How long is your

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

doodle's hair.  Stuart is now 17 months old and other than a puppy cut on his face and a sanitary - his hair has never been cut.  It is 6 to 8 inches depending on the location, his tummy being 6 and his back and head being 8 inches.  He is so darn cute and people just love his look but he is a shedder, his hair is every place.  Also being in FL and loving to swim - would he feel better if it were shorter.  I'm considering trying it shorter.  Have you cut your doodle's hair, how long was it and how short did you go?

 

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

Luna sheds, so her hair has a definite length... she sheds a LOT and her hair (except her tail hair, which is very "doodly") never gets longer than about 2-3". 

It's sort of nice, though because other than using the Furminator to cut down on house tumbleweeds she doesn't need brushing.  I do trim her sanitary area, paw pads and chest though.

[Pam & Trixie]

Loving all the long haired Doods.

Trixies is 9-10" on her back-where it is the longest. She is about 20 months.  It has only been trimmed once about 10 months ago without permission.

She sheds some.  Matts a little.  I have to comb her out every other day.  I will be gone this fall for about 8 days.  My dd is staying with Trixie & will need to comb her out...Im nervous about that.

[Pam & Trixie]

Stuart looks very pleased with himself in the chair

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Jack's never had a haircut, and his hair is about the same length as Stuart's. He is also a heavy shedder, but in my experience, cutting the hair doesn't help with that. When I fostered German Shepherds, that short hair all over the place was just as difficult to clean up as the long hair, if not more so. Instead of tumbleweeds, I had little hairs all over everything; at least the long hair clumps together.

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

This was Bailey last year at her longest.  I love her long wavy locks but for the summer and since she loves to swim so much, I have kept her shorter.  One more grooming for the fall and then I will let her locks grow out for the winter...

 

Either way, Stuart is one handsome dood!!!

 

[KAHLUA]

[KAHLUA]

This is Kahula, I was scrolling down and saw Bailey, I thought it was Kahlua!

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

I keep FInn about an inch long in the summer and 2-3 inches in winter.  I'm not that good a groomer and he's not that patient so we're happiest this way.  I'm impressed with those of you that can keep them long.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Stuart looks awesome.  For your convenience, it probably needs to be cut if he is going to swim a lot.  Clancy is also a shedder and the one time we tried really short it made NO difference in the shedding but he looked stupid. He doesn't have a chance to go to the beach often. I sprayed Horse Mane 'N Tail in his coat and it really helped.

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

Stuart is adorable. Perfect length for him.  If you lived where it gets cold, he would be a great lap warmer:)