[jak]

I get Saffy clipped every 3 or 4 months, but she gets brushed every 12 days or so.

I will bath her sometimes but she usually goes to the groomers every 8 weeks or so for a bath, and maybe 4 weeks for a face feet and tail.
I try and time it in with an event, so ppl think she is always well groomed lol

 

[jak]

Well it depends on the dog, but puppy hair tends to be floppy

my spoo has a very soft and floppy coat as a 4 yr old, so I will never get the springy topknot

I would highly recommend keeping as much puppy hair as possible as you only get it once, just whatever is managable.

Personnally I would keep the puppy's topknot long as they look so cute with it, and if it gets in their eyes, just tie it up with a band that matches their coat colour. If you have a black or dark colour, then the banding doesn't look as frou-frou on them as it does on a white.

Im just saying this because I missed out on the puppy stage so I never got the lovely coat and topknot, and I just adore seeing a puppy with a huge topknot lol

 

[jak]

See what your groomer recommends, with tieing it.

She could cut it in a way where it still stays long , but looks good with tieing.

My spoo didn't get clipped for 6 months once we first got her and her length was amazing (still baths or course) her topknot had to be tied most of the time, or gelled back to keep out of her eyes. If you grow it out you will love it, and you can still clip body short or whatever and leave head long etc.

Here is my spoo when we got her (previous owners had not had her groomed, or done it themselves, for 5 months, she was apricot when we first saw her before the groom)

 

[jak]

I had to give Saffy horns once....
not pretty lol

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss138/darktitan15/IMG_0495.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss138/darktitan15/IMG_0497.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss138/darktitan15/IMG_0496.jpg

http://i569.photobucket.com/albums/ss138/darktitan15/IMG_0504.jpg

again lol, too large

 

[jak]

I eventually had to cut her topknot off though, because it was getting in her eyes, and it was 8 months of growth lol