Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

These are excellent clippers, they can clip for long sessions without overheating the motor, they don't slow down, stall and clatter when you overfeed them like the cheaper alternatives. The manual does leave a little to be desired for the care of the clippers, and just so you know there are no instructions whatsoever for how to use these clippers on your dog or cat. Would I buy them again , absolutely! OK now that I said I'm good with the clippers let me address some of things I read in the other reviews, clipping animals well is not a piece of cake , there is a reason groomers charge what they do. It takes a lot of knowledge to make a dog look nice , it takes a considerable investment in equipment to deal with all the different breeds and hair types. Buying a good clipper with the one included blade is not going to make you a dog groomer. If you are paying for grooming now you can buy these clippers by doing it yourself twice, do yourself a favor and figure out what length you like your dogs hair and get the appropriate blade for that length as well. "They get hot", if you mean the blades yes they do , these are professional clippers and they cycle the blades very fast, keep them oiled , use the "kool lube" it does work well but you still need to use clipper oil occasionally with the kool lube. Take a break and work on something else or switch blades and do a different part of the dogs body. Or buy a second set of your favorite blades so you can switch and let them cool. If you do buy extra blades get good ones, Oster or the better Andis blades, those generic blades that fit are not as sharp or of good quality and will run even hotter. As home groomers we take longer , so the blades get hotter, so the ultimate answer is to get better at this so you can go faster. "It cuts too short" , yup it's a #10 blade , cuts 1/16" against the grain and about 1/8" with the grain , typically used for bellies and around the hoo-haa, if you like this look on the body that's fine just don't let the dog get a lot of sun until the hair grows back a little. Now is a good time to mention that when you look at Oster blades they all state a "cut length" this is the length they cut against the grain, when you cut with the grain they leave more hair but it's usually not quite as even. "It doesn't work well with the guide combs" No the #10 blade is not the best for using clip on guides, certain hair types will be ok , but if you really want to rely on guide combs you need a #40 or #50 blade , works much better. Beware #40 or #50 blades are designed to cut extremely close (surgical prep) so don't use them without the combs. Do some research, YouTube is loaded with videos about dog grooming, just go to YouTube and search "dog grooming" or "dog grooming with clippers" I'm not trying to be a wiseguy, it's just that some of the really negative reviews were from people who were obviously not at all prepared for the task at hand and blamed all their issues on the clippers.