What Clippers For A Poodle?

[Poppy's mum]

Hi

My mum has always clipped her dogs. She has one poodle currently and is looking for some clippers that aren't so heavy.

In the past she has had Andis and Oster brands. What is the go now?

Are there any that are a bit lighter? (She's 86 and has bad rheumatoid arthritis but is determined to keep active on the basis of "use it or lose it". I suspect she wouldn't trust anyone else with her precious girl either!)

[frufru]

There is a little cordless clipper called a Moser Arco or Whal SE (same clipper) and it is very light and smaller than the Professional clippers. Wahl Bellisima is another. You can get detachable blades in the form of a coarse and fine. I use mine all the time to do face feet and tail on poodles (fine blade). It does have some plastic snap on comb things to leave the hair longer - don't know what they are like to use. Depends how short your mum likes her poodles bodies. The only drawback that I can see is that they are not very sturdy and would not survive being dropped - I have had mine for several years and use it every day for a couple of dogs.

Here is a link

http://www.dlc.com.au/dlc/products/animalclippers/moser.html

Edited October 17, 2011 by frufru