Here is my first stab at a continental. I just followed a few pictures and there are tons of mistakes, but it was pretty fun. It took forever! I tried to keep her close enough to a show clip in case I want to show her at a year old(i did not touch her topknot or neck hair). [/ATTACH][/ATTACH][/ATTACH]
I can't really critique you, but I think you did a pretty good job w/ the placement of the jacket, bracelettes and rosettes. It may just be the way her hair is laying in that pic, but it looks like the hair on her rosettes is longer than the jacket, which makes her top line look off. Others can probably help more. I do know that many professional pet groomers don't do that good of a job on their first CC.
Yes, I think the hair on the rosettes may be too long. I was scared to cut too much My biggest issue was the shaving part. One of the photos I looked at was from thestars (her photo of Bindi on another thread). The shaved part looked completely free of hair. I can't get it smooth like that. Thanks for the response!
Jacket too low in front. The bottom of the jacket should be at the elbow and it should arc up towards the chest. I think the rosettes are great. Perhaps a tiny bit too large, but they are very close (WOW this bitch has shelf!!!!)
I think it looks good. You have about 9 months of growth to do before the neck hair grows to correct length, but.... great start!
Kudos to you on your rosettes, I think most people tend to make them to small or stick them in the wrong place the first time they try this clip. So YAY for you for being 99% correct. Maybe just some slight adjustments (already mentioned) and they'll be about perfect. Very nice
Gosh I keep looking at these pictures and it's killing me. I really want to set this pattern into something... anything *eyeballs the cat* I have two that I maintain but I haven't taken a blank slate and set a new pattern into the coat in a long while.
I can't even manage to bathe my two girls right now though so I have to wait I'm sooooooooooo jealous!!!
Really nice job for a first try! The front bracelets look too high to me. They should be the same height as the back bracelets. I actually used a ruler to set mine so that I knew for sure they were the same height back and front.
Those rosettes always get me!!! LOL I always seem to have one taller than the other and never notice it until they are on the floor and I am looking down on them (slaps head)!
I remember cbrand telling me that about the front bracelets when I started Harry's Miami and let his grow to be higher and she's right it does balance the pattern out. It says in Kalstones to put them at the same length so that's what I followed when I originally set his pattern.
Disclaimer; careful using the step stool don't step off accidently lol. I fell off mine not so long ago because I am so used to walking and moving around while grooming its hard for me to remember to keep my feet still even for a few minutes. I don't move the dog I move me in otherwords lol. Whoops, john took the stool away and put it back in his office from where it was on loan anyway lol.
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