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Expressions and Profiles

Long Legged Terriers

This course provides you with the knowledge necessary to professionally and artistically style the breeds that receive the long legged terrier trim style. It is designed to give you a fundamental understanding of the coat types, body types, head types, and anatomical details necessary for creating the ultimate expressions and profiles on the breeds that receive the long legged terrier trim styles.

If you wish to achieve the knowledge to create the ultimate expressions and profiles, then this course is for you. Included in this course will be:

• What are the coat types and coat growth patterns that define the long legged terrier trim style?
• What terminology must you be proficient in to understand how to groom and style the long legged terriers?
• How does coat type and coat growth pattern affect the appearance of the dog?
• What are anatomy markers and how do they affect your ability to groom and style these breeds?
• What are anatomy regions and how do they differ from anatomy markers?
• What are styling sections, and how do you use them to create better expressions and profiles?
• What are blended transition lines, and how do they differ from distinct transition lines?
• Why is the proper direction in which you apply your technical skills significant?
• What are the body types that receive the long legged terrier trim style?
• What are the lines, angles and shapes that you must know to create excellent profiles?
• What is the geometry of the dog, and why is it important?
• What is stacking, and why is it a significant part of grooming and styling?
• What are forehands, backhands, toplines and tuck-ups, and why are they important to the master stylist?
• What are the chest types and chest styles you must know to correctly groom the long legged terriers?
• What are the front types and front styles you must know to correctly groom the long legged terriers?
• Why is there only one rear type?
• What are the four foot types and how do they play a role in styling?
• What are the tails types, set and carriage on the long legged terrier trim style?
• Why are head types, skull types, top skull types, stops, planes and bites so important?
• Why do the eyes play such a large part in the creation of the right expression?
• Why do the ears play such a large part in the creation of the right expression?
• Why are the eyebrows, falls, rectangle mustache and beard so important in the creation of expression for the long legged terrier trim styles?