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Heiniger blade recommendation


Which blade for which coat
Which blade for which dog breed

Applications of the blades with Snap On (A5) system


Suitable for all clippers that work with standard blades. (Snap On or also called A5 or Clip blades.

Here you will find the A5 blades, the most popular A5 blades are also available as titanium shear heads with ceramic blades.

The information given here should only be a guide, it is of course a matter of taste and it always depends on the density of the coat.

Before each clipping, the dog should be well washed and brushed out.

Small Pet Clippers Blades Overview
Dog breeds  Features / Special features Body part Clipper Blade
Airedale Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Clipping only in case of old age and iless recommended) Body, tail #7F or #5F
Head, neck #9 or #7
Ears #10 or #15
Bearded Collie Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Bedlington Terrier Breed clipping Body #5 or #5F
Face, Ears #10 or #15
Tail #7F or #5F
Bichon Frise Breed clipping Body
Head, legs
#4, #4F, #5 or #5F
Hair scissors
Bouvier des Flandres Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Clipping ist only in case of old age and iless recommended) Legs, abdominal region, head Hair scissors
Cheeks, neck #4
Ears #10 or #15
Bobtail Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Bolonka Zwetna Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Briard Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Cairn Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Clipping recomanded only in case of old age and iless) Back #5, #4
Head, abdominal region, tail Hair scissors
Ear tips #10, #15
Cocker Spaniel Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Complete shearing only recommended in case of age and illness Back, Tail #7, #7F, #5, #5F
Face, lower part of the ear, neck, head # #10 or #15
Cottom de tulear Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Dandie Dinmont Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Clipping only in case of old age or iless recommended) Body #4, #4F
Head, face, legs Hair scissors
Doodles Breed clipping Body #4
Legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
English Cocker Spaniel Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Complete shearing only recommended in case of age or illness Back, tail #7, #7F, #5, #5F
Face, lower part of the ear, neck, head #10 or #15
English Setter Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Complete shearing only recommended in case of high age and illness Back #7, #7F, #5, #5F
Head #9
Lower part of the ear #10 or #15
Abdominal region, tail, legs Hair scissors
English Springer Spaniel Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Complete shearing only recommended in case of high age or illness Back, tail #7, #7F, #5, #5F
Face, lower part of the ear, neck, head #10 or #15
Fox Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Shearing only in case of old age and iless recommended) Back, tail #5
Head, ears, neck #10
Golden Retriever Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. (Complete shearing only recommended in case of age and illness) Body, head #4 or #5
Legs Hair scissors
Gordon Setter Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. (Complete shearing only recommended in case of age or illness) Head, lower part of ear, neck #10
Abdominal region, tail, feet Hair scissors
Havaneser Long-haired breeds Body, legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Irish Setter Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake.  Shearing only recommended in case of age and illness Back, Tail #7, #7F or #5, #5F
Head, lower part of ear, neck #10
Abdominal region, tail, feet Hair scissors
Irish Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Shearing only in case of old age or iless recommended) Back, tail #5
Head, ears, neck #10
Kerry Blue Terrier Breed clipping Back, Tail #4, #4F
Cheeks, neck #10, #15
Head #4, #5
Labrador Retriever Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Shearing only recommended in case of age or illness Body, head #4 or #5
Legs #7 or #5
Tail Hair scissors
Lagotto Breed clipping Body, strongly matted hair #4, #5
Body, not matted #5F, #7F
Head, face Hair scissors
Lakeland Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with stripping knives. (Clipping recomanded only in case of old age and iless) Back, Tail #4, #5
Head #8.5
Neck, ears #10
Lhasa Apso Long-haired breeds Body #5, #5F
Head, tail Hair scissors
Malteser Long-haired breeds Body #5, #5F
Head, tail Hair scissors
Mops Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Shearing only recommended in case of high age and illness Body, legs, Head, tail #7 or #5
Neufundländer Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Shearing only recommended in case of high age or illness Body, legs, Head #4 or #5
Tail Hair scissors
Pekinese Before clipping, first apply an undercoat rake. Complete shearing recommended only in case of age and illness Body #5, #5F
Head, tail Hair scissors
Pomerian Scissor cut breed Do not clip!  
Poos Breed clipping Body #4
Legs #4
Head, tail Hair scissors
Portuguese Water Dog Breed clipping Body
Head, face
#4, #4F
Hair scissors
Pudel (fashion clipping) Breed clipping Face, paws, lower part of tail #10 or #15
Body #7 or #7F
Crown, head, tail, legs Hair scissors
Schnauzer Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Shearing is only in case of old age and iless recommended) Body #5 or #4
Legs Hair scissors
Head, tail #4 or #5
Scottisch Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with stripping knives. (Shearing is only in case of old age or iless recommended) Back, chest #4, #5
Ears, neck
Head, cheeks
#10, #15
#8.5, #7
Tail Hair scissors
Sealyham Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Pet clipping only in case of old age and iless recommended) Back, chest #4, #5
Ears, neck #10, #15
Head, cheeks #8.5, #7
Tail Hair scissors
Shih Tzu Long-haired breeds Body #4, #4F
Head, face Hair scissors
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Breed clipping Body #5, #5F
Head, belly, tail Hair scissors
Spitz Scissor cut breed Do not clip!  
Welsh Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with a stripping knife. (Cutting with clipper only in case of old age and iless recommended) Back, Tail #5
Head, ears, neck #10
West Highland White Terrier Trim breeds should be stripped with stripping knives. (Clipping only in case of old high age and iless recommended) Back #5, #4
Head, abdominal region, tail Hair scissors
Lower part of the ear #10, #15
Yorkshire Terrier Long-haired breeds Body #4, #4F
Head, face Hair scissors
Cats The shorter the blade, the safer the clipping. Body, legs #5F or #7F
Body, strongly matted hair #10 #50, #40, #30
Head Hair scissors
Tail comb only
Veterinary use Mainly used in the veterinary field All #50, #40, #30
Large dogs and large animals Extra wide blades Blades with W #40W, #30W, #15W, #10W, #10WF, #7FW, #5FW, 4FW
Examples

Examples of blade lengths for dog grooming
Examples of blade lengths for large animals
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