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| Acknowledgements | |
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| About the Authors | |
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| Preface | |
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| History of Dog Grooming | |
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| Origin of the Clips | |
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| Pet Clips | |
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| Blanche Saunders | |
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| The Wire Coated Breeds | |
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| Alphabetical Listing of All Breeds | |
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| The Fundamentals of Dog Grooming | |
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| Brushing and Combing | |
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| Brushing and Combing Techniques | |
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| Tricks of the Trade | |
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| Coat Conditioner | |
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| Universal Brush | |
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| Oster Mat Comb | |
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| Brushes and Combs | |
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| The Wire Slicker Brush | |
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| Universal Brush | |
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| Half-Fine Half-Coarse Comb | |
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| Mat Comb | |
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| Bathing | |
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| Shampoos and Rinses | |
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| Shampoos | |
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| Special Shampoos | |
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| Creme Rinse | |
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| Blow Drying | |
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| Dryers | |
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| Cage Dryer | |
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| Floor Dryer | |
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| Wall Dryer | |
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| Pet Dryer | |
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| Ear Cleaning and Nail Trimming | |
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| Nail Trimmers and Techniques | |
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| Nail Bleeding | |
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| Nail Grinding | |
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| Review of Fundamentals | |
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| Clipping and Scissoring | |
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| Clippers | |
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| Blades | |
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| Snap-On Combs | |
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| Clipping Technique | |
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| Scissoring | |
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| Technique of Scissoring | |
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| Scissoring the Poodle | |
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| Scissoring the Legs | |
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| Blending with Scissors | |
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| Scissoring the Tail | |
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| Scissoring the Head | |
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| Decoration | |
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| Scissors | |
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| Barber Scissors | |
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| Thinning Shears | |
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| The Poodle | |
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| The Poodle Pet Clips | |
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| The Basic Clip | |
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| The Puppy Clip | |
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| The Kennel Clip | |
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| The Sporting Clip | |
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| The Town and Country Clip | |
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| The Dutch Clip | |
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| The Bichon/Poodle Clip | |
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| The Teddy Bear Clip | |
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| The Bikini Clip | |
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| Stripping the Pet Coat | |
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| The Poodle Show Clips | |
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| The Puppy Clip | |
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| The English Saddle Clip | |
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| Standard Regarding Coat | |
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| Setting the English Saddle Pattern | |
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| Clipping the Kidney Patch | |
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| Clipping the Forelegs | |
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| Scissoring the English Saddle Clip | |
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| Finishing | |
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| The Continental Clip | |
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| Standard Regarding Coat | |
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| Setting the Continental Pattern | |
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| Bracelets | |
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| The Sporting Clip | |
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| Standard Regarding Coat | |
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| The Pin Brush | |
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| The Longhaired Breeds | |
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| The Longhaired, Parted-Coat Breeds | |
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| The Lhasa Apso | |
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| The Shih Tzu | |
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| The Yorkshire Terrier | |
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| The Silky Terrier | |
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| The Skye Terrier | |
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| The Tibetan Terrier | |
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| The Maltese | |
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| The Afghan Hound | |
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| Longhaired Sporting Dogs | |
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| The English Setter | |
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| The Gordon Setter | |
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| The Irish Setter | |
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| The American Water Spaniel | |
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| The Clumber Spaniel | |
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| The Brittany Spaniel | |
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| The Cocker Spaniel | |
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| The English Cocker Spaniel | |
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| The English Springer Spaniel | |
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| The Irish Water Spaniel | |
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| The Field Spaniel | |
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| The Sussex Spaniel | |
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| The Welsh Springer Spaniel | |
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| Longhaired Hounds | |
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| The Borzoi | |
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| The Longhaired Dachshund | |
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| The Irish Wolfhound | |
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| The Otter Hound | |
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| The Scottish Deerhound | |
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| Longhaired Working Dogs | |
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| The Belgian Sheepdog | |
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| The Belgian Tervuren | |
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| The Bernese Mountain Dog | |
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| The Bouvier Des Flandres | |
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| The Briard | |
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| The Rough Collie | |
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| The Great Pyrenees | |
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| The Komondor | |
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| The Kuvasz | |
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| The Newfoundland | |
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| The Old English Sheepdog | |
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| The Puli | |
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| The Longhaired Saint Bernard | |
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| The Samoyed | |
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| The Shetland Sheepdog | |
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| Longhaired (Scissored) Terriers | |
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| The Bedlington Terrier | |
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| The Kerry Blue Terrier | |
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| The Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier | |
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| Longhaired Toys | |
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| The English Toy Spaniel | |
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| The Japanese Chin | |
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| The Papillon | |
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| The Pekingese | |
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| The Pomeranian | |
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| Longhaired Non-Sporting Dogs | |
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| The Bichon Frise | |
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| The Chow Chow | |
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| The Keeshond | |
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| The Shorthaired Breeds | |
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| Shorthaired Sporting Dogs | |
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| The German Shorthaired Pointer | |
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| The German Wirehaired Pointer | |
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| The Chesapeake Bay Retriever | |
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| The Curly-Coated Retriever | |
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| The Flat Coated Retriever | |
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| The Golden Retriever | |
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| The Labrador Retriever | |
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| The Wirehaired Pointing Griffon | |
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| Shorthaired Hounds | |
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| The Wirehaired Dachshund | |
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| The Norwegian Elkhound | |
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| The Saluki | |
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| Shorthaired Working Dogs | |
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| The Akita | |
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| The Alaskan Malamute | |
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| The Australian Cattle Dog | |
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| The Belgian Malinois | |
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| The German Shepherd Dog | |
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| The Shorthaired Saint Bernard | |
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| The Siberian Husky | |
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| The Cardigan Welsh Corgi | |
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| The Pembroke Welsh Corgi | |
