Confession time....

[kimlovescats]

Don't worry, hubby and I did that with sweet AnnaBelle! We were worried about taking her to the groomer once she became paralyzed! Well, thankfully, we have a wonderfully patient groomer who absolutely adores AnnaBelle now! Good thing, too!

[jenluckenbach]

She looks fine!! (here I was expecting to see a bald nekkid dog )

Let me know what you bought and maybe I can guide you enough to be willing to try again.

Remember, going shorter is GOOD if you want the clip to last longer.....and MANY dogs can look very good with a short clip.

[Taz_Zoee]

OMG! I think she looks great!! It doesn't look like you messed anything up. Just keep practicing and it will become easier each time.
What I do with Zoee is start off long and gradually go shorter.

[jennielynn1970]

Where exactly did you goof, cause she looks good, lol.

The only one I trim around here is Sophie (cat) because she gets messy around her butt. She's got long, fine, flyaway fur, and it just never stays clean. I think I'll have to do Calloway from now on too, so he doesn't end up with hotspots on his butt again. I actually use a hair trimmer that my one boyfriend left here. It's easy to handle, and has guards on it so I can't get too close or nip them. It's just a dinky thing, so, it will do for the kitties, lol.

[jazzcat]

Aww, I think she looks cute. She'll probably enjoy the shorter fur for summer.

Don't feel bad, I use to cut my poodle's hair when I was a teenager. Poor guy, nobody believed he was a purebred poodle because it always looked so bad. Disney was luckier because I always took her to the groomer but trying to save money I'd often let her get too shaggy.