Charli, now a SchuazerDoodle

[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!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Regular scissors won't work on it? Tara's is straight and thin  and I just cut it with scissors.  I don't have experience with curly. Sorry.

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

Straight shears or even curved shears should work. Just comb it out then cut. You can finish with thinning shears if you feel it looks uneven. Lucy also has a thick, curly/wooly beard (of which I have the prof. groomer keep short now) and I've cut it many times. 

[Bob Johnston]

I would think a comb and some scissors would do it or a comb ad the clippers with no attachment. That way you could blend it in with the rest of her face and neck. I sort of like it but if you did anything maybe just round it out a little a half an inch at most