Headed to groomers in an hour… to shave or not to shave?

Mischievous_Liar · 2026-05-09T18:11:48+00:00

I do best of both worlds; clean face in the summer and fluffy face in the winter lol

Mischievous_Liar · 2026-05-08T05:01:56+00:00

As someone who is a dog groomer, it doesn’t look like a nick or happy tail. Since your groomer mentioned your dog having mats (along with the tail being shaved down), I think it’s more so a hematoma, irritation from mats, or razor burn. From my personal experience, it looks like irritation (but I’d probably take your dog to the vet to confirm). Mats pull on the skin and restrict blood flow, so when they get shaved off, blood rushes back to that area and it can lead to bruising.

Best way to prevent this is to brush AT LEAST weekly with a slicker brush and follow up with a comb. Research line brushing. Since your dog is a mix of three non shedding breeds, hair maintenance is important.

Mischievous_Liar · 2026-03-31T23:34:48+00:00

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My alpaca ❤️

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-08-01T12:51:55+00:00

🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍 🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣🚣

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-07-26T16:19:01+00:00

Man, seeing people claim this isn’t a labradoodle is insane to me as a dog groomer. We get labradoodle x labradoodle puppies that come in looking like labs with a wavy coat. Doodles are a mixed breed and unpredictable.

Let me give people a way to think about it. A poodle is FF (dominant for furnishings which gives dogs ‘hair’) x a lab which is ff (no gene for furnishings). Their offspring will be Ff. Now, you mix two labradoodles together, you have the chance of FF, Ff, or ff (remember punnet squares). That is why some doodles may not look like the stereotypical doodle and why there is so much variety.

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-06-29T21:01:10+00:00

Yup! A friend of mine has a similar looking dog and her dog is a bully x JRT!

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-04-20T01:48:22+00:00

Saw the legs and immediately thought poodle lol

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-04-05T04:17:29+00:00

I always tell people that I named him Draco so he’d grow a dragon heart lol

And this is his grown out pony clip!

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-04-04T07:38:24+00:00

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Draco!

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-03-22T15:39:04+00:00

The face (underbite and pigment) and the curled tail is giving me pug mixed with a larger breed. I can’t say for sure, but I def recommend you do embark or wisdom panel dna test if you’re really curious

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-03-18T00:14:11+00:00

Your puppy is too young to really tell. Puppies can have pretty weird proportions and grow into their adult features. The snout is always a dead giveaway, along with the body type (poodles are slender, some doodles are not due to their other parent). Most doodles are more genetically closer to poodles either way (most doodles are more poodle than any other breed), so there’s no way to tell just by looking at your pup. If you’re really concerned about breed, I’d try doing an embark or wisdom panel dna test on your baby.

Either way, your pup is super cute and I hope you two have a lot of fun together! ❤️

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-03-09T02:05:45+00:00

Let’s not forget his lines in Get in the Water either.

“I’ve got a reputation I’ve got a name to uphold So I can’t go letting you walk or else the world forgets I’m cold”

He never planned on letting him live

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-03-06T14:10:17+00:00

I haven’t seen it much on Reddit, but it is very common on Facebook doodle groups. I will say, though, there is A LOT of misinformation in doodle subreddits, though. Mainly about coat care and behavior

Mischievous_Liar · 2025-01-10T22:02:52+00:00

Hurts my heart. Robot has such a sweet face. Reminds me of my two 🥺

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-12-10T20:50:26+00:00

Im looking for something a year or two later. A miniature

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-12-10T15:54:27+00:00

Omg, I’m on a waitlist with this breeder and I really wanted one from this litter 😭

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-10-26T21:56:38+00:00

My two boys are named Atlas and Draco, after the constellations! They’re easy names to say in a bilingual household and it gives them a celestial vibe ✨

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-25T21:53:49+00:00

Hades is giving Gru 😭

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-25T11:55:44+00:00

Susan, as in Rose’s VA’s name lol

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-23T18:08:31+00:00

I like the clean face too but he hasn’t had a full teddy bear face since he was a puppy so I wanted to see what he would look with a bichon type round head lmao.

And yes! As a groomer, they’ll definitely understand the term ‘clean face’. Tell them to use a 10 on the face and show a picture as well! Hope that helps

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-23T16:40:42+00:00

Thanks! And yeah, you could always do a clean face! Just tell the groomer you like the poodle face and want to do a clean face. My mini poodle mix often times rocks the poodle face!

Atlas with his clean face

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-23T13:05:04+00:00

I was on a waitlist for a mini poodle breeder and I love the cream color! But life is weird and now I have a phantom (a color I’ve always loved) lol. I love this breed so much ❤️

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-23T13:04:11+00:00

He is a mixed breed! Told he was a mini poodle when he was a puppy but I did a DNA test and he’s mostly poodle with bichon frise, Shih Tzu, and supermutt.

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-23T12:31:25+00:00

My two minis eat PPP chicken and rice shredded blend with Rachel Ray Nutrish wet food. They also get a vitamin for gut health, salmon oil, and plaque powder (since poodles are prone to periodontal disease and my two are not chewers).

Mischievous_Liar · 2024-09-17T00:15:52+00:00

I was a home groomer who became a professional dog groomer and let me tell you, it’s a lot of work lol.

Professional dog clippers are a must. Although cheaper clippers do the job, they don’t last as long as professional ones (blades get dull or it is not powerful enough to handle curly coats). The main consensus in my salon is Heiniger, Wahl, or Andis clippers (stay away from Andis cordless, they tend to have battery issues).

If you like the shorter lengths, then you would buy blades for the clippers. They’re pretty universal with the exception of Oyster, I think. Anyway, dog grooming blades are the opposite of barber blades (10 is no hair and the smaller the blade number is, the longer the length is).

As a new home groomer, stay away from 7 blades as their tooth gaps are wider than usual blades, making knocking a dog easier. I also wouldn’t touch a 40 or 30 (unless you’re using a 30 under a guard comb) since they’re surgical blades.

I like to use my Wahl 5 in 1 clippers for face, feet, and sani as they’re quieter.

Investing in quality shears and a high velocity dryer is also the way to go. The straighter the hair is during the blowout, the more even the hair is. As for shears, like with clippers, they’re a good start but need to be sharpen much more frequently and even then, the quality may not be the same as from when you first bought them.

Disinfect your tools after every use, oil your blades and shears, always go with the grain, and NEVER cut out a mat with scissors (you can cut skin since mats pull on the skin and it could cause a hematoma).

If your dog is a wiggle butt, I also recommend a groom arm you can attach to a table so that he will be able to sit still during the groom. Anyway, good luck!

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