Dog Breed

Suggested # Blade Stripper

Usage:For best results and to avoid removing excessive top coat, use only in the direction of hair growth.Place tool on coat with light pressure and comb out in the direction of hair growth. Note: going against or aside hair growth will cause excessive cutting of hair. Only use once a week or every other week. (Too much use could result in a bald pet!)

Affenpinscher

#20

MANY BREEDS REQUIRE 2 or more strippers-One to remove or thin undercoat and then a second to "finish" coat and give it a smooth appearance. A general rule of thumb is use coarser tooth(less blades)for prep work and thinning out undercoat, finer tooth(more blades) for finishing.

Afghan Hound

#20

 Coarse & Medium styles (#8 - #12 blades) 
for preparatory work and thinning out undercoat 
#10-Blade Stripper is perfect for prep work and coarser coats such as Old English Sheepdogs, Irish Wolfhounds and Chows.
#12 Blade Stripper is ideal for heavy or double coats such as Pomeranians, Lhasas, Westies and Poodles

Airedale Terrier

#16 or #20

 Fine styles (#16 - #26 blades) 
for grooming heavy coats 
#20 Blade Stripper is ideal for finishing and carding thick, fine coats such as Cockers, Spaniels, Setter and Afghans.

Akita

#8 or #10

Alaskan Malamute

#8 or #10

The softer the coat, the finer the gap between the blades. The longer the coat, the finer the gap between the blades. Short coated dogs use the finest gap. For Long & Wire coats first use a course and then the fine one.

American Staffordshire Terrier

#20

3 different brands of strippers are available in my e-bay store-All are designed simarly to Mars Coat King strippers which are the "original" strippers and up until recently the only kind available and VERY expensive. All have Stainless Steel , rounded blades.

American Water Spaniel

#20

1.Master Grooming Tools strippers have ergonomic, easy-grip, Contoured, ribbed rubber handles-blades are replaceable...available in 8,10,12,16 and 20 blades

Australian Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

2. MatKing or MatRaker brand strippersare generally less expensive, also have soft rubber, comfort-grip handle with a High-Impact Plastic Frame but do NOT have replaceable blades...available in 4 sizes-8,12,16 and 20 blade

Basset

#12 or #16

3. Paw Brothers brand Double-wide Strippers are twice as wide compared to Master Grooming Tools or MatKing strippers and generally do the work twice as fast...saving time and energy. Each rake has a 3" wide head/tooth area and is 7" long with rubber coated handle. Blades are replaceable. Available in 13, 20, 26 and 32 blades.

Bearded Collie

#10 or #20

Bedlington Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

Belgian Malinois

#10 or #12

Belgian Sheepdog

#10 or #12

Belgian Tervuren

#8 or #10

Bernese Mountain Dog

#10

Bichon Frise

#16 or #20

Border Terrier

#12 or #16

Borzoi

#8, #10 or #12

Bouvier des Flandres

#8

Briard

#8 or #12

Brittany

#20

Bullmastiff

#20

Cairn Terrier

#8 or #10

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

#20

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

#20

Chihuahua (Short Haired)

#20

Chihuahua (Long Haired)

#20

Chow-Chow

#10

Clumber Spaniel

#20

Cocker Spaniel

#20

Collie (Smooth Haired)

#20

Collie (Rough Haired)

#20

Curly-Coated Retriever

#16

Dachshund

#10, #12 or #16

Dachshund (Long Haired)

#20

Dachshund (Wire Haired)

#20

Dalmatian

#20

Dandie Dinmont Terrier

#16

English Cocker

#20

English Setter

#20

English Springer Spaniel

#20

English Toy Spaniel

#20

Flat-Coated Retriever

#20

Fox Terrier

#10, #12, #16 or #20

German Shepherd

#10 or #12

Golden Retriever

#12, #16 or #20

Gordon Setter

#20

Greyhound

#20

Griffon

#10 or #12

Harrier

#20

Irish Setter

#20

Irish Terrier

#20

Irish Water Spaniel

#20

Irish Wolfhound

#8, #12 or #20

Kerry Blue Terrier

#10, #12, #16 or #20

Kuvasz

#20

Labrador

#20

Lakeland Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

Lhasa Apso

#16 or #20

Maltese

#16 or #20

Manchester Terrier

#20

Mastiff

#20

Miniature Schnauzer

#12, #16 or #20

Newfoundland

#20

Norfolk Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

Norwegian Elkhound

#8 or #10

Norwich Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

Papillon

#16

Pekinese

#16 or #20

Pinscher

#20

Pomeranian

#12 or #20

Poodle

#12, #16 or #20

Rhodesian Ridgeback

#20

Rottweiler

#20

Saluki

#20

Samoyed

#8 or #10

Scottish Terrier

#10, #12 or #16

Schipperke

#20

Schnauzer

#12, #16 or #20

Shetland Sheepdog

#20

Shih Tzu

#20

Siberian Husky

#8 or #10

Skye Terrier

#12, #16 or #20

St. Bernard ( Long Haired )

#8 or #10

St. Bernard ( Short Haired )

#10 or #12

Sussex Spaniel

#20

Tibetan Terrier

#20

Welsh Springer Spaniel

#20

Welsh Terrier

#20

Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)

#10

Welsh Corgi (Pembroke)

#8 or #10

West Highland White Terrier

#8, #12, #16 or #20

Yorkshire Terrier

#20