Hagrid's First Hair Cut!

MerNor · 01-21-2009, 12:06 PM

Hey all! I know we've been scarce since Christmas.. things have been a bit crazy here and I've been super busy. Hagrid started the big hair change and I decided to bite the bullet and clip all his hair off. First I tried to shave him with my hubby's hair shaver, but it wouldn't go through is massive amount of soft hair.. eventually I just went at it with the scissors and a comb! I was terrified that he would look like I'd attacked him with a week whacker, but he looks really good! I attribute it totally to the fact that he's pretty curly... the curls hide all the unevenness

. It never even would have occurred to me to try with the scissors if I hadn't hear that other forum doodles had been hand trimmed. Here's a few before and after pics

A few days before the haircut....

And just after his haircut :P

annabelles mom · 01-21-2009, 12:19 PM

looks adorable and sooo soft !

blueteal · 01-21-2009, 12:24 PM

Oh he looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!soft and cuddly....

**lindamarie** · 01-21-2009, 12:32 PM

Hagrid looks very happy with his new doo!! ............and he should! He looks fabulous!

tuffystar · 01-21-2009, 12:39 PM

He looks so soft! You did a good job! I just want to pet him all day! Of course I wanted to pet him all day anyway!

Maddjaxx · 01-21-2009, 01:51 PM

Looking Good Hagrid!!!

Calimom · 01-21-2009, 01:54 PM

Great haircut! Hagrid looks fantastic!

Raleighsmom · 01-21-2009, 03:56 PM

Grea job on your first try Meridith!!!! Hagid looks so soft and shiney!

dustt · 01-21-2009, 07:45 PM

wow - he looks good - you're WAY braver than I am - keep up the good work - plus he's HUGE - what's he weighing in at these days????

**MaxandMe** · 01-21-2009, 10:26 PM

WOW awesome grooming job!! hargrid looks GREAT!!!

how long did it take you???????/

i've been tempted to hand trim peanut but she's got thick fleece with thick undercoat.. sooooo i bring her to groomer
Max he's easy as pie

Tink · 01-22-2009, 02:06 AM

I'd love to sink my fingers into that lovely coat!
Well done!

MerNor · 01-22-2009, 07:03 AM

Thanks everyone

. He is actually way softer now that he's short. My theory is that the natural hair oils coudln't make it all the way out to the end of his long hair :P. I DO snuggle him pretty much all day all the time.. and he's a total snuggle monster too

. He's weighing in at 27 kilo's these days which is around 60 lbs. It's actually his eight month birthday today.. so I don't think he'll get too much bigger.. maybe a bit heavier. When we chopped off all that hair there was a teenage body underneath!

It actually took a really long time... about 4 hours (with breaks).. but I was really slow. After I got the hang of it it went a lot faster

.

Lucee&Rusty · 01-23-2009, 04:46 AM

Meredith, you did a really great job with Hagrid's haircut. Very Handsome Boy!
I know what you mean about the curly coat, it definitely hides any mistakes.
Rusty's coat is a straighter fleece coat and mistakes are very obvious

I love when you trim off the fur how skinny they look

Hagrid look very happy with his haircut too!

MerNor · 01-23-2009, 06:08 AM

I think he is happy with it

. Peter and were laughing saying that he lost his hair and became a punky teenager :P. I think he was a little hot even though it's really cold here right now. I definitely like being able to see his eyes better and it seems like his hair is healthier too.. but that could be because he's going through the dreaded change right now

. And he looked way more "puppish" with short hair.. you could see how gangly he actually is! Before he just looked like a fluffy bear

. And all I can say, is thank goodness for the curls! I'm sure he would look very patchy without them!

curlygirl · 01-23-2009, 06:24 AM

For a first timer you did great! He looks so handsome!

I cut Annie's hair with scissors and it is work. She has the thick fleece coat. I trim her at least every two weeks to keep a handle on it. That way it doesn't seem to take so long. I have purchased a pair of sheers but am afraid to try them.

