anyone know how to do a puppycut
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| What finished length do you want on the body? |
| Ask someone to post a picture of Mandy's clipping job this weekend. This will tell you what not to do. Didn't someone take a picture of Carl and his nakedness? |
I did! it is in the process of being posted Everyone can decide if he is a what or what not to do  |
| I believe I usually have them cut down to about 1-1 1/2 inches all around. Whenever I seem to give it a try I always end up getting the chopped up look, it is never smooth. |
The disclaimer is that I'm NOT a professional groomer 
When you clip, do you go over the area a couple of times? Do you go with the grain or against the grain? If you bathe first, dry completely, then clip, you might also get a more even clip... it seems the hair stand up more for a better cut. Still, I usually clip first, then bathe. Unless you're good at scissoring, you'll need to use electric clippers. To get the 1 to 1 1/2" length using electric clippers, I think you'll need to use a comb attachment. The longest I have is 1 1/4"... I usually clip with a 3/4" comb. The ones with the metal spring-type clips seem to stay on clippers best. You have to usually take the comb off from time to time to remove hooked in hair or the blade won't clip right. And it usually takes longer to clip a dog with these attachments compared to using just a blade. I comb the dog out first, then clip against the grain... starting on the rump or a hind leg and working up toward the head. I usually have to lift the hair with one hand and run the clipper through it. You usually have to overlap your cuts to make it even... just one sweep usually isn't enough. I do the ears, top of the head and the beards by hand unless I'm giving mine a short summer clip... then the longer 1" or 1 1/4" attachments are fine. Blend in the longer and shorter areas with an inbetween comb or with scissors. Thinning scissors work well for this too. This is just the way I do it... not necessarily the "right" way. Can anyone share how to trim beards properly? |
I do everything by hand, and leave about 1 to 2 inches on...(uneven lengths everywhere)  ...but after a week or so of growing it all seems to look less choppy.. |
DandAbi wrote: Ask someone to post a picture of Mandy's clipping job this weekend. This will tell you what not to do. Didn't someone take a picture of Carl and his nakedness?
Hey! Carl looks exactly how I wanted him to look! It's a very Carl specific haircut and he is only referred to as Naked Carl, now. |
6Girls wrote: Can anyone share how to trim beards properly?
Um, grab hold of it and chop? That's how all of my dogs get beard-ectomies. And where are the Naked Carl pictures, Cindy? |
| Carl looked perfect! |
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