Show Trim
The jacket must be carded, not clippered.
The only clippering is the face, throat, ears,
underside of tail, pads, and sanitary.
Combing the coat down, and scissoring
a bevel around the dog can achieve the
floating on air look.
If you look in past issues you can see the
step-by-step process to bevel with your
clippers.
Heads
ACS heads should look like they just grew that
way; tidy, natural and soft. Traditionally for my
companion Cockers I stick to a 10 blade with
the lay of the coat. However individual Owner
desires mixed with coat and skin types will allow
for some wiggle room. On ear leather I tend
to do a 20 blade with and a 30 on the
edges with a buff, but will stick to a 30
blade for it all with a black. I know
some Groomers like to go with a
10 or 15 backwards. As long as
the final look is the same there are
many paths to get there. Note that
your ending point is the bottom of
the wee fold. You can also see the
crown and how it rounds the head
off. Depending on the dog this can
be an incredibly easy task if they
have a nice head! Blending shears
will aid in finishing off the border so
that it ends seamlessly.