The thing that differentiates the standards and the miniatures is essentially size, obviously. The standards are between 23 and 33 pounds, within that range, many of them. The miniatures should not exceed 11 pounds in weight and that’s five kilograms.
Some people have the opinion that standard dachshunds should be weighed as well because many of them are outside of the recommended limits, but that I feel is not as important as keeping the miniatures under 11 pounds. Use a little bit more chalk from here. Now tails can be very sensitive underneath. So, if the dog is showing signs of discomfort when I'm doing the hair underneath this bit, then I cut it tidily with scissors. As I say, use extreme care for caution when you're dealing with these private parts because they can be injured very easily if your dog fidgets and that’s the last thing any dog wants, let’s face it, so great care in trimming with scissors.
I developed a habit when using scissors that if I can illustrate it although I've got nothing to cut at the moment, oh I’ll do the tail. With the tail I use straights. Always have your finger between you and the dog’s body. It gives you a safety factor that if the dog jumps, the scissors will bang against your hand as opposed to the dog’s body. So here my fingers are under there. I pull the hair down to be cut, my fingers are there so that the scissors bang on my hand and not the dog and it’s a straight cut. Pull the hair down on the other side, fingers are there to block it. That’s better. Follow that right through to the end bringing down the coat that you haven’t stripped. Can you see the line? My finger is there. Feel that your dog is safe.
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