Carrying all my tools in a backpack and my high velocity dryer in a totebag, I travel from apartment to apartment in New York City. Mainly servicing Manhattan, I occasionally travel to Queens and Brooklyn. I am walking, taking buses and subways. I meet lots of interesting people and great dogs, and I see all sorts of homes.
My backpack weighs about 14 lbs. The high velocity dryer weights another 5 lbs but it's worth carrying because it makes a dog's coat look so great. It lifts the hair from the roots and it even removes a lot of knots and tangles without any stress to the dog or any brushing or combing.
The tools in my backpack include 2 types of brushes (2 different slicker brushes and pin brush), 4 combs (greyhound, a shorter, wider greyhound, a flea comb, a small face comb), ear powder, liquid ear cleaner, cotton balls, 2 nail clippers (small and large), styptic powder, hemostat, 3 types of shampoo (oatmeal, bright white, coconut clean), detangling/conditioning spray, matt breaker, an electric clipper, clipper blades, snap-on combs, 2 straight shears, 1 curved shear, 2 thinners, a suction cup with metal ring, a short grooming loop, and bows. The suction cup with metal ring and the grooming loop are used to restrain a dog in the bath or during grooming. Sometimes I carry a rubber curry or hand stripping tools if the situation calls for it.
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