[Barefoot]

I don't use clippers on my animals. I tried them and they hated them (although I'm sure they would have grown used to them if I'd persisted). I found the clippers pull the hair if there are matts. I use only scissors (usually blunt ended ones). That is probably one of the reasons my dogs look so strange after a grooming session. But within a couple of weeks, they look normal again. And they don't know they look strange so their feelings aren't hurt, and other animals don't shun them at the dog park.

My cat, Snert, is a beautiful Himalayan. She loves it when I get out the scissors! She jumps up on the bed to be groomed and gets a treat afterwards.