Swiss cheese puppy
 Should I wait it out or dare to trim? |
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| That part of the reason I ended up shaving Dancer down, trying to trim out mats and it just didn't look right, along with other reasons as well. On one hand it made things a whole lot easier, and hey, it does grow back, quite quickly too. Dancer was shaved almost right to the skin in August, and her coat has grown about an inch a month.
I don't know how long the coat would take to grow back enough to just blend.... |
| Ollie's Momma,
Unless it is really really REALLY bad I have to vote for waiting it out. From what you are saying I have to conclude that Ollie is still quite young, pre blowing coat age. As such his "long hair" is probably only 4 - 6 inches long or so and his coat will be growing quite quicky. In only a few weeks the "hole outlines" will be blending in and in 6-8 weeks you'll barely notice them at all. These guys and their coat are quite resiliant so Ollie will recover quickly. (If this had happened with a full adult coat it would have been barely noticable.) I love the look of a Bobtail in full coat and truly belive that they are worth any amount of work to keep them in good shape. Apparently you do as well so just consider how "disenchanted" you could feel if you clipped him down. (I remember my mom crying years ago the first time she clipped down her Afghan Hound in frustration after a particualry bad matting period. It took a long time for her to forgive herself and mom only clipped her down again as she entered her senior years and simply couldn't tolerate the grooming any more.) Groom him out, perhaps do a bit of "blending" but most of all, let him grow it out. My "vote" for what its worth, Cheers Carl |
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