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Fed up after three groomers and really bad haircuts. Need advise.

We have taken Coco to three highly reviewed, expensive and highly rated boutique groomers for a puppy cut the first time, a short 1.5" cut the second time and a trim the third time. Each time she comes back with a bad haircut. 

1. The head is poofy and has lots of hair

2. The muzzle is always shaved off with no fan like hair

3. Eyes are always droopy or feel like weird circular cut-outs and this time I had to take her to Petco for them to specifically trim her eyes because she could barely see. 

Basically she doesn't look like an Australian Labradoodle anymore. :( 

What should I do beyond showing instructions, pictures of the cut we want and giving specific measurements? It's almost like the groomers ignore anything we say and we never a desired outcome. Our cute dog always looks messy. Really frustrated that we can't get a good groomer or rather the groomers don't seem to know what to do with her hair.

Does anyone have recommendations for doodle groomers in the Seattle area? 

Hair cut #1 - poofy and shaved off muzzle. Asked for a puppy cut this time. 

Haircut #2 - Then her hair grew out and we did haircut #2. Here's the groomer left 1.5" length upon my request but the face is completely messed up. 

Haircut #3 - Poofed up. this is more of a face trim so the groomer trimmed her ears, muzzle and yet again, everything looks messy and unlike a labradoodle. 

Now, Coco doesn't have the usual wavy hair of the Australian Labradoodle but, she is super adorable and was a cute puppy.

Her puppy cut here is perfect on the face with nice hair around the muzzle, clear eyes with the right length hair around them and defined eyebrows. This was when we got her from the breeder. 

As you can see, her hair is curly/wiry and not wavy.

This is another gripe we have because the breeder never shared any concerns how her coat would grow out to be fuzzy unlike her litter mates who have perfect wavy coats. 

Coco is as cute as a button but, I'm so sad that her haircuts seem to have messed up her Aussie Doodle look. 

Coco's litter mate with perfect waves. 

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Notice how I blend the top of his head with his ears.  There is no distinction.  Think "Farah Fawcett" when feathering it down and blending it in with the long hair on the ears. 

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