Mars Coat King Guide

Breed List

BREED	COAT KING SIZE
AIREDALE TERRIER	23double
AKITA	18 double
ALASKAN MALAMUTE	18 double
AMERICAN COCKER SPANIEL	20 for back&sides(10blade for feathering,26 for showdog
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG	12
AUSTRALIAN KELPIE	12
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER	12
BEARDED COLLIE	18 double
BEDLINGTON TERRIER	12
BELGIAN SHEPHERD	18double, 23 blade for short coats
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG	18 double
BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER	12 double
BORDER COLLIE	18 double
BORDER TERRIER	12
BORZOI	10
BOUVIER DES FLANDERS	12 double
BRIARD	18 double blade or 12 blade double for very thick coats
BRITTANY	20, 26 for showdogs
CAIRN TERRIER	12
CARDIGAN CORGI	10
CATTLE DOG	12 or 23 double larger cattle dogs
CAVALIER KING CHARLES	20 for back and sides, 12 if very thick coat and for ears
CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER	20
CHIHUAHUA	20 or mini 10 blade
CHOW CHOW	12 double
CLUMBER SPANIEL	20, 26 for showdogs
COCKER SPANIEL	20 (10 feathering), 26 for showdogs
COLLIE ROUGH	12 double
COLLIE SMOOTH	20
CURLY COAT RETRIEVER	23 double
DACHSHUND	16, 26 for wirehaired
DANDIE DINMONT	16
ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL	20 (10 feathering), 26 for showdogs
ENGLISH SETTER	30 double
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL	20 (10 feathering), 26 for showdogs
FLAT COATED RETRIEVER	20
FOX TERRIER	12 for wirehaired, 16 smooth coat
GERMAN SHEPHERD	18 double
GOLDEN RETRIEVER	20 neck for showdogs, 18 double for body
GORDON SETTER	30 double, 10 feathering
GRIFFIN BRUXELLOIS	12 general tidy up, 20 for a more cleaned off look
IRISH SETTER	30 double, 10 blade for feathering
IRISH TERRIER	16
IRISH WATER SPANIEL	23 double
IRISH WOLFHOUND	18 double
JACK RUSSELL TERRIER	12 rough and broken coats ,16 smooth coat
KEESHOND	12 double
KELPIE	12
KERRY BLUE TERRIER	12 for longer coat areas,16 for back
LABRADOR	23double
LHASA APSO	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
MALTESE X	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
MALTESE	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
NEWFOUNDLAND	18 double
NORFOLK TERRIER	12 or a 16blade for a more cleaned off look
NORWICH TERRIER	12 or a 16blade for a more cleaned off look
NOVA SCOTIA DUCK TOLLING RETRIEVER	10
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG	12 double
PAPILLON	16 or 12 blade for very thick coats
POMERARIAN	8
POODLE X	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
ROTTWEILER	30 double
SALUKI	20 or 26
SAMOYED	12 double
SCHIPPERKE	12
SCHNAUZER	12 general & legs, 16 or 20 to strip down back
SCOTTISH TERRIER	12 general & legs, 16 or 20 to strip down back
SEALYHAM	12 general & legs, 16 or 20 to strip down back
SHARPEI	26 blade
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG	8 (if very thick coat),10
SHIH TZU	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
SHIH TZU X	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
SIBERIAN HUSKY	18 double
SKYE TERRIER	12
SUSSEX SPANIEL	20, 26 for showdogs
TIBETAN SPANIEL	12
TIBETAN TERRIER	12 blade for hair up to 5cm long, 10 blade if longer
WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL	20, 26 for showdogs
WELSH TERRIER	12 for legs and dematting, 16or 20 to strip down the back
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER	12 general tidy up /23 blade double wide for a quicker
YORKSHIRE TERRIER	12 or 10 blade for dematting

As a general rule:- the thicker or longer the hair the larger spacing required between the blades.

:- the finer or shorter the hair the smaller spacing required between the blades (the 6 blade original has the largest spacing between the blades and the 26 blade original has the smallest spacing between the blades.)

Please note:- the spacing between the following blades is the same:-

8 original and 12 double

10 original and 18 double

12 original and 23 double

16 original, 20 original, 30 double and 10 mini

26 original and 14 mini