By Daryl Conner
February 27, 2014
It has been stated that there is nothing new under the sun, however when groomers see stylist Remy Viens with his pet dog Case, they can be heard to say, “I’ve never seen anything like that!”
“It began when I saw my good friend Patrick Lakosh Marceau producing styles on both people as well as dogs with a clipper. He is an outstanding artist as well as can cut any type of style into hair. I wished to try it on my own dog, however he is hand-stripped so I might not.”
Remy’s dog, Case, is a handsome five-year-old retired American as well as Canadian champion miniature Schnauzer. Remy keeps him looking his finest by hand-stripping his coat to maintain the right texture, however the concept of having situation sport an complex pattern kept niggling at him. then it occurred to him that by utilizing the method of hand-stripping, he really might produce designs. He might simulate the work his good friend was doing with a clipper by pulling his dog’s dead coat in certain areas, producing areas of shorter as well as longer hair to style shapes as well as patterns.
He produced a theme on paper as well as then turned that into a stencil. “I had to determine every part of the pet dog as well as then work pulling only three to four hairs each time from his coat. I might only utilize my fingers, however if somebody were working on a larger pet dog with a great deal of flat area, they might utilize tools.”
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Remy understood that nobody had ever stripped a innovative style into a dog’s coat since the process is exceptionally time consuming. “Timing is important,” he said, “You have to plan it so the coat will look its finest when you want to show it. It looks finest six to eight weeks after you set the pattern. After that, you have to strip all the rest to make the style reappear. It looks truly great in the winter, since the skin is extremely light considering that it is not subjected to much sun. There is a huge contrast between the style as well as the skin.”
The very first time he attempted this, he spent time everyday over a two-week span. “Probably 15 to 20 hours all together. It was a huge project, however it takes me less time after a while.” Remy is a extremely innovative man, as well as he is permanently on the lookout for something new as well as special to try. “I am always waiting on Case’s coat to grow so I can do something different. I am regularly making corrections as well as producing new designs.”
Remy has been grooming dogs as well as cats for 30 years. “I dealt with my daddy when I was 12 years old. I groomed for him in the summertime.” Remy now has as well as operates the widely known Poil Luxe grooming as well as boarding facility in Quebec City as well as employs seven other talented, pet-loving people. He commonly puts on training seminars to bring new info to groomers in his area.
Remy debuted situation as well as his hand-stripped innovative style at Groom Expo 2013. “People truly like it; he attracts so much attention.” Groomers regularly want to take pictures of Case, to touch him, as well as ask concerns about exactly how the style is created. Remy says, “I would like a lot more groomers to do this. It is truly fun. somebody who has a genuine skill in drawing might do a lot, truly make art. I believe my work is only the beginning; somebody with huge skill in drawing might truly do something incredible. I just play. I have truly great ideas, however I have to produce hair by hair.” To this skilled groomer, bringing new concepts as well as skills to other groomers matters!
Side bar suggestion: Hand-stripping is a grooming method that includes pulling (or plucking) the dead outer coat of cable or rough-coated breeds by hand or with a specialized tool instead of cutting the hair with scissors or clippers. This encourages new, crisp coat to grow in. The process preserves appropriate coat structure as well as color in the breeds where it is employed.
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