Clipping Gone Wrong: The Ratchet Mess

Last year, body clipping Jethro went well.  Sure, there were some clipper lines, but overall he looked rather sleek.  

Clipped Jethro = Cute Little Man

Jethro is a complete wooly mammoth as far as his coat goes.  His hair is super long, thick, and looks very yacky if left unclipped.  He doesn't shed out easily and with 110* weather, body clipping is a must.

Yak fur

I purchased several new blades and whipped out the trusty 2-Speeders and set to work. Except there was one problem: the clippers weren't clipping away the hair.  No matter how clean Jethro was or how cool and new the blades were, barely anything was cut off.


Case in point

Pretty soon, we had a mess on our hands.  There were bald spots, clipper lines, and uneven/choppy hair.  In other words, he is pretty beat up looking with an appearance similar to a diseased donkey.  While there was no bodily harm done, aesthetics-wise he is ugly.

Me: "How do you like your haircut, Jethro?"

Jethro: "Oh my gosh, I love it, thank you so much!"

Jethro: *Goes to stall and cries for 10 hours*

Note the long stomach hair in the background

Now, I don't know exactly what happened with these clippers.  They won't cut anything anymore, even short, thin hair. In hindsight, as soon as I realized they sucked I should have stopped clipping, but for some reason I was clinging to the hope that it would get better. 

But alas, have no fear.  I have ordered some heavy duty clippers, and *hopefully* they will work and I didn't just waste $300 but I probably did I can salvage what is left of his appearance and dignity.

UPDATE as of July 9: Remember how I said "hopefully they will work and I didn't just waste $300 but I probably did" regarding the new clippers? Well, I definitely wasted $300. They are LOUD, as in there-is-a-chainsaw-right-next-to-my-ear loud and SUPER heavy. They also can't cut through his thick hair.