Bathing
The step between shampoo and conditioner, for every dog
What is "rinse"?
The blood supply to the nail
What is the quick?
Pugs, Bulldogs, and Shih Tzus are all this type of breed
What is brachycephalic?
The shortest blade we typically use on the body
What is a 7F?
Remove this when drying around the head/ears
What is the cone/nozzle?
The foundation for the grooming process
What is bathing?
The blade used for paw pads
What is a #30 blade?
The handling technique characterized by pulling the head forward with the leash while the other hand scoops the dog under the ribcage
What is a controlled pickup?
A tool that helps set a consistent length
What are guard combs?
Use this motion to properly dry
What is a wiggle motion?
A coat type you do not scrub
What is a corded/rustic coat?
The nails that will always be shorter
What are back nails?
Insulation for dogs and cats from the environmental temperature
What is undercoat?
The tuckups, armpits, fronts of the ears, and hocks are all this type of area
A coat type you do not high velocity dry
What is a corded/rustic coat?
A technique used to loosen undercoat in the bath involving extra conditioner
What is condition, shampoo, condition?
Improves grip on ear hair when plucking
What is ear powder?
The process for grooming a poodle topknot
What is side, side, front, back?
What is bulk thinning?
A technique characterized by towel drying well and wrapping the dog in a towel while you start high velocity drying
What is speed drying?
The first step of the bathing process
What is "Assess the Pet"?
Broken blood vessels in the skin caused by vigorous brushing
What is brush burn?
A pocket of localized swelling, filled with blood, resulting from a break in blood vessels
What is a hematoma?
Doing this emulates the natural shake of the dog when clippering
What is body rolling?
Hair folded over by the high velocity dryer
What is a whipknot?