First Hair cut suggestions

[diane]

Ebony is about 41/2 months old and will be getting her first "official" haircut. I would have waited a little longer but my 8 year old daughter did a little trimming herself. Ebony looks much like my daughter's barbie dolls and their new haircuts... not very even and not very pretty. At least no one got hurt -(sissors, a wiggly puppy, and a little girl..Not a good combination.) Her hair is still long enough to be trimmed but I'm a bit nervous. What should I suggest to the groomer? I've never had a dog groomed before. Please feel free to post any photos of your dog with a great haircut that I can take to the groomer.

[LuvMyAbby&Kaela]

I brought a picture of a cut I liked.

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

If you check out the grooming section of Dk...there is a lot of great info there for haircuts and maybe some pics also that would help you.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Scissor cut only.

This is Ned at 4 months with is scissor cut.

[diane]

What a cute photo of Ned. Now that is the type of haircut my Ebony needs. I still want her to look like a puppy. Is Ned a mini?
Thanks for the input.

[Adina P]

Here are IDOG's printable groomer instructions: http://idog.biz/QuickDownloads/Professional%20Groomer%20Inst.pdf

[diane]

Thanks for the web-site. It looks like it will be very helpful.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I guess the good news is she decided to experiment with the dog and not herself. Our daughter gave herself a makeover at that age, and it wasn't pretty.

[diane]

When she was younger she gave herself a haircut....not too pretty either..

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Ned is slightly bigger than mini - he is 17" high and weighs 27 pounds. I loved his puppiness and if you look through my many photos you can see that we have tried different things - as he went through the matting stage. We have kept the same groomer who tries to do exactly what I want. The thing she has had trouble with as Ned has matured and gotten curlier, is the pouf on his head. I think that I have figured it out so next time he goes, he might not end up with a fluff head. This is a more mature picture of him (14 months) that she managed not to have the pouf-head but kept the puppy-look - which I also like. .