Wow, I didn't think it would bring on a debate but I'm glad it did - very interesting and good points to both sides.

I wasn't never speaking of getting Samantha shaved down to her skin, just a major amount of hair cut off - leaving just a 1/2" or an 1". Not sure. Like I said, I asked the woman if we could hold off deciding what to do until she saw Samantha and could give me some guidance.

I'll make sure to take lots of before and after pics and thanks again to everyone who took the time to give me a thoughtful reply!

Oh, and Gina - Samantha LOOOOOOOVES ice cubes.