This was my little guy 'Peanut' when I brought him home as a puppy.
He is Dachshund/Bichon mix.
This is 'Peanut' now, 4 years later.
I call him my little old man.
As you can see, I have let his ears and beard grow out long.
I have never taken any length off of his ears or beard, just neaten them up when I give him a hair cut.
I have always liked his long beard and ears.
But, lately they have been looking messy all of the time.
Even right after you brush out his beard and ears, they still look wild.
So, I had been thinking lately of giving him a makeover.
I really like how cute he looked when he was a puppy.
Funny thing is, as much as I fuss about pet owners who won't let me trim up their dogs stringy ears, or messy beards, I was acting just like my customers.
The only difference was, my dogs long ears and beard are always mat free. :)
What to do?
Should I just shorten the ears by half, or should I go all the way and clip all of the hair off his ears to try to recapture that puppy look?
Should I take half off of the beard, or scissor the face tight?
Well, the first thing that I did was clip off the ears with a #7F blade.
I must say.... I am pathetic, because I stood there a few minutes running my fingers down his ears and talking myself into cutting the hair.
I know!
It's hair....it grows back.
That is why I finally cut the hair, because I do know that it grows back. lol
So, here he is with his ears clipped. (don't mind the sad face. He always looks like that when I try to take a picture of him. Mr. Serious)
Do I like it?
Am I sorry that I clipped the ears short?
No, I don't like it. (although as I write this post, with him laying next to me, I am getting used to it)
Yes, I am kicking myself in the butt for not scissoring the ears short first to see what that looked like.
Next came the beard.
Short and tight to match the ears.
I do like the short face.
It does make him look younger, but I still liked that old man look.
It will grow back.
It will grow back.
It will grow back.
Happy Grooming, MFF
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