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| Hard Coats, Long Legs | |
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| The Miniature Schnauzer | |
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| Scissoring the Schnauzer | |
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| Stripping and Plucking | |
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| The Standard Schnauzer | |
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| "Rolling" Coats | |
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| How Often Do You Work a Rolling Coat? | |
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| Warning Notes | |
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| How to Strip by Sections | |
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| A Blown Coat | |
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| Scheduling | |
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| Stripping | |
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| Clipped Areas | |
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| Blending Furnishings | |
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| Face and Eyebrows | |
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| Feet | |
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| Chalking | |
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| Why | |
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| How | |
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| Clipping a Pet | |
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| The Giant Schnauzer | |
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| The Airedale Terrier | |
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| The Border Terrier | |
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| The Wire Fox Terrier | |
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| The Irish Terrier | |
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| The Lakeland Terrier | |
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| The Welsh Terrier | |
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| The Short-Legged Terriers | |
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| The Australian Terrier | |
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| The Cairn Terrier | |
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| The Dandie Dinmont Terrier | |
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| The Norfolk and Norwich Terriers | |
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| The Scottish Terrier | |
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| The Sealyham Terrier | |
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| The West Highland White Terrier | |
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| Conditioning and Cleaning | |
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| Chalking | |
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| Preparing for a Show | |
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| Terrier Heads | |
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| Shorthaired Toy Dogs | |
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| The Affenpinscher | |
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| The Brussels Griffon | |
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| The Shorthaired Non-Sporting Dog | |
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| The Schipperke | |
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| The Smoothhaired Breeds | |
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| Smoothhaired Sporting Dogs | |
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| The Pointer | |
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| The Vizsla | |
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| The Weimaraner | |
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| Smoothhaired Hounds | |
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| The Basenji | |
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| The Basset Hound | |
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| The Beagle | |
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| The Black and Tan Coonhound | |
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| The Bloodhound | |
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| The Smooth Dachshund | |
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| The American Foxhound | |
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| The English Foxhound | |
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| The Greyhound | |
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| The Harrier | |
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| The Ibizan Hound | |
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| The Rhodesian Ridgeback | |
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| The Whippet | |
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| Smoothhaired Working Dogs | |
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| The Boxer | |
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| The Bullmastiff | |
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| The Smooth Collie | |
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| The Doberman Pinscher | |
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| The Great Dane | |
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| The Mastiff | |
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| The Rottweiler | |
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| Smoothhaired Terriers | |
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| The American Staffordshire Terrier | |
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| The Bull Terrier | |
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| The Smooth Fox Terrier | |
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| The Manchester Terrier | |
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| The Staffordshire Bull Terrier | |
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| Smoothhaired Toy Dogs | |
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| The Chihuahua | |
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| The Italian Greyhound | |
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| The Toy Manchester Terrier | |
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| The Miniature Pinscher | |
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| The Pug | |
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| Smoothhaired Non-Sporting Dogs | |
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| The Boston Terrier | |
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| The Bulldog | |
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| The French Bulldog | |
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| The Dalmatian | |
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| Health, Welfare and Fine Points | |
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| Brush Burns | |
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| Clipper Burns and Rashes | |
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| Scissor Cuts or Nicks | |
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| Anal Glands | |
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| Teeth Cleaning | |
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| Fleas and Ticks | |
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| Safety and Sanitation | |
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| Safety Measures | |
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| Safety Measures for You | |
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| Sanitation Measures | |
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| Fine Points | |
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| Moustaches | |
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| Moustaches (with or without whiskers) | |
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| Tasselled Ears | |
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| Ribbons and Bows | |
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| The Genital Area | |
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| Correcting Faults by Grooming | |
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| Undershot or Overshot Jaw | |
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| Correction at Ankle | |
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| Malformed Legs | |
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| Not So Heavenly Bodies | |
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| Tails | |
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| The Show Coat | |
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| Brushing the Show Coat | |
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| Bathing the Show Coat | |
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| Oil Treatment | |
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| Topknot and Ears | |
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| Positions | |
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| Controlling the Dog | |
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| Anatomy and the Dog Groomer | |
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| Dog Shows and the Professional Groomer | |
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| Puppy Selling and the Professional Groomer | |
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| Mixed Breeds | |
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| Grooming Aids | |
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| Pet Ladder | |
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| Grooming Tray | |
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| Scissor Guards | |
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| Hydraulic Table | |
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| Boarding | |
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| Cat Grooming | |
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| The Professional Groomer | |
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| Documented Increase | |
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| Professionalism in Grooming | |
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| The Grooming Shop | |
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| Quality Training | |
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| Site Selection | |
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| Zoning | |
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| Shop Design, Operation and Management | |
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| Interiors | |
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| Exterior Decor | |
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| Reception Room | |
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| Work Area | |
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| Grooming Table and Tool Pegboard | |
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| Cages | |
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| Bathtub | |
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| Sit When You Can | |
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| Electrical Power | |
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| Shop Operation | |
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| Productivity | |
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| Work Area & Work Slip | |
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| Shop Management | |
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| Cost of Investment | |
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| Return on Investment | |
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| Monthly Expenses | |
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| Monthly Income | |
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| Record Keeping | |
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| Appointment Book | |
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| Master List | |
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| Pickup and Delivery | |
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| Pet Supplies | |
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| Insurance | |
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| Advertising and Promotion | |
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| Grooming Fees | |
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| Naming the Shop | |
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| Clip Charts | |
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| Bookkeeping or Finances | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Home Groomer | |
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| In Closing | |