VOLUME 3

Volume 3: "Simply the Best" - The Grooming of Dog Breeds.

In the third and final volume, the authors focus on grooming the dog breeds most frequently encountered in salons. The goal is to provide the techniques necessary to bring the dog as close as possible to its breed standard.This volume is an invaluable resource for those who wish to achieve a result that meets the breed standard and ensure the best possible care for each dog.

Opening Chapter: Keeping the Long Hair Smooth

The volume begins with a chapter devoted to the maintenance of long smooth hair for breeds such as Maltese, Yorkshire Terrier and Shih-Tzu, detailing the pack system and the steps needed to achieve it.

All the steps involved in creating a package systemare described in precise detail . Learn how to maintain the long hair of breeds with advanced grooming techniques.

Description of Grooming for Each Breed

Background and Characteristics of the Breed

For each breed, the manual provides an introduction that summarizes the main characteristics of the breed in a concise and schematic manner. Each breed has its own peculiarities and requires specific grooming techniques to keep the coat healthy and tidy. Learn about the unique characteristics of each breed and how to care for their coat.

Breakdown by Zones

For each breed, a brief introduction outlines its main characteristics in a schematic way. Grooming is then described by dividing the dog into different "zones," identified by letters (Zone A, Zone B, etc.), and sometimes further divided into numbered subzones.

Dividing the dog's body into zones facilitates the grooming process and ensures a uniform and professional result.

A letter and, if necessary, numbers are assigned to each zone to further subdivide the area into distinct portions. This subdivision system makes grooming clearer and more structured, allowing precise work on each part of the dog's body.

Educational Support with Technical Drawings

The drawings, which accompany the text, offer a view from multiple perspectives for each breed, clearly highlighting the different areas with their corresponding letters. This graphic choice, preferred over photographs, allows for a clearer and didactically effective schematization of the work, even though drawings cannot faithfully replicate the image of a photo.

Technical drawings simplify understanding of grooming techniques, making them accessible even to novices.

Recommended Working Methods and Equipment

Each area includes guidance on the recommended method of work(clipping, scissor cutting, stripping, etc.), the optimal tools to use, and practical instructions on how to proceed. The optimal equipment to use is also suggested and how to proceed practically explained. 

Finally, the book provides examples of specific zones of certain breeds, showing in detail how to perform grooming, to provide a practical and comprehensive guide for grooming professionals. Below, some areas of different breeds are shown as examples to illustrate how the book explains in detail how to perform breed-specific grooming. 

Examples of Grooming for Certain Breeds

• Maltese: Techniques for maintaining long, smooth hair.
• Yorkshire Terrier: How to accomplish grooming for a breed with silky fur.
• Shih-Tzu: Description of grooming techniques to keep the coat in perfect condition.