. because when you take off the dead coat it’s going to be the length that it’s is from stripping ?

Can you use am undercoat rake?

I have a Furminator, it's Funktion verry good!!! Wishout pain!!!!

Handstripping is just using hands right??

Hi I have a question: I brought my neutered mixed breed terrier to the groomer two days ago. Today I brushed him and a looooot of coat came out. Does it mean, that the groomer did not make a great job? Is this normal?

Great video but BT shouldn't be bathed and you should hold the skin the whole time or it will hurt them

My border is now one year old (and neutered) ,I would like to know at what time of the year should I get him stripped ? I tried to do a test-strip but not much came out when I pulled. He looks alot like the dog on the vid so I assume he will need this soon ??

Thank you excellent video with great advice!

What's the chalk for? For your grip? Or the dogs skin comfort? Is it a big deal to not use it? Can I use talc if I bathe him afterward?

ASMR af

What a handsome chap! I strip our spayed bitch BT. She doesn't like the entire process, but doesn't make too much fuss. I use clippers on the soft white hair underneath.

I have a border and. He got rashes and it hurt him so we clip him which is much less painful

I have a pet boarder terrier

How long did this take?

I watched this video at the beginning of lockdown and went on to hand strip my border terrier blue & tan Gizmo. He looked amazing when I'd finished as he seemed fine with it as I did it over a few days so as not to wear out his patience. I have been trying to do the strip again as his coat is really wiry and thick again and have got down as far as his shoulders. Now he is just snapping at me the moment I get near him to pull the hair. it is so hot and I don't want him to be uncomfortable so I've only attempted in the shade and when he is cool at the beginning or end of the day after a bit of exercise. He is now basically half done with a small head and front end!! What to do??

Was ist mit Bauch und Intimbereich? Wird dort auch getrimmt? Oder geschnitten?

“He’s not the finest specimen” such a British thing to say 😆

I’d be giving them kisses when doing the face

I have a Cairn I would like to do this with but I think I will be bitten.

What is the powder you used? I can’t find any.