You won't belive what I did to Teddy. I can't even believe that I did this - I was just going to clean them up a bit and may trim a little off the top knot and face because they are both getting susch long hair. Well, ginger didn't go too bad but Teddy's top know was soooo thick - like a mop and of course they havent been bathed since before the surgery in Jan - so I decided to try and use the clipper LIGHTLY ON THE HEAD - boy was that mistake!!!! Now i had a flat head with fluffy ears - he looked so funny that I decided to cut his ears shorter - needless to say my OCD took over and he now has shaved ears - hardly any top knot and a body with a long coat - so he looks like an ant-eater!!! I am soooo mad at myself! poor Teddy - I wish I could bathe him and clip him down! Waaaaaa! Its my own fault so go ahead and yell at me! boo hoo!
I have never done such a bad job - I think its because my shoulder isnt totally healed yet and I don't have the range of motion I need so I started something I couldnt finish! poor Ted!
As everyone kept telling me "It's only fur, it'll grow back". I did a similar thing to T a few months back except I thought I was doing a good job :rofl: I was happily snipping away at his topknot thought it was going well, stood back a few steps and had a look and it was flat so then I tried to round it up and took a heap off trying which made his head look tiny LOL.
And I've just done it again to his tail, clipping away and he moved and took an extra chunk out of the top so I thought OK I'll just even it up and now he has too much clipped off and I'll have to wait for it to grwo back.
Don't feel bad, Teddy doesn't know and I'm sure we've all done it. "It's only fur, it'll grow back"
Awwwwwwww, On the bright side, it's only hair and it will grow back. Point of fact it probably grows faster than is convient most of the time right
I'm sure it isn't THAT bad, at leats it probably looks like you did it on purpose rather than like a five year old took a pair of craft scissor to his head
lol no it doesn't look like I did it on purpose - its lookes like he got caught in a lawn mower - all uneven - he woldn't let me shave his face right - he looks awful - like an ant eater - :rolffleyes:
One time I thought I would shave Caseys belly as he was liiing down LOL.
Well never shave inside legs while liing down case you can see more then you think to say the least. Poor little bugger had a nekid butt
LOL....it will grow back and Im sure he will look better once you take down his coat and even out his body to his head. Its ok Pam.....the best of us have made mistake's and its okay.
Pics would still be great!! lol Just post a pic on this thread.
It is always worth having a go, that's how we improve. Everytime I pick up the scissors for T I think 'ohh wonder what sort of mess I'm going to make today" but if I never do it then I'll never get any better and he just has to put up with his Learner Mum. Atleast he wasn't someone elses dog and you had to send him home looking like an anteater :smile: and you didn't cut the dog either so it certainly could have been worse!
*giggles* I've recieved a few of those calls from owners who got annoyed because I didn't have an opening the day the called and they were going to have to wait *gasps* 24 hours. Soooo they decided the heck with me they would just do it themselves, can't be that hard right?? LoL It's always fun to see how the dog looks when they come in for me to try and fix.
I agreew ith Blue, you didn't cut him or razor burn him so it's all good. He probably doesnt even notice
Actually the pictures don't really show how bad he looks - he wouldn't stand still for me so you can't really see the ant eater look - or can you !lol!
Gosh here we were thinking you'd pretty much scalped him and he's not that bad at all :rofl: Yep with a bird in his mouth he would cerrtainly look the part.
You know what I have to agree, he doesn't look bad. The first thought that jumped into my mind was field dog. I actualy did that (on purpose) to two poodles this past friday. It was (kinda) what the owner wanted..... I say Kinda because she wanted them dematted.... she didn't say how
As soon as my daughter takes hers to the vet for their parvo shots I am takin mine to the groomer!!!
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