Sheer Doodles

Unfortunately I don't have any before-and-after shots, but I just shorn my first dog - a Goldendoodle (half golden retriever, half poodle) named Fenway. Any dogs of the Doodle lineage are said to be hypoallergenic due to the claim that their hair doesn't shed, but I'm not so sure about this. The interesting thing about shearing a dog is that they're totally happy to receive the attention, and they have absolutely no idea that their hair is being cut. I was tempted to make a mohawk or a spiffy moustache, but figured Fenway might not appreciate a lot of laughter at her expense. The hardest part of the dog sheering process is trimming around the head, which moves around quite a bit. The best method I found for countering this tendency was to hold up Fenway's head from underneath, which helped her to sit still for long enough that I could do some serious whisker trimming. The whole process took about an hour. All in all, Fenway's new 'do came out pretty well and we saved a pretty penny on grooming costs. I threw the shorn hairs into the nearby woods, where I suspect they'll be coveted by the squirrels at which Fenway loves to have a good bark.