01-21-2009, 12:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
MerNor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Sweden Posts: 302	Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Hey all! I know we've been scarce since Christmas.. things have been a bit crazy here and I've been super busy. Hagrid started the big hair change and I decided to bite the bullet and clip all his hair off. First I tried to shave him with my hubby's hair shaver, but it wouldn't go through is massive amount of soft hair.. eventually I just went at it with the scissors and a comb! I was terrified that he would look like I'd attacked him with a week whacker, but he looks really good! I attribute it totally to the fact that he's pretty curly... the curls hide all the unevenness . It never even would have occurred to me to try with the scissors if I hadn't hear that other forum doodles had been hand trimmed. Here's a few before and after pics A few days before the haircut.... And just after his haircut :P __________________ Meredith, Gabby and Baby Hagrid

01-21-2009, 12:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
annabelles mom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: lkkkkkkkkkkkkk Posts: 6,837	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! looks adorable and sooo soft !

01-21-2009, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Oh he looks great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!soft and cuddly....

01-21-2009, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
lindamarie Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Birmingham, Michigan Posts: 6,171	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Hagrid looks very happy with his new doo!! ............and he should! He looks fabulous! __________________ Linda & Bogart Dogs=Unconditional love "We have it all! Just like Bogie & Bacall!"

01-21-2009, 12:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
tuffystar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 2,292	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! He looks so soft! You did a good job! I just want to pet him all day! Of course I wanted to pet him all day anyway!

01-21-2009, 01:51 PM	#6 (permalink)
Maddjaxx Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,083	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Looking Good Hagrid!!! __________________ Greg "I used to look at my dog and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jungclaus

01-21-2009, 01:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
Calimom Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 2,408	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Great haircut! Hagrid looks fantastic! __________________ Meg and Cali

01-21-2009, 03:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Grea job on your first try Meridith!!!! Hagid looks so soft and shiney! __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

01-21-2009, 07:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
dustt Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 296	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! wow - he looks good - you're WAY braver than I am - keep up the good work - plus he's HUGE - what's he weighing in at these days???? __________________ Tam & Hamish

01-21-2009, 10:26 PM	#10 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! WOW awesome grooming job!! hargrid looks GREAT!!! how long did it take you???????/ i've been tempted to hand trim peanut but she's got thick fleece with thick undercoat.. sooooo i bring her to groomer Max he's easy as pie __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

01-22-2009, 02:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Tink Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West central Wisconsin Posts: 2,506	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! I'd love to sink my fingers into that lovely coat! Well done! __________________ www.tinkerdoodle.net Hickory, Ava, Hana, Misty, and Chip (happy master of his Harem)

01-22-2009, 07:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
MerNor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Sweden Posts: 302	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Thanks everyone . He is actually way softer now that he's short. My theory is that the natural hair oils coudln't make it all the way out to the end of his long hair :P. I DO snuggle him pretty much all day all the time.. and he's a total snuggle monster too . He's weighing in at 27 kilo's these days which is around 60 lbs. It's actually his eight month birthday today.. so I don't think he'll get too much bigger.. maybe a bit heavier. When we chopped off all that hair there was a teenage body underneath! It actually took a really long time... about 4 hours (with breaks).. but I was really slow. After I got the hang of it it went a lot faster . __________________ Meredith, Gabby and Baby Hagrid

01-23-2009, 04:46 AM	#13 (permalink)
Lucee&Rusty Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,028	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! Meredith, you did a really great job with Hagrid's haircut. Very Handsome Boy! I know what you mean about the curly coat, it definitely hides any mistakes. Rusty's coat is a straighter fleece coat and mistakes are very obvious I love when you trim off the fur how skinny they look Hagrid look very happy with his haircut too! __________________ Ingrid, Lucee & Rusty A dog may look at you with its eyes, but it sees you with its heart - anon

01-23-2009, 06:08 AM	#14 (permalink)
MerNor Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Northern Sweden Posts: 302	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! I think he is happy with it . Peter and were laughing saying that he lost his hair and became a punky teenager :P. I think he was a little hot even though it's really cold here right now. I definitely like being able to see his eyes better and it seems like his hair is healthier too.. but that could be because he's going through the dreaded change right now . And he looked way more "puppish" with short hair.. you could see how gangly he actually is! Before he just looked like a fluffy bear . And all I can say, is thank goodness for the curls! I'm sure he would look very patchy without them! __________________ Meredith, Gabby and Baby Hagrid

01-23-2009, 06:24 AM	#15 (permalink)
curlygirl Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 350	Re: Hagrid's First Hair Cut! For a first timer you did great! He looks so handsome! I cut Annie's hair with scissors and it is work. She has the thick fleece coat. I trim her at least every two weeks to keep a handle on it. That way it doesn't seem to take so long. I have purchased a pair of sheers but am afraid to try them. __________________ Annie is a F1B chocolate labradoodle born on May 26, 2008.

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