[Astaris888]

So I did his paws the other day..as best as I could. He really doesn't like me clipping his front paws because the first time I did them I accidently had the clipper set on #40(i have the 5 in 1) and I nicked him a couple times. Anyways..I noticed some matting between the toes..very important to clip these paws as they get wet and get snow balls and this leads to matting which is painful for the dog. I'll always be team clean feet.

 

[Astaris888]

I will have to touch them up as he wouldn't let me spend too much time on them. Got to get all the hair out between the toes.
I managed to clean up the back feet as he doesn't withdraw them as I never nicked them.
He remembers.

 

[Astaris888]

This is the current situation with his face. I believe he has a little over an inch on his face and the groomer will round out the muzzle in a couple weeks.
The key with growing out the face is learning how to trim around the lip area(so they aren't eating their hair) and trimming around the eye area. I like to use small blunt tipped scissors and take my time.
I also use my clipper to shave right between the eyes so that dog can see. I also shave and trim above the eyes so there is no hair falling in between eyes. Took some time to feel comfortable doing so but I go slow and it's obviously needed so the dog can see.
I really dislike seeing a teddy bear face with the eyesight obstructed and hair falling into the mouth..that's not the way to do it. It should look clean and tidy and be clipped around eyes and lips. If you can't do it.. the groomer can do it.
I see it too often with doodles and unfortunately some poodles.

 

[Astaris888]

I trimmed his ears shorter as I'm going for a fluffy shorter rounder ear but didn't feel comfortable doing it myself so will leave it to the groomer.

 

[Asta's Mom]

What an adorable face. Love that you can see eyes/expressions. Good Job.

 

[Astaris888]

What an adorable face. Love that you can see eyes/expressions. Good Job.

Thank you! Arent they all?

I learned the shaving in between eyes tip from watching asian fusion videos..I want the groomer to get the area above eyes very short so it kind of fades into the top knot. That way the area around eyes will be very clean and short..which is key when you want a fluffy face.

 

[Astaris888]

I also had to cut out some mats from his front legs...ughh its because of all the snow. I trimmed his body myself but its uneven lol as Ive never done it before but I dont want to trim the legs as the mess ups will be more noticable..the groomer will fix it lol

 

[Astaris888]

He likes to watch dog training videos...hes so funny.

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This is in our basement that we were renovating so don't mind the lack of furniture/empty space.

 

[94Magna_Tom]

What a smart boy! He thinks they're people training videos though 🤣!

 

[Astaris888]

What a smart boy! He thinks they're people training videos though 🤣!

Lmfao..I believe he thinks so too!

 

[Astaris888]

Our Bengal cat watches them too as he's trying to understand the new family member lol.

 

[Astaris888]

So this is the look I'm going for right now...this is a Standard Poodle from Tik Tok..his mom is a groomer so she always keeps his face neat and is on top of any growth that may obstruct eyes and chinarea is kept very short and neat and lip area is trimmed and lines with the lips. The key to this clip is making sure it remain neat. My puppy is used to me handling his face and he allows me to cut and use the clipper on his face and under the chin so thankfully that's worked out.

 

[Astaris888]

If you notice she shaves right in-between the eyes. I got this tip from her and it really helps with ensuring hair isn't in the eyes.

 

[Astaris888]

She used dye on ears and toes which is not something I will be doing. Also..I don't think I will do the flared legs because it's winter and my boy is starting coat change and the ice balls don't help.

 

[Astaris888]

Here is his face..I shaved a bit more between the eyes..I don't know if I took off too much..lol. I also used my clipper and shaved more above the eyes so the hair is short and fades into the top knot..I took off some inches from the top knot to make it shorter and rounded it off. It's an amateur job bit it ensures he sees clearly.
For some reason his ears look alot shorter in this pic(angle)..but they are longer in person.
His crate is in the guestroom now but he prefers to be on the bed. I have a comforter just for him that I can switch out for guests. It is what it is lol.

 

[94Magna_Tom]

Nice job! He's totally adorable 😍!

 

[Johanna]

Thank you! Arent they all?

I learned the shaving in between eyes tip from watching asian fusion videos..I want the groomer to get the area above eyes very short so it kind of fades into the top knot. That way the area around eyes will be very clean and short..which is key when you want a fluffy face.

I clip a little inverted V between the eyes and scissor the topknot with the scissors held vertically from the bridge of the nose. I recommend the Shirley Kalstone book on grooming poodles for beginners.

 

[Johanna]

I’m convinced they will chew up almost anything!

I teach the "Leave It" command to puppies. Over the past fifty plus years have not had anything destroyed. The dogs are, however, free to shred their own toys. So far it has worked quite well.

 

[Charliethespoo]

Here is his face..I shaved a bit more between the eyes..I don't know if I took off too much..lol. I also used my clipper and shaved more above the eyes so the hair is short and fades into the top knot..I took off some inches from the top knot to make it shorter and rounded it off. It's an amateur job bit it ensures he sees clearly.
For some reason his ears look alot shorter in this pic(angle)..but they are longer in person.
His crate is in the guestroom now but he prefers to be on the bed. I have a comforter just for him that I can switch out for guests. It is what it is lol.
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Oh he is so handsome 🥰 his face looks like he's the most gentle boy

 

[Astaris888]

I clip a little inverted V between the eyes and scissor the topknot with the scissors held vertically from the bridge of the nose. I recommend the Shirley Kalstone book on grooming poodles for beginners.

Thank you.

My groomer will be doing the Asian Fusion clip on him in 2 weeks..hence the shaving in between the eyes which is part of the clip.
I have done the inverted V but when there is lots of hair on the muzzle I find the recommendation for shaving between the eyes really makes the eyes pop and of course it's practical because there is no hair coming into the eyes.

I have the book but I'd rather leave most of it to the groomer haha.