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I've had Jessie for 3 months now, and I was inspired by Samie's post to put Jessie in a fuzzy pony-ish clip. I say fuzzy because I don't want to take the main part of her body too short (yet), her top knot and "mane" area really aren't that long now, and also because I just ordered a pet dryer and it's not here yet. And I don't know what I'm doing, so I probably won't get that close- hence the ish
But I figure I've got a while to practice while her hair grows in before I take the real plunge.
Also let me say that I'm not seeking perfection. I don't even have a good grooming set up yet- I think all of you would have a pretty good laugh watching me groom Jessie on the bathroom floor. Luckily, she's a very patient dog and I'm not a nervous person by nature. We do manage to make this fun with lots of cuddles and indoor fetch breaks that leave poodle hair ALL OVER my house. ?
So anyway, here are some pictures of the beginnings of fuzzy Jessie pony. Now to my question- what's the best way to leather the ears? I used the #15 blade on my Wahl Acro clippers on them which at least got the hair shorter. But it left a fringe around the edge of her ear that I'm too much of a chicken to cut with scissiors since it's so close to the actual ear. Is there an easy way to get a clean edge? Is it safe to use a #30 on them, or would you recommend I not try that? Jessie could care less what I do to her ears, so she'll be plenty still. We're still working on cooperation when it comes to her feet, so for now I do those weekly and get what I can, haha.
Also let me say that I'm not seeking perfection. I don't even have a good grooming set up yet- I think all of you would have a pretty good laugh watching me groom Jessie on the bathroom floor. Luckily, she's a very patient dog and I'm not a nervous person by nature. We do manage to make this fun with lots of cuddles and indoor fetch breaks that leave poodle hair ALL OVER my house. ?
So anyway, here are some pictures of the beginnings of fuzzy Jessie pony. Now to my question- what's the best way to leather the ears? I used the #15 blade on my Wahl Acro clippers on them which at least got the hair shorter. But it left a fringe around the edge of her ear that I'm too much of a chicken to cut with scissiors since it's so close to the actual ear. Is there an easy way to get a clean edge? Is it safe to use a #30 on them, or would you recommend I not try that? Jessie could care less what I do to her ears, so she'll be plenty still. We're still working on cooperation when it comes to her feet, so for now I do those weekly and get what I can, haha.


