Buddy visited my grooming table today. He is a diabetic ShihTsu. He has front leg issues and hates ear plucking. For the most part though I consider him to be a good boy. He grumbles throughout the whole process but is only troublesome for nails and ears plucking. He is quite a frail fellow and tips over easily. I find that taking my time, talking calmly and giving him time to cooperate with what I need him to do...we get along just fine. For his summer do I used a #5 blade on his body and on as much of his legs as he could cope with...then I scizzored the rest of his legs. This photo is an oldy...looks like a 5/8 inch trim.