Remove Mats with Problematic Snarls and Stubborn Snarls
Use either straight shears to trim the longer hairs on your dog or round safety tip scissors to remove any stubborn knots. Begin by removing the feathering around their tail base and on their legs. These areas are the most likely to become dirty. Pull the fur from the skin using a fine-toothed comb (such as a flea-comb).
If necessary, use a sanitary clip
You can perform a sanitary clip on your dog if he has a lot of dirt in his rectal area. Shave the area around your dog’s rectal region with clippers. Be careful not to cut your dog’s skin. You can also prevent clipper burn by working slowly to remove large mats or tangled debris.
Warning
You can give a double-coated dog a sanitary cut, but you should never clip the dog to its skin. Both layers are essential to your dog.
Long Coats
Double coated dogs may also have long hair, but their coat care is different from a dog that has long hair and only one coat. This category includes breeds like Yorkshire terriers and lhasa apsos.
The “puppy” cut is the most common choice for owners of dogs with long coats. This is basically a short, close-cropped haircut. You can maintain the puppy coat of your long-coated dog between grooming sessions by investing in a pair of clippers with snap-on guides. There are several numbers on clipper blades that indicate how close the blades will be to the skin. The higher the number the shorter the hair. You can give your dog longer hair by using a clipper blade with a guide blade.
Brush Out the Fur
Long -breed dogs may have either coarse or smooth hair. If the fur on your dog is coarser, use a pin brush to remove it.
Shaving
Shave your dog starting at the back. Move the clippers along his spine from the shoulder blades to the tail. Work your way slowly around the sides, chest and belly of your dog. Clip in the same manner. Then, using the clippers, move the clippers from the shoulder/hip to the paw.