Why Using the Right Dog Clipper Blades is Important
With the right grooming habits, you can keep shedding under control, untangle hair, prevent and control skin conditions, and more. Revival® Animal Health offers numerous pet grooming clipper blades from Andis®, Oster® and Wahl® – everything you need to keep your dog or cat looking their best!
Keep in mind, when it comes to pet grooming clipper blades; the higher the number of the blade, the shorter and finer the cut. The blade number will determine the type of cut you get. So for example, a 50 blade is at the skin, where as a 3 blade leaves the fur longer.
You’ll always want to make sure you are using a cool running blade. And even with cool running blades, it’s always a good idea while grooming, no matter what blade you’re using to touch the blade to your wrist often to make sure it’s not getting too hot. If it’s hot on your skin, it is hot on the dog too. When you have a warm blade, use Andis®Cool Care Plus® or Oster®Kool Lube Spray often to avoid irritating the pet’s skin.
This dog grooming blades chart below will help you find the best blades for dog grooming for each breed. 
How Often Should I Trim My Dog’s Hair?
Not all dogs need regular trimmings. But for those who do, it is recommended that their hair is cut every four to eight weeks.
The dogs that need regular haircuts include breeds that have long hair, such as Poodles, Shih Tzus, Lhasa Apsos, as well as sporting breeds, such as spaniels. Using a clipper to give the dog a haircut keeps them tidy and reduces the chances of long hair becoming tangled.
It is not recommended that dogs with thick, double coats, such as Pomeranians, Huskies, Chows and similar types, have their hair clipped. It is not unusual for normal hair growth patterns in these dogs to be disrupted if they are clipped, especially if the hair is clipped short. This phenomenon is called “post clipping alopecia.”
If you decide learning how to trim dog hair yourself is something you want to try, consider investing in professional quality tools.
Professional groomers know how to choose the best dog clippers—and a quality clipper, properly maintained, should give you reliable service for many years. Groomers rely on clippers such as the Andis AGC2 or the Wahl KM10. Both clippers typically come with a number 10 blade to get you started.
In the pet grooming industry, clipper blades are numbered to denote size. The higher the number, the shorter the hair will be when clipped. For example, a number 40 blade is used by veterinarians to perform extremely close surgical clipping. Conversely, a number 4 blade will leave a velvety, plush length on most coats and is a common choice for pet groomers when they want to clip a dog but not too short.
A good option for people wanting to clip their pet at home is to purchase a set of guide combs. Using guide combs is safer than using just a clipper blade because the comb keeps the blade away from the dog’s skin. These can be used over the blade that comes with the clipper, allowing you to leave longer coat where desired.
I use the Wahl Stainless Steel Attachment Combs Kit with excellent results. These can be used on either of the clippers mentioned above.
When is it better to use dog grooming combs?
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Snap on combs (sometimes referred as dog clipper guards too) are generally a safer approach to controlling the length of your pet’s hair.
If you’re a total beginner, a DIY grooming session with your pooch might make you feel anxious. What if you hurt your dog?
That’s why some people tend to steer away from cutting dog hair with naked blades until they feel more confident. Doing freehand work on a non moving subject is tricky enough. Now trying it on a fidgety dog can be a recipe for disaster. It takes years of experience before you would feel like you could do it yourself. Clipper combs can take away all of that fear and years of messing up your dog’s fur.
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Snap-on combs are attached to the clipper’s blade end. This means they “soften” the cutting edge with their plastic.
Using a comb attachment is the best way to give your pooch and even and proportionate cut all the way around. If you want the length of the coat to be somewhere under 2 inches long then you need only snap on a comb and work your way around. There is no way to go too short this way.
Even if your hand slips or your technique isn’t that great, you shouldn’t be able to poke your pet and hurt them. In this sense, attachment guards are a beginner-friendly starting point to proper pet grooming.
You would also want to use snap-on combs when you want to leave more hair on your dog’s body. It’s no secret naked blades cut quite close to the skin which might be too much for some breeds.
I can’t know what breed your dog is, but in some cases, going with snap-on combs is the better choice even if you’re a pro DIY groomer.
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Dog Grooming Clipper Blades-Everything You Need to Know
Dog fur is fascinating. There is curly fur, straight fur, matted fur and all of the above. So, what dog clipper blades are best to use?