Hi Everyone,
I've been having a terrible time finding a groomer for my standard poodle. I had a groomer I LOVED. She got him to a cut that I wanted to continue but each time he went in, the cut changed more than I thought necessary. Am I expecting the impossible? Can a cut not be done similarly each time? He goes in every 4 to 6 weeks so it's not an issue of mating. I'm not really particularl about his body or tail. The body is 1 length, pretty short. Tail looks like a bottle brush. His head/ears is my biggy. I want his head to be a globe. NO EAR DENTS!!!! I have provided the groomer with photos showing the cut, that she did, and that I'd like continue. She basically fired me as a client, saying I don't know what I want, but I'm showing her side by side photos of the gorgeous groom vs the next several grooms. The difference is very apparent.
My first question is, am I asking too much? Is it impossible to get the same groom each time?
I've tried several other groomers, showing the photos I took of the cut I like and showing photos of what I DO NOT like. EAR DENTS!
I found a groomer that was getting close. She said, oh, you want a Bichon head. Still, ear dents. Is there any Standard Poodle grooming lingo that I don't know about?
Here's my dog with the cut I want repeated:
This is the next groom. She fired me when I wasn't happy:
And these are other groomers. What the heck!
Any suggestions? Still growing out the last picture above. The "Bichon head" groomer came after this. She still wasn't getting his cut back. Still ear dents.
Thanks for any input!!
I've been having a terrible time finding a groomer for my standard poodle. I had a groomer I LOVED. She got him to a cut that I wanted to continue but each time he went in, the cut changed more than I thought necessary. Am I expecting the impossible? Can a cut not be done similarly each time? He goes in every 4 to 6 weeks so it's not an issue of mating. I'm not really particularl about his body or tail. The body is 1 length, pretty short. Tail looks like a bottle brush. His head/ears is my biggy. I want his head to be a globe. NO EAR DENTS!!!! I have provided the groomer with photos showing the cut, that she did, and that I'd like continue. She basically fired me as a client, saying I don't know what I want, but I'm showing her side by side photos of the gorgeous groom vs the next several grooms. The difference is very apparent.
My first question is, am I asking too much? Is it impossible to get the same groom each time?
I've tried several other groomers, showing the photos I took of the cut I like and showing photos of what I DO NOT like. EAR DENTS!
I found a groomer that was getting close. She said, oh, you want a Bichon head. Still, ear dents. Is there any Standard Poodle grooming lingo that I don't know about?
Here's my dog with the cut I want repeated:
This is the next groom. She fired me when I wasn't happy:
And these are other groomers. What the heck!
Any suggestions? Still growing out the last picture above. The "Bichon head" groomer came after this. She still wasn't getting his cut back. Still ear dents.
Thanks for any input!!