Grooming a doodle

[fallon sinclair]

Help me please!!
my baby is getting his first hair cut .
He's 5months and it"s hot here in Flordia, so i would like him to have his first hair cut . so please what's the proper haircut for a doodle? pls show pictures

[Tricia, Shiloh, Fenway & Tessie]

[Tricia, Shiloh, Fenway & Tessie]

grrrrr, I will never get the link thing to work....but you can copy and paste this: http://idog.biz/QuickDownloads/Professional%20Groomer%20Inst.pdf

[Adina P]

Tricia, here in the forum the links work fine just the way you did them where it looks blue above. It turns into a clickable link automatically. It's only in blogs and comments that you have to make the link clickable.

[Adina P]

Fallon, are you asking for directions so you can give your dog the haircut on your own or so that you can tell the groomer what to do?

Does your doodle have any tangles or mats in his fur? Or is it totally well brushed/combed without a single knot or tangle? If your doodle is tangled or has ANY knots...the groomer may just shave him down completely. If you don't want that you'll have to be 100% clear about it when you talk to the groomer. But if he/she is busy they may not have time to untangle and will likely just shave him. Be sure to agree upon it in advance.

There is no specific haircut for a doodle, it's mostly what you want. What does your doodle look like? Curly, wavy, thick coat, thin coat, straight coat?

[Adrianne Matzkin]

Check my page - I just added a picture of how I groomed Samantha. I can't tell what kind of coat your pup has , the picture on your page I only saw the one with a sweater on.
I clipped Samantha about 1/2 on her body, left her longer from the chest and shoulders down.
I scissor cut her head to about 1".