If you want to hand strip your dog and prefer using your fingers instead of a stripping knife or stone, we recommend our Grippy Fingers, re-usable rubber finger thimbles/condoms with a unique anti-slip surface to give extra grip when hand stripping your dog.  
 

A hand(y) stripping tool 

What makes ours better than the other rubber thimbles out there?  
 

Here’s why: 

• Reusable: Our thimbles are made from a thicker rubber. Because of this stronger and thicker material, Show Tech Grippy Fingers are reusable!  
• Thicker yet practical: Though these Grippy Fingers are thicker, you can still feel the hairs between your fingers. This is of course very important when hand stripping a dog. You really want to feel each hair.  
• Anti-slip: Another important feature of the Grippy Fingers are the small studs on the front and back. These anti-slip surfaces will help you grab and hold the hair tighter. This way, you can work faster and with more detail. 
• Protects your fingers and skin: They also protect your skin from becoming sore and prevent blisters from hand stripping.  
• Gentle on your dog, its coat and skin: Not only your fingers are protected; your dog and his coat and skin as well. With the Grippy Fingers, all hairs will be pulled out without damaging the coat. They are ideal for hand stripping show dogs, in situations where every hair is important and must be totally plucked from root to tip, and for plucking hair from the dog’s ears.  
• Help repairing the coat: Grippy Fingers are also used if your beloved four-legged friend’s coat has been clipped or stripped with a sharp stripping knife, because they help to pull out entire hairs from root to tip, so the coat can recover. By pulling out a few soft hairs, there will be place again in the follicle to produce coarser or more rough hairs. Your dog’s coat will be wiry again! 
   
  
  

It’s all in the details 

• Made from rubber
• Available in packs of 25 
• 2 sizes: medium or large. You might need a large for your thumb and a medium for your index finger.  
• Circumference: 1.7 cm 
  Length: 6 cm* 

* All measurements are approximate.  
 

Use instructions 
 
Just slide your thumb and index finger in a Grippy Finger and make tweezers with your index finger and thumb. With your other hand lift the coat up. This way, you can see the hair points standing up. Then, pull with the hair growth. Don't pull with a slow movement but quickly and don't forget to support the skin by holding it with your other hand so that the skin stays in place when you pull out the hair. Take your time and pluck just a few hairs at a time.  

Hand stripping with a grooming stone is ideal when you don't want to damage the hair. The only downside to most grooming stones is that they leave visible grit in the coat. Unless, of course, you use the innovative Show Tech Groom Stones.


Finally, a grooming stone for every coat colour!

There is always some grit when plucking with a grooming stone. What is innovative and unique about these groom stones is that they are available in a variety of colours to match the different coat colours. As a result, any grit residue will be much less noticeable!

What's more, these groom stones are made of high-quality, 100% natural pumice stone that is particularly hard-wearing, making them last much longer than average.

With its elegant rectangular shape and rounded corners, the stone is easy to hold and work with. The homogeneous porous surface allows a better grip on the hair during hand stripping and the coat of, for example, a cocker or spaniel can be plucked without damaging it.


It's all in the details

• Grooming stone – plucks hair safely without risk of cutting or damaging the coat
• For plucking wire-haired dog breeds (terriers) and breeds with a coat that needs to be hand-stripped (cavaliers, cockers, setters and spaniels)
• Available in a variety of colours to match the different coat colours
• Made of 100% natural and high-quality pumice stone that is free from plastic, harmful chemicals and pollutants
• More hard-wearing and therefore more durable than other grooming stones on the market!
• Cleaning instructions: Cannot be cleaned and should not be washed/wet. (The natural material and structure prevent bacteria from surviving on this stone.)
• Handmade using an environmentally friendly production method with extensive quality control
• Dimensions:
  Length: 8 cm
  Width: 4 cm
  Height: 3 cm
• Weight: 20 g*