How do I neatly trim my Goldens ears and feet?
Ears can be difficult for the novice and it’s best to have an experienced person show you how to trim ears. There is a lot of sculpting that goes into making the appearance of the ear look natural yet tidy. But here is a stab at trying to explain. Following the ear leather with thinning shears trim close to the leather from the back of the ear at the head across to the tip but not into the front of the ear, leave that natural. You will have to make several passes since the thinning shears are not a straight edged shear, they have teeth on one side which leaves a broken look, rough edge which is desired. When you are satisfied with the look stop. For thinning out the long hair that lays on top of the ear flap with your slicker brush the hair straight out. With your thinning shears sculpt by starting at the bottom of the fluff that is standing straight out and round to the top of the ear. Brush down and look identify what else needs to come off a repeat sculpting till you have a neat tid
