Volume 28: Border Terrier

This little terrier is the perfect breed to learn the art of handstripping on.  With minimal pattern lines and a cute little “otter-like” head this dog is simply irresistible. Learn how to bring out the beautiful texture and vibrant colors in our pet trims with pet stripping. Pet stripping consists of the combination of handstripping the body (or jacket), head, ears and tail along with thinning shear work on the sensitive areas which are the throat, rear and belly. This is a skill that will put you a cut above the rest.

Sally Stone

The "Sally" Stone is a pumice stone founded by world renown Terrier fancier Sally Hawks. Sally put her name and special touches on this special stone to help grip the strands of hair easily when hand stripping terriers and other breeds that require hand stripping. During the learning process of hand stripping it can be very easy to cut the coat while using a stripping knife instead of pulling the coat from the root. I highly recommend using this special stone, whether it be anadvanced groomer or beginner, to ensure the correct technique of hand stripping. There is no other stone quite like this.