Carding vs. Stripping/plucking Whitman's

This short video explains the basic differences between carding and hand-stripping. Techniques are completely different when performing these tasks. More so, the tools used to do both tasks are unique as well. In all cases the hair coat, skin, and health of the dog needs to be analyzed to determine which tool to use. The location that you are working on on each dog also needs to be taken into consideration...for example..ears, back coat, tail, eyebrows etc.. Questions can be directed to www.whitmansharpening.com

[@tanyaespinoza2348]

Which carding tool do you recommend, is the Franklin a carding tool?

[@derekgore9305]

Is the dog in your video a Glen of imaal terrier

[@deweyjane]

that's a Dandie Dinmont Terrier

[@tulipsandroses6263]

Can someone please tell me which dog breeds are for stripping and what tools are used for stripping? Not hand stripping.

[@Leelior]

Many terriers are handstripped and some spaniels. If the breed standard says the breed is handstripped and you want to participate in dog shows then you must handstrip it (or get someone else to do it for you, there are some groomers that offer that service). It varies by country some too, some countries allow shaving/clipping while others demand handstripping for show dogs. YOU must find out which breeds exactly are handstripped, because there are too many to just list them all off here! Now tools, all handstripping tools are used for handstripping, so saying you want to know tools for handstripping but not handstripping is funny. The most common tools however are: finger condoms (obviously still more by hand which you said you didn't want but it is still a tool for handstripping your dog), stripping stones and stripping knifes. For the soft dense undercoat you then use a carding knife, it is for combing out the undercoat to get rid of dead hairs and preventing shedding, it can to some extent also be use to thin out the top layer by grabbing some of the dead hairs from there too, but that isn't really what it is mainly for. Hopefully you see this despite it being 3months ago that you asked this.