Charli, now a SchnuazerDoodle

[Adrianne Matzkin]

I had a CRAFTs moment and Charli is paying the price. My goal was to trim her head down a little bit since it was getting very round on top. I combed her out, used a 1/4" comb over the blade. Took the comb off to clean it since I hit a snag in her hair. Combed out the snag and started up the clippers again. I was so impressed how well I combed her since I didn't hit 1 snag. Then I looked again and I saw that I forgot to put the comb back on the clippers! What a fool!! I got the rest of her head to the same extremely short head.  I love the shortness but the doodle bump in the middle of her head is huge and it sticks out like she has a tent on her head. Nothing I can do about that but wait for it to grow in.  I do have to trim those Schnauzer eye brows done.

I didn't touch her ears. They are full the way I love them but with this shearing they are too full (she looks like the Flying Nun).  Here's the question:

Do I trim the top of the ears and shape them and leave them as full as possible? or totally trim them short to her flap? What about her beard? 

I know it will all grow back but I am seriously irritated with myself.

She is really much prettier then she is in these pictures. She was not cooperating at all. 

Check out that skull point!

[Kyoko]

She looks like a cute Kewpie doll!

[Patti]

She loves you all the same.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Adrianne, you are a trend-setter in New Jersey.   The good news is that it will grow. When my daughter grew her bangs out at about age six to avoid my crooked trimming of her bangs, I got the hint!   This is why I don't even make an attempt at grooming my dogs. :-}

[Helen & Kirby]

I love the doodle-bump!  Kirby has a big crown on her head too!