OsterGolden A5 Two-Speed Animal Grooming Clippers with Detachable CryogenX Size 10 Blade (078005-140-002), Black

These clippers work great. I have a little curly maltipoo whose hair is absolutely untamable. After giving him a bath, letting the hair dry, then brushing it, these clippers cut through it like butter.There are a lot of reviews on here saying the clippers won’t cut their dog’s hair. There is a reason for that. You haven’t read the instructions. The product vividly illustrates the purpose of each blade that is available for these clippers. You can clearly see they come with a 40, and that blade is meant solely for ears.Blades for the body are a 3 or 4. You have to buy those separately. To know this you would have had to looked at all the product pictures before purchasing.So it’s not Oster’s fault your clippers didn’t work. It’s the effort of the user to do their do dilligence and research.Five stars. Great clippers. They do get hot, but only when you’re using the wrong blade or your hand covers the vent.

Amazing! If I could give this 10 stars I would. Let me paint the picture for you. I have 3 dogs. Chow chow- poodle mixes. Holy undercoat Batman! My dogs have managed to break 4 sets of clippers.... 4! Just with their hair. I maintained them just as specified and didn't do anything to them other than use them on my dogs. I was even looking at getting sheep shears in hopes that that would cut through the thicket that was growing prosperously on them. I tried the Andis AGC, which worked a few times. Then I tried the KM5 and KM10, which were destroyed after 1 use each. These were half the price of those and they worked like a charm! Here are where the other clippers fell short- which happen to be the same spots these excel:Hot Blades: In other clippers, there isn't any ventilation so the blades heat up fast. I don't know how other people do it, but I stop when the blades get hot and wait for them cool down. Which makes grooming take twice as long. These have little ventilation slats. The blade stays cool for a long time. The body of the clippers do warm up, but not so much that you can't hold it. But don't let your finger block the ventilation hole, that is very hot. For the record, your hand should not be near the ventilation holes at all, hold the clippers further back and it is a lot more comfy.Jammed Blades: the blades in other clippers were always getting jammed, even with frequent stops to clear the blades. These did not jam. Not once!The cords aren't too long or too short- unlike other clippersThere is zero assembly required.I really wish I would have gotten these from the beginning and saved myself the stress.I'm not saying you should do this, but I bought two. When one heats up, I switch to the other one. By the time that one heats up, the other one has cooled down. That way, you minimize the breaks you have to take and the job gets done sooner.

I have a Labradoodle with both fur and hair. When she is clipped close its like he's made out of felt. It's thick.He also is only 9 months and does not really enjoy the whole clipping experience so much. It tickles. And the buzzing makes him extra curious. So the clippers have to work good and fast.These are the first ones that have been up to the job. A good balance of cost, durability, and function.In my limited experience these are best for just plowing through the coat and getting it short- really short. Down to about 1/4-1/2 inch. Effortlessly. Like shearing a sheep- if that was easy.Trying to use them to "sculpt" or cut his hair not that short- challenging. They just dig in and start mowing.I bought a #3 skip tooth to try and get a longer cut. That is essentially a blade with a steel guard built in. Getting the longer teeth through his coat was not such an easy experience as the "miracle mow" of the original blade. And #5 skip tooth might be better. A wash and brush out might make the longer blade easier but jeeze...that's a lot of work to get to the cutting.Don't know about detailed trimming with it. I just use curved blunt tip scissors because its easier to get him to hold still for that.Other notes: good long cord; good shape in the hand; solid build; gets warm but not hot; blades don't get hot.If you need to get a lot of thick hair and/or fur off of a dog, this is a solid machine.