If you own a wire-haired fox terrier then you know how amazing these dogs are. Your pet’s appearance depends solely on your resourcefulness.

If you are ready to take a serious approach to your dog’s health and grooming then you’ll be glad to know that there isn’t anything complicated about keeping the dog’s coat neat.

Many dog owners are afraid of taking care of the pet on their own and go to professional groomers for assistance. Obviously, this is the best choice but it’s not always the cheapest one.

How To Groom A Wire Haired Fox Terrier

Here are a few simple steps that can help you learn how to groom a wire haired fox terrier on your own. If you are not sure you can go through with it without assistance, take the dog to a professional groomer at least a couple of times and learn from them.

• Use a pin brush on your pet’s coat and then follow up with a wide-toothed comb.

• Use the knife to strip the body and the neck to create the required length. Do some arching at the hip area in order to create a rounded shape.

• Use clippers to deal with stomach and groin hair. Keep the hair in those areas short.
• Clip (or strip) the head, including the ears.

• Hand strip the ears and be extremely careful when doing the edges. You might want to use scissors to make the edges neat.

• Strip the top part of the tail and use scissors to cut the hair underneath. The hair around the anus should be cut short.

• Use dog shampoo or mild soap to bathe the dog.

• Towel dry the dog’s coat and brush it.

• Allow the hair to air dry. You can also use a hair dryer to do it.

• Take another look at the dog’s coat and trim any stray hair as necessary.

• Comb the hair with a fine comb.

• Cut the hair in between the foot pads and around the dog’s toes.

• Shape the hair on the dog’s legs to get a tubular form. This can be done by shaping the hair with your fingers and then trimming. Use scissors to finish the look.

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