Doodle tail

[Christina]

My 4 1/2 month labradoodle Oakley had his first scissor cut grooming last week. She took him down what she called 1/2 cut- not shaved but about 1 inch coat length. We are happy with the cut but noticed after he came home that she left his tail long. Is this a typical style for doodles? Not sure what most typically do with the tail. Oakley is a mini Australian multi-gen with wavy to curly hair. Curious how others have groomed the tail....

[Debb, Lucy & Oscar]

Longer tail hair length is typical for a doodle cut. If tails are shaved it's usually due to either the owner's preference or extreme matting, but most groomers familiar with a 'typical' doodle cut will leave it longer.

[Jennifer and Lily]

Long tail hair is normal, unless you ask for it shorter :) I have found that the same goes for eyelashes. Before I groomed Lily, her groomer never cut her eyelashes, they got to be 5 inches long when I decided to cut them. After a few grooms you will decide what you like the best :)

[Barb @ Gemstone Labradoodles]

I usually shorten the tail feathers a bit with each grooming to keep the tail in proportion with the coat length. The shortest I have ever cut a tail is about 5 inches on a standard size dog. (except for the lion cut I recently did)

I scissor the tai by holding it out straight and taking small cuts at about a 45 degree angle all the way down the tail so that it doesn't look to structured. I trim the end of the tail shorter as well.

I like long flowing tails, but if they get too long and the body is short, then I think it is a bit out of proportion.

[Judy, Meg & Polly Wolly Doodle]

I like Polly's tail long. Her first coat cut is about 7/8" so she looks shaggy, we left her face long (I trim between her eyes and her eyebrows) and her tail long.  We love the look we ended up with.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I leave Tara's tail longer. Her coat is wavy/curly mixed but her tail is very straight. Right now her coat is about 1 inch long and her tail is 3-4 inches (she's a mini too) I also leave her face longer.  I think it is the most common doodle cut but some people like other cuts so you can always experiment. :)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Typical doodle tail.  Second is Ned when he was short (during matting stage) but tail is still long. He is a small ALD also: