:mrgreen: Here are pix of Eve's before and after haircut, she had already been washed, dried, and brushed

_________________
Laura and Eve

As much as I love all the fluff. I love a freshly groomed poo even more. I am glad I got to see your avatar closer. What a pretty face.

It's a lot of fun to snuggle all that hair :), but she gets all sorts of foods stuck in her beard. She also licks her face more.. maybe cause it bothers her, so I make sure it stays clean. For the photo I got lazy, then it progressed to oh she looks cute, then ok Im tired of all the licking, and all muggy mouth lol. She always goes thru an "ugly" period between the fresh shaved look and the slightly fuzz look lol!

_________________
Laura and Eve

Do you clip her yourself or send her a packin, LOL I have no patience for scizzoring. I'd like to have poms on the ankles, but I fear mine would be sporting a differant look on each one.

Nah I groom her myself 8) lol. Im a groomer by trade, but at this time Im Home makin' bwuahaha... somtimes it drives me nuts not to get to groom so maybe I need another poo . I dont mind scissoring, but it gets aggravating wanting to give her a full scissor cut.. but the hair hasn't grown back fast enough. Aside from face feet and tail in my avatar she has had a full scissor cut.. no "cheating" and it was fun to see her transformed for the first time. Esp since She gets minor haircuts every 2 weeks lol.
I would love to give or keep pom poms on Eve as he body type could pull it off really cute as she has dainty legs which would emphasize the poms. Unfortunately she has a hair problem on her hocks which I havent hed tested for YET. By tested i mean thyroid, but it's been 3.5 yrs so even if I find out why she may never fill in those spots like a normal dog.. who knows. l havent had her tested for it since it's more cosmetic than anything else, BUT I would love for her to have more hair there. Pom poms are really not that difficult to do but are more time consuming sometimes.. I actually like doing them to get practice, but I dont do them often on Eve. Right now Im growing her hair in a show puppy trim, and when it gets warmer I'll give her a continental for kicks and will be able to give pom poms then! She looks good in the continental, I think since the sparseness isnt AS noticible.

_________________
Laura and Eve

Wow, all scizzoring in that picture. Well done. LOL You have patients. What do you do what a dog jerks and you might have hacked into te fur? Has that happened to you?

Why thank you I have had plenty of time lately to perfect my scissoring skills lol. When I worked for someone else I felt pretty rushed and didnt concentrate as much on that aspect lol. It was more like a treat em and street em feeling, but although they werent as perfect as they could have been they still turned out pretty nice .
Yes I have had dogs that zigged when I zagged, even my own dog. Usually seems to only happen when I use clippers and not scissors, but it still happens. If it's not bad I blend it in better and if it's really noticible I just tell the owner the truth, that although they are domesticated their actions can still be unpredictable and usually they understand.. so when i zigged she zagged. I remember one terrier mix that I was trimming the pads out(hated feet messed with) tried to bite me and managed to get a chunk of extremely noticible mustache off. I never groomed it again since i got tired of it's lack of manners.. so i pawned her off on my associate haha! It's up to the pet owner and breeder to get their pets used to grooming whether it is at home or at the groomers, and I will not tolerate too much misbehavior from future clients. life is too short ;) !

_________________
Laura and Eve

Yep, they really have no clue that they should help prepare their dogs, so's they are not fearful. LOL Yesterday, I got to shave the face of this poodle- sheltie mix. Yep, thats what he and his sister were. But they looked like blindle poodles. Fur felt different, they also got the mucky dirty feel that regular dogs get. Not poodles. He looked so cute. I have this thing about clean faced poos. I feel like I have not formally met them till I see them with a clean shaven face. I could not take my eyes off him after. His topknot was needing some growth, but in my opinion, he looked way better. Our rescue founder also loves poos too. She has a georgous spoo that was about to be turned intot he shelter, but one of our gals was there. Wickett was only about 5 months old then, now a bit over a year. He's beautiful.
Anyways, Stephanie, his owner and I both think the same, about alot of things. She love a clean shaven face too. Everybody else laughs at us for wanting the poos to look this way. Oh welllllllll. LOL
Mustaches are cute, but On light colored poo's you see the brownish stuff on them, so off it goes. LOL

