1st Attempt at butt trimming
 He was acting depressed and had vomited the day before a few times. While on fluids, he started to dance in his cage and sure enough, within two minutes, he eliminated a peach pit. I have NO idea where it came from. Maybe my neighbor tossed it over the fence, or a raccoon dropped it into the yard.At any rate, Wendel came home pretty stinky. The vet tech was very apologetic but said that he had so much hair on his rear she couldn't really clean him. They don't have a tub or anywhere to bathe dogs. I decided that it was time to stop stalling and to attempt my first butt trimming (thank you Dawn for the instructions in the grooming section!) I have been meaning to do it for months, but have been very, very intimidated. I didn't want to be responsible for making Wendel look scalped on his rear.  Now it's still a bit uneven and Wendel still needs a proper full wash, but I wanted to share what I did... or attempted to do.    I was a bit unsure of how far to cut down the leg. Also, since Wendel has a curly coat, I wasn't sure how long to keep it. Any suggestions on how to make it transition into the rest of the coat better? |
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It looks pretty darn good.  If you were to brush and fluff his whole body, you would find it blends in just fine. Otherwise, after about a week and it loses that "just cut" look, it will not seem so obvious and different from the other coat around it. |
| It does look good. With wavier hair, it's harder to lose that shelf on the top and make it blend since it doesn't just stand up on end. No matter how nicely Clyde is cut, he gets the shelf, too. One thing you can do is stand on the side of him, so you're looking at his profile. Brush the butt hair up and out and brush where it starts to transition straight up. Trim, in an arc, following the butt hair, all the way to the highest point. Or, like Dawn said, wait a week and it all blends on its own.  |
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