[Great Big Puppy]

Ok, so I still need a LOT of practice, but I finally got Cash groomed again. I tried his tail, but didn't take pictures of it.... He really doesn't like the bands, and rubbed them out within 10 minutes, I'm going to keep trying though! I'm thinking he needs a slight body trim(?) to give him some curves? Or should he still look like a big puff ball at this age (5 months)? Let me know what you think! (Oh, and it's amazing I even got these pic's snapped, he wasn't feeling too photogenic, he wanted to play instead!

Ok - so I cannot load the pictures now, having technical trouble, will try again soon.

[Graco22]

Aw..he's SO pretty! You did a great job! yes, if you want, you can start trimming the body hair to shape it, and give him some shape..first you need to decide what cut you are going to put him in though.

[poodleholic]

Great groom! Cash is looking sooooooooo pretty er, um, HANDSOME (sorry Cash, but you IS pretty)!

When banding his topknot, you might want to try smaller sections of hair, and do one above each eye, then one in the center. That works really well when the hair is still short, so you don't have tension, or loose wisps of hair like you do when pulling it up to the center.

I'd trim his rear end with shears - for rear angulation. Maybe Graco could explain how to do that (I can do it, but I can't explain what I do so you'll know what I'm talking about)! He's perfect to put into a show puppy clip.

[Ocsi]

I have gotten a lot of help from a book recommended by our groomer we went to until Ocsi was about 2 years old.
Poodle Clipping and Grooming, the International Reference
I highly recommend it!

[Great Big Puppy]

Thanks Ocsi! I'll take a look at that!