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Poodle Grooming can be either very difficult or very hard depending on what type of cut you want.

If you are getting ready for a dog show the only two types of poodle clips allowed are the Continental or English Saddle.

The only other cut that is allowed is the Sporting Clip, but this is only allowed in the Stud Dog or Brood Bitch poodle classes.

If you have no interest in taking the time to perfect your dog grooming skills, it is best left to professional dog groomers.

But if you take the time to learn how to trim your poodle yourself you will find it very rewarding.  It may not come out close to perfect the first several or many times, but eventually you will improve.

It took me about 6 months even get somewhat good at even giving my poodles a basic trim.

Poodle grooming is something you must do on a very frequent schedule otherwise their coats become tangled and matted.

If you are not showing your poodle the easiest clip to do is to just shave the hair short all over.

Before you start grooming your poodle make sure you give them a bath.  Before they get wet comb through the coat first, then wash them.

Make sure you use a good quality dog show shampoo, not a human shampoo.  Then use a coat conditioner which makes the poodle coat much easier to cut and style.

After the bath make sure the coat is completely dry before attempting to style.

I start with a clippers and shave the areas you want to clip.  For the Continental clip I clip the face, throat, feet, and part of the tail.

I also clip the top part of the legs leaving pompons around the ankles.

I then use a good scissors to round out the none shaved areas.  Just us the scissors and try and round out the areas as much as possible.

Remember when it comes to poodle grooming, less is more.  Only take off a little amount of hair at a time, because once you make a mistake you have to wait until the hair grows back to try it again.

I hope you found this article somewhat useful, I have several more in depth articles on this website about poodle grooming.