1. Ears - clip inside and outside of ears. Do not trim below the ear flap. Start at the flap and clip to the point of the ear.

After clipping, trim around the outside edge for a clean finish. Where the ear connects to the top of the head, trim away excess hair so topknot falls around ear neatly.

2. Face - Cut back black heavy whiskers (be careful not to damage muzzle coat). Use thinning shears to neatly trim in between the eyes.

3. Elbows - If the coat is excessive you may want to lift up body coat and thin out coat in this area.

4. Tails - Tail can be trimmed using thinning shears about the width of your fingers.

5. Body Coat - if it becomes excessively long it can be trimmed using thinning shears taking a little off at a time.

6. Front Feet - lift up body coat and use thinning shears to trim back

7. Back Feet - Most of the hair on hock should be left long but should be trimmed evenly along base of the foot.

8. Toe Nails - should always be short. The silky foot should look like a cat?s paw when finished. I recommend the use of a dremel for grinding the toenails down.