Boy Dog Beauty Techniques

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

So here is a question for you doodle owners with boy dogs: (so glad my husband doesn't come on here or he would TOTALLY diss me on this); Stanlee’s eyebrows are getting longer and sometimes they cover his eyes making it a tad more difficult to see – or so I tell myself – do you pull back the hair with barrettes or ribbons so that you can see your dog’s beautiful eyes?  My husband says…..oh never mind, this isn’t the place for HIS comments.

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Most recent picture on this computer - this was taken last Friday, August 24th.  Note the shorter scruffy coat and not the curly or wavy coat.  I know, his coat is wet but it isn't much different except the bottoms of his legs are really full but not the top - kind like he's wearing Ugg boots.

 

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Here he is with a dry coat right after i brushed his hair out of his face.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Does he shed? If he sheds he may not have hair that grows as long. I really should have clarified that what I said was about not shedding doodles.

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

.....like a CAT!  Funny thing, though, I brush him every evening and hardly any hair is in the brush or comb but I have hairbunnies the size of Rhode Island floating over the wood floors.

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

When my Oliver's hair gets real long I just grab a bunch and put his hair into a pony tail on top of his head.  Ollie is OK with this :)  I love to see his beautiful brown eyes :)

[Shannon and Finn]

I just trim the bangs with kid scissors using the same techniques for cutting as my hair stylist. I cut the first row of hair above the eyes making it longer as I move toward the sides so it flops over. I think it looks much better when it's trimmed but he is still a shaggy, mop of a dog! I don't have the heart to cut his crazy, long lashes yet...

[ERIC A. NATER]

This is how I kept the hair out of Cooper's Eyes when he was a Puppy, using Horse Braiding Bands.  It got to the point where he looked like a Unicorn, so since then I have trimmed only his eyes and a sanitary trim, keeping him at full length every where else, but just recently started using thinning shears on his Beard to keep from spreading water all over the house.

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

How stinkin cute is this! I put the same type band in Stan's hair and it shot straight up the same way. 

[Jane Jansson]

The first time I cut K-Leigh's hair I cut 8" off. I know dogs are not like people and they don't go blind with hair in their eyes but I cut K's hair around the eyes all the time.  I don't know if it makes her feel better but it does make me feel better.

[GBK]

I trim around their eyes, I love to see their expressive faces.  My Buddy really works his eyebrows when he cocks his head :)

[Marnie, Stanlee's Mom]

Here is a before and after picture of Stanlee; this is why my DH mocks me:

[Janie, Jackson and Jilly]

Stanlee is adorable and I love how he is looking at you in the second picture!