Exactly… only if you want to trim it..., my personal opinion is that I like the "thicker" tail...ggg
And if you want to try trimming it just for the "heck" of it... what you are really doing is trying to follow the contour of the tail.... Use thinning scissors and just try to following the curl of the tail, trimming away the long hairs... with thinning sicissors, even if you mess up... no one will really notice...ggg
If you are doing it for show... I use thinning scissors and curved regular scissors.. thin first, use the curved to clean up the stray hairs..
But.. to do it, best if you either have someone hold his head while you are doing the tail... or use a grooming table that has a noose for his head.
And kudos to you for doing his nails.. that is a total pet peeve for me... they are really easy to do and while they may not love it.. (just like you said.. not thrilled, but accept).. it is important to keep their nails trimmed. They really should be done once a month at the longest... I prefer every 2 wks, but I use a Dremel grinder, not nail clippers. Show dogs are usually done at least once a week.
Pat Fragassi
Tanza Basenjis
www.tanzabasenjis.net
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