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Wahl is a very famous make of clipper makers and they supply clippers for both humans and animals. I can't see why they would not be interchangable. You can buy sets of combs separately.

David

Hi K9Wendy and Adernyglas are correct, but if you have been using a clipper on her carry on its not a problem. She is used to the clippers and if you dont know how to hand strip it can be uncomfortable for the dog.

If you do buy cheap human clippers you will have to keep brushing the hair out and not a very good finish but thats the same also for dog clippers. Have a look at simpsons online or ring them about clippers they are very helpfull.

I have beem grooming 20 years plus and feel you have to think about the needs of pets they are not show dogs.

Anyway you get what what you pay for, hope this helps good luck!

I would definitely strip her, not clip her. For the price of a half-decent pair of clippers you can buy something called a Coat King (made by Mars) that makes stripping a doddle. Hub International and Diamond Edge both sell online. I think you'd need an extra fine for a broken coat.

Once you've got the worst out with the coat king, it's easy to tidy up the rest by hand.

A friend has a broken coat JR whose coat isn't very thick and she manages to keep him looking nice by weaving a rubber band through the teeth of a wide-toothed metal comb and combing him. The rubber band grabs the loose dead hair and pulls it out (a tip from a friend with rough coated lurchers).

Best clippers for dogs are oster clippers much quieter and you can get the blades resharpened too. Used all sorts of clippers over the years on our late yorkie Duncan, he didn't like human clippers as they are quite noisy and would get hot when used for the time it took to do his entire body.

I wouldn't clip a broken coated dog though for the reasons others have given.

Julie