Our A-5™ Blade Guide provides a detailed blade size breakdown for more than 40 breeds, to help end the confusion of which blades to use for the dogs you are most likely to encounter in your grooming business.

Breed Blade # Breed Blade # Breed Blade #
Afghan Hound Great Pyrenees Schnauzer
Very matted strip-down on body #7F Matted strip-down #7F or #5 Body, back, & sides only #9 or #7F
On saddle only #7F Stomach #10 Legs & furnishings Scissor
Stomach #10 Pads #15 Head & ears #10
Pads #15     Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
    Irish Setter   Stomach #10
Airedale Terrier   Body, sides, & back only #7F or #5 Pads #5/8 or #15
Body #7 or #5 Head, neck, & ears #10    
Head & neck #9 or #7F Stomach #10 Scottish Terrier  
Ears #10 Pads #15 Body, back, & sides #5 or #4
Tail #5 or #4     Head, neck, & ears #10
Stomach #10 Irish Terrier   Tail Scissor or #4
Pads #15 Body, sides, & back only #5 Stomach #10
    Head, neck, & ears #10 Pads #5/8 or #15
Bearded Collie   Stomach #10    
"Puppy" trim at 2" #30/1¼" UC Pads #15 Sealyham  
Matted strip-down #7F or #5F     Body, sides, & back only #5
Stomach #10 Keeshond   Head, neck, & ears #10
Pads #15 Body #7F or #5F Tail #5
    Stomach #10 Stomach #10
Bedlington Terrier   Pads #15 Pads #15
Body #5F        
Head, ears, & tail #10 or #15 Kerry Blue Terrier  

Shetland Sheepdog

 
Stomach #10 Body, sides, back, & tail #30/1" UC Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
Pads #15 Short pet trim, back, & sides #4 Tail Scissor
    Head, neck, & ears #10 or #9 Stomach #10
Bichon   Stomach #10 Pads #15
"Show" trim, 1" coat #30/1" UC Pads #15    
Short pet trim #4F     Shih Tzu  
Matted strip-down #7F or #5F Lakeland Terrier   "Puppy"-length trim #30/1" UC
Stomach #10 Body, sides, & back #5 Short pet trim #4F
Pads #15 Tail #4 Head & tail Scissor
    Head, neck, & ears #10 or #9 Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
Bouvier des Flandres   Stomach #10 Stomach #10
Body #30/1¼" UC Pads #15 Pads #5/8 or #15
Legs & undercarriage Scissor        
Matted strip-down #7F, #5F or #4F Lhasa Apso   Silky Terrier  
Head #4F "Puppy"-length trim #30/1" UC "Puppy"-length trim #30/¾" UC
Face Scissor Short pet trim #4F Short pet trim #4F
Ears #10 or #15 Matted strip-down #7F or #5F Head Scissor
Stomach #10 Top of head #5F or #4F Ears #30
Pads #15 Face & tail Scissor Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
    Stomach #10 Stomach #10
Briard   Pads #5/8 Pads #5/8 or #15
"Puppy" trim at 2" on body #30/1¼" UC        
Face, legs, & undercarriage Scissor Maltese   Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier  
Mattted strip-down #7, #5 or #4 "Puppy"-length trim #30/1" UC Body #30/1"UC
Stomach #10 Short pet trim #4F Legs & undercarriage Scissor
Pads #15 Matted strip-down #7F or #5F Short pet trim on body #4F
    Top of head #5F Head Scissor
Cairn Terrier   Face & tail Scissor Ears #7F or #9
Natural look, coat left at 2" #30/¾" UC Stomach #10 Tail Scissor
Pet trim, short on back #4 Pads #5/8 Stomach #10
Head & tail Scissor     Pads #15
Matted strip-down #5

Newfoundland

     
Ears & stomach #10 Matted strip-down #7F or #5 Welsh Terrier  
Pads #15 Stomach #10 Body, back, & sides only, & tail #5
    Pads #15 Head & ears #10
Chow Chow       Stomach #10
Body #7 Old English Sheepdog
Pads #5/8 or #15
Stomach #10 "Puppy"-length trim #30/1¼# UC    
Pads #15 Short pet trim #4F West Highland White Terrier  
    Head & face Scissor Body, back, & sides only #5
Cocker Spaniel   Matted strip-down, body, face #7F or #5F Head & tail Scissor
Body, sides, & back only #7F, #5F, or #4F Stomach #10 Ear tips #10 or #15
Sides of neck #9 or #7F Pads #15 Stomach #10
Face, ears, & throat #10 or #15     Pads #15
Stomach #10 Pekinese      
Pads #15 Short pet trim #5F or #4F Yorkshire Terrier  
    Stomach #10 "Puppy"-length trim #30/1" UC
Collie   Pads #5/8 Short pet trim #4F
Body #7F     Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
Stomach #10 Poodle   Face & head Scissor
Pads #15 Kennel Trim   Ears #10
    Face, feet, & base of tail #10 or #15 Stomach #10
Dandie Dimont   Body & legs #7F, #5F, or #4F Pads #5/8 or #15
Body, sides, & back only #5 or #4 Top knot & tail piece Scissor    
Head & tail Scissor Stomach #10 MIXED BREEDS  
Legs & undercarriage Scissor Lamb Trim
  Curly-Coated  
Ears #10 or #15 Face, feet, & base of tail #10 or #15 Body & legs #4F
Stomach #10 Body #5F or #4F Face: poodle style with top knot #10/Scissor
Pads #15 Legs Scissor Face: "teddy bear" style Scissor
    Top knot & tail piece Scissor Tail Scissor
English Cocker Spaniel Stomach #10 Stomach #10
Body, back, & sides only #7F Summer Trim (Bikini)   Pads #15
Front of forearms #7F Face, feet, & base of tail #10 or #15 Wiry-Coated  
Head, neck & ears #15 Body & legs #7F or #5F Body #7F or #5F
Stomach #10 Bracelets, top knot & tail pom Scissor Legs Scissor
Pads #15 Stomach #10 Head & ears #10 or #9
    Dutch Trim
  Face & eyebrows Scissor
English Setter   Face, feet, & tail #10 or #15 Tail Scissor
Body, sides, & back only #5F Body pattern #8/8, #10, or #15 Stomach #10
Head & ears #10 or #9 Body #30/1" UC Pads #15
Stomach #10 Top knot, tail piece, & body finish Scissor Straight, Soft-Coated  
Pads #15 Stomach #10 "Puppy"-length trim #30/1" UC
        Short pet trim #4F
English Springer Spaniel Portuguese Water Dog
  Matted strip-down #7F or #5F
Body, sides, & back only #7F Body #30/1" UC Head, face, & tail Scissor
Head, neck, & ears #10 or #9 Short pet trim #4F Stomach #10
Stomach #10 Matted strip-down #7F or #5F Pads #15
Pads #15 Head & tail Scissor    
    Stomach #10 CATS  
Golden Retriever   Pads #15 Very matted #10
Body #7F or #5     Some matting #7F
Stomach #10 Samoyed
     
Pads #15 Matted strip-down #7F or #5    
    Tail Scissor    
    Stomach #10    
    Pads #15