RunnerStreet

I don’t know if its taboo or not, but can you mix and match different clips?
Thule always gets the Lamb clip, and I love it on him. However, strangers always call him a “she” and it drives me up the wall..!
In an attempt to make him a little more masculine looking, I would like to change it up a bit. I’ve joked about giving him a Mohawk for months and now I’m serious. I also want to shave his ears. When I asked my groomer what she thought, she suggested a German clip. I don’t like how full the Greman looks, or how the tail looks. So what I thinking of doing is: keep the Lamb body, shape the top knot into a Mohawk and shave the ears like the German clip?
Any thoughts?!?

Has anyone done this or something similar to what I’m thinking?
Has anyone mixed and matched different clips for a hybrid clip?

Pics too please..

Fluffyspoos

Vegas has most commonly been in a kennel or lamb clip with a full tail and shaved ears. You can do whatever the hell you want!



And him now (I normally grow them long in the winter)

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tokipoke

Unless you are showing your poodle or using him for grooming competitions... he can look like whatever you want him to look like! You can even slap on a nice mustache to go along with his mohawk. Whatever hybrid-clip you choose, just make sure it is still groomed nicely.

My boy is in a "German" look right now with shaved ears. He does not have a lot of length on his body. It's about an inch of hair but he still looks good. I also didn't shave his tail short, but it is still a carrot tail. His pics are on another thread: Leroy shaved face and ears!

I have given him two types of mohawks: one really poofy and big, another skinny and short. I think a lamb clip, with a mohawk and shaved ears will look great! Shaved ears really accentuate the mohawk!

You can also get different looks on the shaved ear based on what blade length is used. The "German" shaved look Leroy has right now (avatar pic) is done with a #10, and his hair grows really fast so it will look fuller in no time.

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tokipoke

Oh, also wanted to add I took Leroy to the dog park to show off his shaved ears and new blue collar. Someone FINALLY called him a boy. But then when that person's dog was chasing Leroy, he said "Go get her!" and quickly apologized and corrected himself and said "Er, I mean go get him!" - SOOOO, no matter what clip you put your poodle in, people will still call them a girl lol. I've gotten used to it. You know, all persian cats are girls too??

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lavillerose

Essentially, yeah, a Lamb with the ears and tail shaved becomes sort of an "easy" version of the German. I say "easy", because in grooming competition, the German is fully hand scissored to make the body just a bit shorter than the legs. It's the same relative look, in other words, it's just the execution that's different, just as the Lamb is sort of the pet version of the Sporting clip that is allowed in special Veteran classes at dog shows (or at any UKC show). Your groomer will probably use blades/clipper combs unless she regularly does full hand scissored jobs. It will still look nice, either way.


This is a VERY plush German from a competition (not mine! I never remember where I steal pics from). Longer than most people leave it, but on this dog its very nice. The tail is also fairly plush, but scissored to a nice "carrot" shape.


This one is a bit less hair, a little more similar to how a pet version might come out. This one has a much shorter shaved tail.

When the ears are shaved, the topknot really looks more like a mohawk, so you may not even want to quite shave in a real narrow mohawk until you see what this looks like. Personally, I find the German is a very masculine clip while still poodley and elegant. I love it! Shaving in a narrow human-like mohawk, actually taking a blade into the skull part, they sort of lose the elegance and turn toward goofy. Which is also fine, if you're into that, but if you don't, it takes a while to grow back!

ETA: Ooops, I misread your OP that you didn't like the tail as that you didn't know what it looked like. Sorry! You can do the tail however you like! The main thing to remember is that poodles don't have rules!

tokipoke

I agree with lavillerose. Mohawks take a long time to grow back. If you still want a more mohawk look but kind of full poodle topknot, here's Leroy with his grown-out mohawk (with mustache and without). The ears are still "short" but not shaved.

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Lilah+Jasper

I mix and match all the time

Lilah has a combo modified conti and dutch - sounds weird but it works for Lilah!

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So flew'd, so sanded; and their heads are hung
With ears that sweep away the morning dew;
--William Shakespeare, A MidsSummer Night's Dream

RunnerStreet

Thanks for all the replies..!
So I went with the Lamb body clip, and the German head clip. I’m really happy with it.

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tokipoke

That haircut is super adorable!!! *ahem* I mean, he is one handsome dude lol.

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