Simplistic Poodle Grooming

06/10/2026

01/29/2023

Top knot SUCCESS!

Thank you Donna Hilliard for sharing your pictures of Roxy! Donna has been a very active follower and shared with me picture and comments of her top knot after following my Top knot and Tail videos. She did an amazing job!!! Here is her comment!

Hi ! The top knot and tail went amazingly. We trimmed the bottom of her ears and ran a clipper comb thru the ears. It was just so thick. All went well except she does not let touch her front legs and paws. Any tricks?! Your videos have been so helpful. Wish Roxy sat like Rocko!

Keep up the good work, Donna! Practice, patients and persistency makes perfection!

If you have used a technique I have shared, and would like to share your success,or failure, with others. Snend me a message and photos and I will share it on my page. It may encourage others to take a leap and try it on their own!

01/29/2023

SUCCESS SUNDAY!!!

Share your successful grooming photos and the helpful tips used below! What has helped you and what your struggling with!

01/25/2023

A hands free way to hold a hand held hair dryer.
I purchased this dryer from Sally’s Beauty Supply. It was the only one they had that had the exhaust on the side not back.

01/18/2023

As promised! Ultrasonic cleaning of my filthy clipper attachment combs! So glad I purchased this machine!

Ultrasonic cleaner purchased from Harbor Freight for around $90.
Dawn cleaner
Water
Force dryer
Toothbrush
Towels to clean debris off.

01/16/2023

Blade and tool deep cleaning!

I recently purchased an Ultrasonic cleaner for my blades and attachment combs. I am truly amazed at how clean they came out. I will be honest, this is very time consuming to do after every groom but every now and then your equipment needs a very deep cleaning.
You can put your brushes, combs, clipper blades, clipper comb attachments (and jewelry 😝). It is vital, though, to throughly dry immediately after to keep the metal from rusting.

I have a follow up video of my clip comb attachments which were extremely disgusting. I will post later this week.

Ultrasonic cleaner purchased from Harbor Freight for around $90.
Dawn cleaner
Water
Force dryer
Toothbrush
Flat head screw driver
Oster lubricating oil
Clippers

01/15/2023

UltraSonic blade cleaning video posting tomorrow!

01/09/2023

The long awaited video on Clipper cleaning/maintenance!

Things to have handy for Cleaning.
An old towel
An old Toothbrush
Paper towels
Blade Cleaner (I am using Whitman Sharpening Clip and Dip/ ReDip, but any Blade Wash or Blade Cleaner will work)
Lubricating Oil (not Grease) I’m using Oster lubricating Oil
Flat Head Screw Driver
Clippers (Oster Volts)

For a chemical free cooling of the blades during grooming I use a Marble tile purchased from Lowes, Home Depot or any hardware store.