When to go for first grooming/full haircut

[Beckhamsmom]

I have a 5 month chocolate wavy fleece coat LD - he has been to the groomer a couple of times for a bath and tidy but his coat has not been trimmed. At what age should he get his first full hair cut and what length should it be? Thank you!

[deepnite10]

since he s never had his puppy cut..that might be the way to go for the first cut..make room for the transition to his adult coat..

then there s :
http://idog.biz/Pictures/Professiona...mer%20Inst.pdf

[Beckhamsmom]

Thanks deepnite10 - that's a great info sheet for the groomer - can you tell me at what age the adult coat starts to come in? If he has a wavy coat now, will it become curly? I guess each dog is different - he is a multi gen so we are not sure. Thanks again for the info.

[deepnite10]

Toby started blowing his coat around 9 mos...and by time he was
a yr. old the adult coat was complete..

he had gone from curly to a more fleece/wavy coat..

i did nt particularly like the puppy cut..he ended up looking more like a poodle with stick legs..

it did make it easier to deal with hair falling all over the place during the blowing period..after his puppy cut i took a Coat King a thin d out the undercoat..since then i ve only gone back to the groomer once..and thin out the coat 3 time s a yr..and take a sccisor s to the uneven spots and face and ear s..

i do, do alot of detailing..sometime s daily keeping the belly shaved and keeping the ear clean and trim d..