To clip or not to clip
Have a year old OES and now faced (with cold, damp, wet season approaching) with the choice of whether to clip her. My problem is this twofold 1) I have no idea what a clipped OES looks like 2) I have no idea how she's going to react to being 'less hairy' Does anyone have any pictures / experience to help me out here? PLEASE?!?!? |
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| LOL, we have several members who had their dogs get a haircut! All said that the dogs were fine after, and if anything more energetic. I would go to the picture forum and check out the topics. They look very cute! And you can actually see their eyes. I think the 4" cut is the best. They still have hair, but not too much. LOL Willowspite had Dancer's hair cut and Walter, too, had a haircut, and they both looked adorable! |
before:
after: 
walter loves his new haircut because he doesnt need a bath/thorough brushing everytime he goes to daycare, the dog park, or swimming. its really nice if you dont have time to groom all the time. but i am letting it grow out for the winter and i will most likely give him a shave next summer. |
Here is Dancer before her haircut...
And immediately after.... 
And more recently, after about 2 months of hair growth... 
I'm looking forward to her being in full coat again.... but her hair cut helped us through the difficult puppy to adult coat transition and helped with housetraining too. |
| how many inches is Dancers coat now? I love the last picture! |
| It's a little more than two inches I think. It seems to grow about an inch per month.... |
| She looks good in the last picture! Perfect puppy cut coat in my opinion...but i must admit, that I LOVE her in the full coat! I think if I can manage, I will keep Mopsey in full coat. Not a show coat, I will brush the undercoat, but just the long hair. LOL We shall see if this dream will become a reality... |
| Heather and Stacey,
I love looking at these pics. They are so adorable in both hair doo's. I have been doing a photo album of our animals and put a sequence of pictures from bathing. One before, during, and all fluffy again. It was fun to see. Stormi |
| My Simone is a real pig.....she loves to wallow in the mud, water and roll in the snow (a rare event). As a result, she must be kept short haired. IF I have my act together I clip her short twice a year......spring and late summer. However, this year I missed the late summer so she'll have to be hand clipped instead of clipper-clipped. I don't want her "nekkid" going into cold weather. Also, she doesn't develop the proper OES undercoat......I guess toooo much good livin' indoors. So she never develops that proper fluffy look in long coat.........hrumph......but she is still our beloved sheepie. |
| Personally, I like looking at the long full coat of an OES, but remembering how difficult it was to maintain, and the fact that my last OES used to "bump" into things, the puppy cut seemed most appropriate. She loved it.....and so did the groomer!! |
| Not the best before and after photos, but what I could do on short notice.
http://cmyfiles.com/hairloss.html 
Sorry about the red x's. My last server closed my account without notifying me? Sort of weird, but true. |
| Thanks everyone - velcro is now (very) clipped and none the worse for it.
Really appreciate you all taking the time to ease the nerves of this first time owner |
| How do you like the look of your clipped cheepie? Has the shock passed yet? LOL
Do we get to see pics? |
| I love the 2"-4" look. It's just beautiful- reminds me of a silky shag rug, only dog style! Does anyone know if you can do this length yourself at home, or if you do use home clippers, do you HAVE to go all the way down? Does it also help address the "dingleberry" issue having the coat that length? Would a groomer clip the coat to that length? Also, should I consider buying a clipper as an investment? If I could maintain that 2-4" look myself, I'd love to- way too adorable!
Karen  |
| You can use either scissors or a clipper to maintain 2-4", but it's tedious. Think of getting your own hair cut and how it is sectioned off, blended, etc. The combs that attach to the clippers to allow for longer hair just don't work for me. I've been told I need a #40 clipper blade when I use a comb. I'm not going to bother.
Pro groomers are rare who will scissor cut a sheepie for the simple reason is it takes time. However, if your dog is completely tangle and mat free, some groomers might do it. When done properly, the dogs are beautiful. As for the dingleberries at the south end, I just use clippers to create a Poop Chute. I do this on all my dogs as they all have long hair, sheepies and Pyrs. Be careful with the girls, you don't want to nick their private part. As for boys, I also trim around their whizzer. Of course whizzer is an acceptable anatomical term. |
| We are going to clip Sofa because she is matting a lot... That darn puppy coat! She's only 15 month old and is getting troublesome. The temperatures will start going down to 30F (0C) and we were wondering if she will need a sweater. She stays outside during the day while we are at work but will sleep indoors. |
| I wouldn't clip at this time of year if you can help it, but if you have to maybe leave at least 2 or 3 inches of coat. A sweater could be dangerous if you are not home to keep an eye on her, she may get tangled in it and hurt.... |
| Jules is in the transition period from puppy to adult hair. She is so matted underneath and on her legs. I have not had time to groom her lately. I will try and work on her tomorrow but I may be too late. I just don't want to shave her this close to winter. I wonder if I clip under her and on her legs. She still looks beautiful to look at her. You do not even notice until you rub her. |
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