Stage 8 - Breed Profiles and Mixed-Breed Styling

Question 1

What are some tools useful in keeping track of the styles you’ve applied to your grooming clients?

Answer 1

A journal, groom card or groom order

Question 2

When grooming the Clumber spaniel, when should you card the coat?

Answer 2

After clipping

Question 3

The poodle’s most common cut is:

Answer 3

The retriever cut

Question 4

Where is the stifle located

Answer 4

On the front aspect of the hind legs

Question 5

The combination coated dogs whose breed standard involve clipping a pattern are:

Answer 5

The Brittany and the Sussex Spaniel

Question 6

How do you groom the hocks of the Papillon and the Tibeten Spaniel

Answer 6

Their hocks are left fuzzy

Question 7

If a mixed breed dog has long hair on her head and you want to give her a topknot with a bow, which breed should you emulate?

Answer 7

The Shih Tzu

Question 8

When grooming a Fox Terrier to standard, you can use a #10 or #15 blade for both ___ and ___

Answer 8

Throat, outer ear leathers.

Question 9

When clipping the ankle of the Siberian husky, akita, or Alaskan malamute

Answer 9

clip only the pastern up to the “stopper pad”

Question 10

What does it mean if a mixed-breed dog is given poodle feet.

Answer 10

The feet are clipped completely clean.

Question 11

IN what order should you line brush a dog’s coat

Answer 11

Hind legs, front legs, body

Question 12

The Burmese Mountain Dog’s grooming procedures vary from those of the American Eskimo Dog and Samoyed in that:

Answer 12

Their ears do not require edging

Question 13

Name two breeds that are given rat tails when groomed to standard

Answer 13

Bedlington Terrier and Irish Water Spaniel

Question 14

A high-velocity dryer is an effective tool for removing shedding hair from a dog’s coat. T or F

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Anatomically, where is the crest located

Answer 15

Along the back of the neck

Question 16

The cocker spaniel’s ear should be:

Answer 16

clipped and hand scissored

Question 17

When grooming the papillon what should you do when her ears?

Answer 17

Leave them completely natural

Question 18

The portguese water dog is often styled in a lion clip. T or F

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Anatomically, what parts of the body does the jacket cover.

Answer 19

Back and sides

Question 20

If a dog has a ruff, what does she have?

Answer 20

Thick hair on top of her neck

Question 21

Why shouldn’t you clip the Lakeland Terrier coat?

Answer 21

It will destroy the natural color and texture.

Question 22

When used against the grain, a blade ___ by ___ blade lengths.

Answer 22

Shortens, 2

Question 23

What is the proper grooming method for the bedlington terrier

Answer 23

hand scissoring

Question 24

Where is the “stopper” pad located

Answer 24

The backside of the pastern, the backside of the ankle, over the carpal bone

Question 25

The ___ procedure is most recommended for reducing bulk on combination coated dogs whose coats become especially thick through the rump, chest, neck, and shoulders.

Answer 25

bulk-thinning

Question 26

The long hair on the end of the hairless Chinese Crested Dog's tail is called a:

Answer 26

plume

Question 27

What are 3 goals of grooming a smooth coated dog to standard

Answer 27

The dog should smell fresh and odor free. The dog's coat should lie flat against their physique, and all shedding hair should be removed from the coat

Question 28

If there are small straggly hairs projecting from it, the Afghan Hound's saddle area should be:

Answer 28

carded

Question 29

What are 3 facts regarding double dewclaws

Answer 29

The Great Pyrenees often have them In show dogs that have them, they must be left in tact They should be trimmed like other nails

Question 30

The Lowchen's proper standard grooming procedures involve what steps

Answer 30

Clipping the rear section of the body with a #10 or #15 blade. Clipping the base of the tail halfway up. Leaving socks on all four legs.

Question 31

The Bouvier Des Flandres is the only curly or wavy coated breed whose pattern should technically be ___ instead of ___

Answer 31

hand stripped; hand scissored

Question 32

What is the difference in standard grooming procedures of the Pomeranian and the Chow Chow

Answer 32

The underside of the Pomeranian's tail is neatened while the Chow Chow's is not

Question 33

The Portuguese Water Dog's ear should be

Answer 33

Heart-shaped

Question 34

The golden retriever's tail is

Answer 34

Trimmed to the length of the hock

Question 35

When grooming the soft coated wheaten terrier, the pattern should technically be

Answer 35

hand scissored

Question 36

If giving a mixed breed dog's face the same style as a shih tzu's pet puppy cut, how would your groom their ears

Answer 36

trim and round them.

Question 37

What is the primary difference between the breed standard for the Rhodesian Ridgeback and that of the Vizsla?

