The parts of an animal that need trimming most — paws, ears, the face — are exactly the parts a full-size clipper is too bulky to work around safely.

This is a cordless, battery-operated trimmer with precision ground blades, built compact for the fiddly areas rather than a full body clip. It runs on a single AA battery and comes with two close-trim attachments (3mm and 4.5mm), a blade guard, blade oil, a cleaning brush and the battery itself.

• Cordless, battery operated (1 x AA battery)
• Precision ground blades
• Two close-trim attachments (3mm, 4.5mm)
• Comes with blade guard, blade oil and cleaning brush
• Soft touch grip, compact ergonomic design
• For dogs' and cats' paws, ears, face and legs

One thing worth knowing. This is built for small, precise areas — paws, ears, faces — rather than a full-body clip, and Wahl also list it for horses' faces and ears and dairy or show cattle, so it's a multi-species precision tool rather than a dog-specific one. Blades need oiling after cleaning and roughly once a day with regular use, which is easy to skip and shortens their life if you do.

Who it's for: an owner tidying the paws, ears and face between full grooms, rather than clipping a whole coat — cordless and compact enough to use one-handed on a fidgety dog.