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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

The Miniature Schnauzer is a German breed of dog that has become very popular due to its compact size and fearless disposition, combined with playfulness and friendliness. She belongs to terriers and displays the characteristics of playfulness, quarrelsomeness and fearlessness of terriers. The double coats of Miniature Schnauzers require grooming to look neat. It is better to leave grooming for the purpose of participation of a miniature schnauzer in exhibitions to professionals, as it requires the work of skilled hands. However, in other cases, you can learn how to carry out this procedure at home.

Steps

1. 1 Start with daily and weekly treatments.
   • Brush your Mini Schnauzer's teeth with a finger brush and dog toothpaste.
   • Comb your paws and beard 2 or 3 times a week to avoid tangles. Use a hairbrush and then a flat comb.
   • Clean and trim your nails as needed.
2. 2 Download the mini schnauzer grooming schemes from the American Mini Schnauzer Club or another site dedicated to this breed. Examine the diagrams and images of the desired result.
3. 3 Lubricate the clipper blades with oil according to the manufacturer's instructions. Use a special brush to clean the hair clipper.
4. 4 Use a special grooming table to keep your back relaxed and work at eye level. Have a helper who will hold your dog if it is not trained to stand still on the table.
5. 5 Start trimming the Miniature Schnauzer with the 10th blade, or for dogs with rarer fur, the 7F blade.
   • Trim the back of the neck, back and sides.
6. 6 Use a thinning scissors to work the hair on the lower body, making the transition from short to long length.
   • Leave a fringe of hair on the bottom of your legs (below the elbows).
7. 7 Trim your butt and belly lightly with the clipper.
8. 8 Cut the fur on the feet near the claws in a circular motion with the clipper, from elbows to wrists, cut with scissors, allowing the hair to extend along the weld to the wrists. Again, use the thinning scissors to smooth out the transitions in the length of the hair. The shape of the knee joint should be visible, but the hair should not be shortened too much.
9. 9 After clipping on the feet, trim the claws, being careful not to touch the live part of the claws. Use a styptic pencil or powder to stop bleeding as needed.
10. 10 Trim the head and muzzle of the Miniature Schnauzer. The finished haircut will look like a rectangle.
    • Cut all hair short above the eyebrows to the back of the head.
    • Comb the brows with a flat comb, wet and trim to a triangular shape, leaving them long enough.
    • Trim your beard to a rectangle, but keep it long.
    • Comb and hold the beard forward, trim from the neck to the beginning of the beard growth.
    • Trim your chin without affecting your beard.
    • Gently trim the gap between the eyes in an inverted "V" shape with the widest part between the inner corners of the eyes.

Tips

• Grooming a Miniature Schnauzer can be challenging when compared to grooming other breeds. You can first contact the services of a professional grooming in order to recreate his work yourself later.
• Teaching your dog to stand still on the table while grooming will speed up the procedure, be safer and less stressful for you and the dog.

Warnings

• Hold the dog firmly, especially when trimming the muzzle, to avoid injury. An unlubricated clipper can become hot and cause burns.

What do you need

• Grooming table with holder.
• Shampoo and conditioner for dogs
• Towels
• Electric hair clipper
• Machine blades of the following sizes: 10, 30, 40, 7F, 15
• Machine oil
• Brush for cleaning the machine
• Slicker
• Comb-brush
• Scissors
• Thinning scissors
• Flat comb
• Clippers
• A styptic pencil or powder
• Toothbrush and toothpaste for dogs