It takes about one year for the coat to fully recover, depending upon the type of coat the BT has, some have "continuous" coats.

Most BT breed books detail how to strip or there are videos on breed stripping if look around the net.

er....can i ask a question? ...What's stripping?

here is a web site it looks ok to me http://clubs.akc.org/btcoa/gg.htm if u have any questions just ask

a tip if ur dog has a oily coat and u are finding it hard to pull use a bit of chalking power or talc to give u better grip:) and we shave out the tummys as it gives a better finish than thinning it as its very hard to strip out with the knifs,
if u dont use ur fingers and use the knifes there is a set u can bye  a red fine one and a blue corser one red i use on the head and legs and tough hairs and just to finish the dog of i use the blue over th body. some of them dont like having there chests stripped so we use thinning scissors,


 allways strip then bath as the shampoo will soften the coat and make it harder to strip. becarefull stripping the heads as they bald very quickly there


umm i cant think of any other stuff to tell u but just ask away i love this breed and if i owned one i would most prob strip out every 2 weeks or so when  the odd hairs start to blow rather than wait for the whole coat to blow so there isnt as much work


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I never use stripping knives - unless used correctly they CAN break the coat and are not in my opinion for the novice. And it will take about one year for a coat to recover if its clipped - depending on the quality of the coat however and if the dog is neutered - neuters often take longer to recover.
Always strip a dirty coat its easier - using thumb and finger pull out the longer hairs - if it wont move its not ready to come out you can roll the coat by doing a bit every few days ( you will have to do the whole coat first then as it grows keep pulling the longer hairs as they grow rather than leaving it for 6 months then having to do the whole coat - this way the coat stays neat and tidy all year round) I never bath after doing a full handstrip in my opinion it leads to skin infections - wait for a couple of days then bath.

He seems to have a decent enough coat, the breeder said he would need stripping every 6 months but 2 months on adn his coat hasnt grown at all (although i noticed a few more hairs some out when i test strip), he came from a litter that was extremely varied in coat type, one blue merle with black coat, one dark grizzle one light grizzle and 1 female light grizzle. So I expect the coat type will be pretty varied too!