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Kennel Clip: Body: The guide for the fires stroke is the backbone or spine. Using a #5 blade, start at the base of the neck and clip straight down the back toward the tail. With parallel strokes clip down the side of the Poodle, going no further than the elbow on the forequarters and the thigh on the hindquarters. Be sure to stay above the level of the shoulder and hips. Repeat procedure for both sides of the poodle. Clip the chest and brisket area with the #3 blade. Use the floor as your starting point. The shoulder of a soundly built dog has an approximate 45 degrees from the withers to the point of shoulder when viewed from the side and the upper arm another 45 degrees from point of shoulder to the elbow. Between the two bones creates a 90 degree angle. The rear or the dog should balanced with the front keeping in mind the function of the rear is different then the front. Front legs support and the rear legs move the dog. The illeum to the ishium is about a 30 degree angle and the point of rump to bend of stifle is about 60 degrees and another 30 degrees from knee to hock bone with the hock dropping straight down. Using these angles as a road map can help you outline almost every dog no matter what the coat type. If they do not have great angle you leave hair to build it. If you have too much angle you take coat away. The perfectly made dog could have even length coat all over and be perfect but I have yet to meet the perfect dog.
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When viewed from the side you can eye ball the perfect fronted dog with an imaginary straight line starting from the highest point of shoulder equaling the elbow with correct angulations of each bone position (45degree). If corrected or correctly made the coat of the dog will create the elution of alignment where the neck blends in to the shoulders placed directly above or equal to the elbow. When visualizing the rear pin bone placement should create an imaginary straight line landing just in front of the toes. Just like the front it is either right on, has too much angle or not enough. Most pet dogs need more angle which means leave more coat on the hocks and trim tight to the bends in the rear. One helpful hint is to remember that where there is a bend in the leg the coat is shortest and where the bones make a point it is longest. Like the stifle (knee). In the front where bones meet is long, in the back of the leg where it bend is short. Clip the hindquarters down to the upper thigh. Clip the entire body between the elbows and the folds of the flank, following the gains of the hair. Do not clip the hair on the legs from the shoulder and hips down to the feet. The legs should be scissored to match the overall trim. Brush the clipped hair upwards against the grain and scissor the uneven hair. The body coat should be an even coat ½” in length.
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Neck: Blend the neck coat into the body coat, being careful no to clip into the legs. The amount of neck hair left should be determined by he amount of coat needed th fill in the blanks. ClipScissor from the base of the skull down to the base of the smoothly blended in neck. Blend the topknot into the neck. Shaping and Blending: Blend the body coat into the legs in order to eliminate visible lines. Round off the edges of the coat by holding the coat in place and using a # 40 blade and clipper at a 45-degree angle to avoid digging into the create bevel at bottom of leg coat. Types of Poodle cuts include:
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