I always get the impression that clients think that that's what groomers for and that it's ok for their dogs to bite us cause its' part of the job. I dont think so! Anywho sheltie-poos? How interesting. I know there are poodles that do have brindle coats but i have never had the "joy" of grooming one let alone seeing one in person. You know I kinda wish that poodles came in clean faces so we wouldnt have to worry of unruly newbies. I love clean faces as well and I try to convince people to get that(most do) simply to get the dog used to it. Then they can let the hair grow! Mustaches are ok, but I hate the food crud on it. Besides that is soo 50's (I think) lol.
My associate groomed this lil red mini and would only shave under the eyes as per owners instructions since she liked the scruffy look. As she got older she decided that she wanted the shaved face well she was a holy terror at that point. Was really good for everything except the face/muzzle *sigh*. I ended up grooming her for about a year and she never was good for the face. You would think she would have learned! She would fight until she was put in the "position"(after a few grooms) and then she would need very little restraint. So it's not like she couldnt behave it's just that she wanted to give us a run for our money lol! By the way I have groomed shitzu rottie mixes before lol!
I would love to have another poo.. dog actually but the hubby is against it... for now *evil grin*. I keep teeter tottering between a large dog and a toy dog. If I go for toy I may go for a show prospect toy poodle, as I think it would be fun to compete and logically speaking is the better choice as a pet. Or I may get a GSD for schutzhund or a pet GSD, Dobie, Pittie, and maybe if I get the hubby drunk enough a std poodle LOL! Very indecisive as this next one will be our last one till one or the other passes. We can only have 2 cat or dogs.

_________________
Laura and Eve

I have two lhasa apsos, they are my baby, and we take them to the groomers at least twice a year. i live in hawaii, so when it gets long, it is hot for them, it seems like they know when they go to the groomers cuz they get really scared. the groomers always tell us that they are great and don't misbehave. the female one, shade is terrified of heights so the groomers always say she is shaking when she gets on the table. they are my babies. i love them to death. i wish i had pix of them

Hi Minnie,
Yes you should post pix of your babies:). Every dog is different, some could never be at the groomer until it was 3 and behave like it has been done hundreds of times while others are on 4 or 6wk schedules since 6wks and behave like it would rather die than let you clip this or that. Those id send to a groomer at a vet *G*, not enough money in the world for me to touch one.
You must be a very dedicated owner to only take them in a couple a times a year, as that is a LOT of brushing you must do at home to keep the coat and skin healthy in between groomings. How often do you brush once a day, once every other day? Altho only going in to the groomers that few times wont help your babys get over their fears if any while there. I can say tho that dogs read us like books. If you are uneasy or in your mind oh no they are not going like to go to the groomers, they will sense that negativity and react to it. So in a sense they are not afraid of going to the groomer they merely sense from you that what is going to happen next is not going to be pleasant.. so they start shaking. It is hard to hide our own emotions to these guys, so we as owners have to get good at changing our own feelings. I can take Eve into the vet and she wont shake once. She will also stand still while the vet checks her out and when she is getting shots.. she takes things in stride. The only time she has feared the vet was when she needed some retained puppy teeth removed and I wasnt there for her to feed off of. The next time we went into a vet not same clinic, she was shaking. After that she was fine because she had my calm nothing bad is going to happen energy to know it was ok. I dont have to say a word she just feels it.
My husband was born in HI, and we last went there in 06.. there is talk about going there this summer, but not sure lol. It is pretty hot there too, Im suprised you dont take them in more often to keep them short! Are there a lot of places one can take their dog to? I know about the dog quarentine laws, Im asking as in if you live there:).
I better run talk to you soon!

_________________
Laura and Eve

i live in Hawaii. the dog quarantine laws have become more lenient. Shade's hair grows faster than buster's but we take care of their hair in between groomer's. we brush their hair twice a day, everyday. we give them baths once a week. they have become better with the groomers. i think it only happened the first couple of times they went to the groomer's. the one we go to is in Kapolei a couple of miles from where we live. there are many groomers here. we have no problem with a shortage. when are you planning on coming here. you could meet my babies

Hi Minnie
Sorry its been a while, but no word on when we will go to HI. Im the dark, Im told his fam will come here or we will go to HI or vegas, not sure about it all. I already did some research on the q laws of HI and they are very involved lol, but worth it as hubby wants to go there next for x amount of years. Just wish I could bring my lil girl in the cabin instead of under the plane.. poor thing. Im glad your babies are getting better for grooming:). Really, you are one of the few pet owners that brush their pets coats as often as necessary. That's what we groomers love to see and I for one price my base rpice on a well brushed pet, and up charge for dematting... if it can be dematted. Would love to meet your babies! Should post pix of them sometime!

_________________
Laura and Eve

i don't know if i told you this but, whenever i try to take pix of my dogs, they turn their butts towards me, so the only pix i got are those of their butts, which i am sure would be funny but not appropriate

LOL, Talk to Denise :) We are still waiting for pictures of Murry! Maybe you two, together, can figure out how to get some good photos of your babies !

Perhaps I could have Lil-Lea have a chat with your babies and Murry to explain the *WONDERFULNESS* of being photogenic and proper posing for pictures. The little photo bug just adores her photo being taken and I swear she poses for them deliberately!

_________________
GUESTS: To Post-Please
REGISTER HERE --> http://tinyurl.com/6yv32b

LetsTalkPetFoods@gmail.com
www.AnimalsSpeak.org
http://letstalkpetfoods.wordpress.com/