My ugly little boy :(

Equest94 · 03-03-2008, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Rough_Collies2008

He is far from ugly! He is still very handsome.

The haircut reminds me of the horses when you give them a body clip during the winter. You do most of their upper body, but leave the legs furry.

^^^ Haha, yeah! It's called a trace clip:

^^^ this is a "low" trace clip..

Charlie has more of a "medium" trace clip:

I wouldn't say Charlie is ugly on any means, he's still such a handsome boy, but I do agree; his grooming does look a bit bizarre. lol

MyGang · 03-03-2008, 03:25 PM

Here she is.
This Egla, She is a Giant Schnauzer

MyCharlie · 03-03-2008, 06:25 PM

Elga is a beauty!! I love her dark black color. There is a giant schnauzer who goes to our dog park and he is sooo playful!

MyGang · 03-03-2008, 07:20 PM

Thanks, she´s the best

She is also very playful.

Patt · 03-03-2008, 07:48 PM

It looks like a puppy cut to me and I think he looks awesome!

It's always a little short when first cut. In a couple of weeks you'll love it!

MyCharlie · 03-03-2008, 08:39 PM

Thanks again for the nice responses! I actually trimmed him a little today with my hubby's shaver (haha - he wasn't too pleased) just to blend in the top and bottom so it wasn't such a stark difference and it actually looks a little better! Plus we're getting used to it now.

triaxle32590 · 03-04-2008, 07:15 AM

AAAWWW Hes not ugly... He is so cute......I love the ears.....And that cute little face... Hes so cute I want to hug him ((((hugs))))... Sorry am I gushing..... Mr Bigsby got a cut like that.....I called it a reverse mohawk...LOL... It turn out that the person that did him never did a schnauzer before.... And I took him to my groomer and had it blended...

pamperedpups · 03-04-2008, 02:55 PM

Professional Canine Stylist here... I have to say, your dog is not ugly, but that cut is not very pretty.

The lines were neither clipped or blended correctly. There does tend to be some contrast into the furnishings when clipping versus hand stripping, but what's showing here is very obvious. Was the hair left longer on the head as it appears in the photos? Do you know how long this groomer has been in business and what her qualifications are?

Oh well, at least it'll grow back and your dog is still adorable, no matter what!

MyCharlie · 03-04-2008, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by pamperedpups

Professional Canine Stylist here... I have to say, your dog is not ugly, but that cut is not very pretty.

The lines were neither clipped or blended correctly. There does tend to be some contrast into the furnishings when clipping versus hand stripping, but what's showing here is very obvious. Was the hair left longer on the head as it appears in the photos? Do you know how long this groomer has been in business and what her qualifications are?

No, the hair on the top of the head is just as short as his body.

Ummm, I don't know how long she has been in business or her qualifications, unfortunately. That was my bad. It's a new dog shop near my work and they had come out and participated in a health and wellness day we had at the office and she seemed knowledgeable and said she had cut schnauzers before. I think if his furnishings were longer to begin with it wouldn't have been as bad? But they were left too short from the LAST groomer. She just shaved the top and left the bottom. I guess maybe it's like when you're growing your bangs out, it looks horrible until you get there LOL

What is the difference between clipping and hand stripping?

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Originally Posted by triaxle32590

I called it a reverse mohawk...LOL...

I know, he looks like he has a mohawk! The stripe down his back hasn't shown any signs of ligtening up so I'm not sure if that part will ever go gray. I know the lighten as they age, but I don't know about that part. I think the stripe itself looks kinda neat!

pamperedpups · 03-04-2008, 09:01 PM

The tufts of hair that looked to be sticking out on the ears was what made me think the hair on the head had been left longer. As far as the obvious lines having to do with the length of furnishings, that really shouldn't have made a difference with the blending. Schnauzers aren't supposed to be drooping with furnishings, anyway (that, too, is sometimes a pet thing).

Hand stripping is the proper way to keep up a terrier coat for show, but few pet owners go through the hassle or expense of doing it. Here's a great example of hand stripping done on an Airedale:

http://groomblog.blogspot.com/2005/0...-airedale.html

And just for fun, here's a link to a video of the Miniature Schnauzers competing at Westminster this year:

http://video.westminsterkennelclub.o...yer/?id=216426

Schnauzer clips are a favorite of mine and though I don't hand strip pets, I strive to make them look as close to "natural" as possible.