Short Hair Do/Shaggy Head

[Tait & Finn]

Finn just got a short cut today which I like and I think he does too but his head/ears are still shaggy and I'm thinking it looks kinda odd. It makes his head look extra big!! Can anyone give me some ideas for how to cut his head/ears to make it blend? I've attached a picture to show you.

[Trudy Harlow]

I think he looks great. But I trim my dog like this too, in the summertime. Check my page for photos. I've seen doodles with trimmed heads and they just don't look like doodles anymore.

[Leslie, Yogi & Maci Bear]

This looks pretty good to me. I wouldn't cut the face if he were mine

[Tait & Finn]

Thanks for the replies. I definitely want him to keep his doodle look.

[Carol Jagger]

Ive been thinking about doung the same thing so glad to see the picture. I've also wndered about doing a bit of a schnauzer cut, with the legs longer and just the body short, since Anderson cooper's mats seem to be mainly on his bosy and collar area. Has anyone ever tried that? I'd love to see some pics if so

[Barb @ Gemstone Labradoodles]

You have a right thought. The leg hair  should be longer than the body on most breeds. When I went to grooming school we were taught to use one length longer on the legs than the body. So if we used a 5 on the body, we used a 4 on the legs. That was for any breed.

For a really short cut, for me, I use a 3 3/4 on the body and a 3/4 ht on the legs.

Most of the time I use a 3/4 ht on the body and scissor the legs. When you scissor the legs, you can make more of a straight looking  leg which is a proper doodle look. You aren't bound by the shape of the leg.

I have one girl who is so stocky and loves the mud so much she gets a whole body 3/4 ht shave and it looks quite good on her.

[Kristin and Sophie]

I think he looks adorable.  I really like his cut.

[Tait & Finn]

Thank you!!

[Stephanie and Ragley]

I love it!

[Barb @ Gemstone Labradoodles]

I think he looks great. I tend to have the length of hair on the ears the same as the top of the head to avoid fluffy ears but his head is pretty short, so I wouldn't go there right now. I would think about shortening the face a bit and the length of hair on the ears in 2 or 3 wks when his head has grown in a bit.

Looks like they left his tail quite long as well. Just think about balance. If the body is short, the head and tail need to balance with the rest of the hair cut.

Overall I think you got a great cut on a great doodle and I think you should leave if for now. :)