Results of Not Brushing

Even though Halas loooooves Tina the Groomer, and will be very still, sweet, and cooperative for however long she has to work on him, he hates it when I brush him. As a result, I don't brush him nearly as often or as thoroughly as I need to. Combine that with he and Barley being together for the better part of this month, biting, chewing, and slobbering on each other, and I had one matted doodle. He went to see Tina the Groomer yesterday. I told her that she'd probably have to shave some spots, but she always does her best to avoid that, or try to work a comb-over situation to cover up a spot that she has to clip really short or shave. I also wanted about 2 inches taken off of his coat anyway, so I was expecting a very short-haired doodle when I picked him up, and that's exactly what I got. She had to go so short in so many spots, that he looked really patchy, so she just evened him out. I think he looks really good, and he's velvety soft. I also like that you can tell he's not fat. When his hair is long, everyone thinks he's fat. Now, you can really see his scrawny little neck, although it's covered by his ultra-tough skull and crossbones bandanna in these pics.

Here is a before pic. It's just of his face, but it's such a goofy look that I had to include it. These pics are all from my phone, so I don't know how good they'll be.

BEFORE: