A camping trip that included an incident with a marshmallow, followed by a week of dematting that seemed endless because of how quickly he matted again (turns out he is blowing coat) prompted me to take our puppy in for a shorter haircut. I was a little surprised at how short it ended up after all of my work dematting his back (I was expecting a shaved chest and very short legs because those are the areas I had the most trouble trying to get control of). However, I’m not really trying to second guess the haircut itself - it’s how uneven in it! I groom myself as time allows to stretch between appointments, but I don’t use clippers on his body so I don’t have experience with this. Is it normal for a clippered Havanese to look very uneven? Is it because of the wavy hair? Can anyone direct me to good technique resources to help me shape it as it grows out? I have my preferences, and the thread on puppy cuts here is invaluable, but any really good pro info would really help me piece it all together. Clipper “technique” would help. I think I watched something ages ago where someone showed how to angle the clipper properly to get the right shape on the legs and different ways to blend between clippered and scissored areas. Also, he isn’t blended between his head and ears - I think it’s sort of a Maltese style?
His head was left longer (I love it, my husband thinks he looks like a q-tip). I finally resorted to using little hair ties to pull it out of his eyes - it’s almost long enough to lay back, but not quite. I’ve noticed the hair ties seem to be breaking some of the hair. What do you use for topknots if you do them?
His head was left longer (I love it, my husband thinks he looks like a q-tip). I finally resorted to using little hair ties to pull it out of his eyes - it’s almost long enough to lay back, but not quite. I’ve noticed the hair ties seem to be breaking some of the hair. What do you use for topknots if you do them?
