Fox Terrible

I bit the bullet and bought the Wahl KMSS 2 clippers. One of the main differences between cheaper and professional clippers is the motor. The husband's-short-back-and-sides variety are rated anywhere between 10 and 15 watts while the Wahl KMSS 2 is rated at 45 watts and the difference is night and day, the husband's-short-back-and-sides variety I tried initially bogged down as soon as I tried cutting the coarse hair on the back of our Wire Foxy. This ultimately put me off further attempts. The 45 watt Wahl clippers just scythe through the coarse hair like it's mere bum fluff.

We have a Wire Fox Terrier and I want to clip him myself, but I don't necessarily want to spend $200-$300 on professional grade clippers until I see how I manage. Will the Wahl Show Pro Dog Clippers do the job, or am I kidding myself?

He has had several checks by the vet. He chews cow hooves. To my eye he is thin, but the vet says he's OK. As I said earlier, he will eat, but only if we coax him. If left to himself (with or without the bitch, outdoors or in seclusion), he simply will not eat. Even spending fifteen minutes encouraging him at each mealtime, sometimes he won't eat more than a few mouthfuls. I have had dozens of dogs in the past forty years and trained some to a very high standard, but this one has me stumped.

The pup is currently fed Pedigree Puppy Chicken and Rice with Advance Puppy Plus, but he's also been offered My Dog meat and Eukanuba Puppy Medium Breed Formula amongst others. Thanks for the recommendation. I'll try him on that and see what happens.

Thanks for the input. We eat a fair bit of rice and any leftovers are normally given to the dogs. The bitch loves it and growls while she eats hers, but the pup shows the same disdain as he does for other foods. We've separated them at meal times before, but this morning I fed the bitch first and then fifteen minutes later, I brought the pup into the laundry and left him there with his food for half an hour while I had my breakfast. When I returned, he was curled up asleep and had only taken about a mouthful of his food. Cassie, I've wanted to adopt this exact regime, but have met resistance from Herself. This evening, the pup's dinner will be presented to him for five minutes only. I'll report back in due course.

We have a seven month old male Wire Haired Fox Terrier who, from day one, has been totally indifferent to food. We have an adult Smooth Fox Terrier bitch that wolfs her food down in a matter of seconds – much like any other dog I've owned. We've tried separating them at feeding times in case there's some competition or anxiety issue. We've experimented with alternate (quality breeder/vet recommended) canned and dry foods, dishes, locations, feeding times etc. etc., but he still requires patience and twenty minutes per feed to eat even the smallest portion. On one occasion we left his food with him for a whole day and by nightfall he hadn't touched it. At six months old we cut his feeds from thrice daily to twice daily. In desperation, I even tried feeding him just the once per day to see if hunger would kick start the process with no success. If one of us doesn't sit with him offering encouragement and occasionally holding the bowl up for him, he will ignore his food and just trot off with his tail in the air. He now hasn't eaten more than two mouthfuls for 72 hours. He's not eating anything else in between times; he's otherwise fit, happy and healthy. He was de-sexed recently and the vet says he's a good healthy dog. He weighs 9.2 kg.