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Many breeds are styled with a clean head,
predominantly spaniels. The breed in this

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video is a English Cocker Spaniel. This video
will demonstrate the correct technique for

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ensuring a high quality finish is achieved
The first stage is to clip the head from the

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occipital bone to the stop. The groomer is
reverse clipping the head using a 7f blade,

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the same length of clip could be achieved
by using a higher blade and clipping with

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the flow of the hair
Following completion of the top of the head

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the cheeks and side of the head should be
trimmed. The groomer is using the reverse

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clipping method here too
The muzzle should then be clipped, taking

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great care around the nose and lips of the
dog. Be cautious of the tongue as this is

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often cut by accident when clipping or scissoring.
Note the groomer stretching the skin around

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the mouth by placing the thumb in the side
of the mouth and extending the lips and skin.

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The chin is then clipped to ensure the whole
muzzle including the top and bottom jaws are

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completely free of hair
A Cocker Spaniel has the top third of its

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ears clipped to achieve the clean chiselled
head desired in the breed, the groomer must

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first establish which is the top third ready
for clipping

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Holding the ear at the base the groomer should
completely reverse clip the top third of the

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ear including the top, underside and around
the ear canal, paying particular attention

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to the anatomy of the year as to not cause
injury .

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The finished head should be free of any excess
hair, be neat and chiselled in appearance

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with natural ears falling from the clipped
section. The owner of this dog wanted to retain

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the eye lashes, these would normally be removed
when clipping