Answer 37

The Rhodesian Ridgeback's hock and feet may require neatening

Question 38

The English Springer Spaniel's ___ is groomed different than that of the English Setter

Answer 38

Tail

Question 39

The Bouvier Des Falndres is known for having a prominent

Answer 39

Chest

Question 40

When giving a mixed breed dog a Golden Retriever body style, which tool would not be needed.

Answer 40

Clippers

Question 41

Which long haired dog's topknot should not be braided when grooming to standard

Answer 41

havanese

Question 42

What is a rat tail?

Answer 42

A tail that is 60% closely clipped on the tip with coat still on the base.

Question 43

If a cocker spaniels is light-colored, you should clip her muzzle; If dark colored it should be left natural. T or F

Answer 43

False

Question 44

A Kerry Blue Terrier with thin legs should have closer to ___ inches of coat on her legs whereas one with thick legs can only have ___ inch of hair on their legs

Answer 44

3; 1

Question 45

Which breeds have hair that fall over the eyes:

Answer 45

Kerry Blue Terrier, Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Bouvier Des Flandres

Question 46

The Black and Tan Coonhound is groomed in the same way as the

Answer 46

Bull mastiff

Question 47

The ear bulb is located at the ___ of the ear

Answer 47

base

Question 48

What is the difference between the Teddy Bear Cut and the Lamb Cut?

Answer 48

The feet are clipped with the Lamb Cut but not with the Teddy Bear Cut.

Question 49

The main difference between grooming standards for the Dalmatian and the Miniature Pinscher is:

Answer 49

The Mini Pinscher's ears should be edged.

Question 50

When grooming a Standard Schnauzer to standard what should you do to their ears?

Answer 50

Clip them completely

Question 51

In both the full coated and pet Cocker Spaniel, the ___ is groomed the same way

Answer 51

head

Question 52

The difference between the Shih Tzu and the Yorkie's grooming standards are

Answer 52

The Yorkie's ears are clipped at the top third.

Question 53

Carding the Airedale Terrier's coat after clipping will:

Answer 53

Smooth out clipper tracks, help preserve the natural texture of the coat, aid in coat growth.

Question 54

What do the Scottish terrier, Sealyham terrier, and the cocker Spaniel all have in common?

Answer 54

A skirt

Question 55

The Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers ears:

Answer 55

Have more coat than other terrieres Should be clipped on the exterior with #7 or #5 Should be edged with small shears

Question 56

The difference between the proper grooming of the Airedale Terrier's face versus the Scottish Terrier's face is that

Answer 56

The Airedale Terrier's facial lines are well blended and seamless and the Scottish Terrier's facial lines are crisp and appearant.

Question 57

A pet dog groomer must be just as precise in applying breed-profile patterns as a show dog groomer. T or F

Answer 57

False

Question 58

The Anatolian Shepherd has the most involved and complex breed profile of all the double coated breeds. T or F

Answer 58

False

Question 59

Which combination coated dog's topskull and muzzle should be clipped with a #7F blade to smooth them out if needed?

Answer 59

American Water Spaniel

Question 60

Anatomically, the trunk is located on the

Answer 60

main portion of the body

Question 61

The West Highland White Terrier's feet are rounded with her front feet being larger than her hind feet, which is also true of the Cairn Terrier and Scottish Terrier. T or F

Answer 61

True

Question 62

It's easiest to blend the transition line when the body coat is ___.

Answer 62

Longer

Question 63

Styling to a breed standard is a

Answer 63

blueprint

Question 64

For a pet trim on a long coated breed like the Shih Tzu, you will often clip the body short with a comb attachment and Scissor the legs. T or F

Answer 64

True

Question 65

The shape of a Poodle's topknot should be as similar as possible to the shape of the dog's skull. T or F

Answer 65

True

Question 66

When using a clipper blade against the grain, what should a groomer know

Answer 66

This technique can irritate a dog's skin, it can achieve a smoother finish, and it removed 2 more blade lengths than clipping with the grain.

Question 67

To help determine how to groom a mixed-breed dog, it is helpful to identify the most likely dominant breed in the mixed-breed. T or F

Answer 67

T

Question 68

Use a #10 or #15 blade to clip the upper half of the outside of the West Highland White Terrier ears.

Answer 68

True

Question 69

The Lion Clip and the Working Retriever Clip are both breed-appropriate clips for the Portuguese Water Dog.

Answer 69

True

Question 70

A #15 blade is typically used for the muzzle and throat on a poodle. A #10 blade is typically used on a poodle's paw pads. T or F

Answer 70

False

Question 71

The majority of the grooming for a heavy-coated dog, like a Pomeranian, is scissoring. T or F

Answer 71

False

Question 72

Furnishings usually refer to the longer hair along the undercarriage and on the legs.

Answer 72

True

Question 73

Name 3 Types of Tails

Answer 73

Rat Tail, Fox Tail, Lion Tail, Carrot Tail