Hand Stripping

[quickbrownfox]

Does anyone know?

[shantiah]

Does anyone know?

The sooner the better so puppy gets used to it

[Stitch]

Some start at 5-6 weeks of age.

[Dogsfevr]

We start on show puppies from 8 weeks but this isn,t normally a full strip just rolling the puppy coat & depending on how the coat last full strip around 6/7 months but each dog is different & has a different coat.

But as soon as possible so the coat doesn't get out of hand

[Drumbeat]

We start on show puppies from 8 weeks but this isn,t normally a full strip just rolling the puppy coat & depending on how the coat last full strip around 6/7 months but each dog is different & has a different coat.

But as soon as possible so the coat doesn't get out of hand

I first stripped my Lakeland at around 10 weeks on the advice of her breeder. She went from looking like a fluffy black ball to looking like a real Lakeland in miniature.

[Ron]

We start stripping our pups at 8 weeks and are fully stripped by 12 weeks.

[quickbrownfox]

I forgot about this thread!

Thanks everyone :D , I hand stripped my Airedale puppy last week with no problems. I can already see the difference in his coat (starting to look/feel wiry.)

[becks]

I take the coat out on mine when they are between 3 and 4 months old, as we can't start showing until 6 months of age, so I time it so they can go into the showring with a new hard coat.