Lion cuts in Breeds

[tenpinathome]

Hi everyone!
I have a client that wants her Pomeranian to have a lion cut. Has anyone trimmed a pomeranian like that before? She told me her last groomer did this cut all the time. Can anyone help me? Thanks again.

[28paws]

I do a pom in a lion cut, use a 5 blade on the body, and a big mane (bigger than I personally like, but the o likes it that way). It looks really cute and is actually one of the quickest grooms I do.

[Terry]

NeaNea posted a picture of a pom in a lion cut about one day ago. Look in the photo galleries under "check out my groom pictures."

[k9stylist1968]

check with the owner where she prefers the mane to be placed.... Does she want the mane to the shoulders like an actual lion, or does she want it to have the "clown collar" or (worse) the daisy petals around the face?? I love doing the true Lion cut--with the mane to blended to the shoulders..... But I despise the clown collar and the flower face.....

[Maggy]

I think lion cuts look cute on them, I start behind the elbow, or sometimes a few inches further back, make sure to ask if they want a lion tail before you shave the tail too! Like someone else mentioned, some people have different definitions of lion cuts, make sure you clarify where the owner likes the mane to begin.

Oh, and learn from my experience, always ask before shortening a mane! I did one that was matted so I brushed it out and took a little off to help make it easier to brush, the owner called livid that I RUINED her dog!

[sheilabgroomer]

Yup, look at the Look at my Grooms section. NeaNea and I both have pictures posted and the good thing for you is that we did them in slightly different versions. I love doing Lion cuts on Poms I think they come out just so cute!

[ginnybaci]

I just bought Verplank's "Theory of Five" and the love the illustrations of the Lion Cut. What a great little book . . .

[imashowdog]

When I do lion cuts on poms, I like to do a full scissored leg. This way they look more muscular, not just a potato on toothpicks, LOL. What I do is, shave bod with number 7, coming all the way down to the shoulder in front, but in back I stop at the thigh, so that I can scissor the back legs up completely. Then I scissor the legs up, not too huge, but giving the impression of a stronger dog. the front legs I also scissor up, just leaving a tiny bit of feathering so the legs don't look so darn skinny. I need to locate some of the pictures I have. My afghan saw one of my finished poms in a lion cut and thought it was a kitty, LOL, she wanted to chase it until he finally started getting mad at her. She normally wants nothing to do with other dogs, but she absolutely loves cats.

Sherry

[GriffonsMOM]

lion cuts

I've never had the chance to do one on a Pom , but I used to do a lion cut on a chow similar to how Imashowdog does. Scissoring the legs looks so much more blended and muscular. not that most chows need help in that area.

[Woof_x_2]

When I do lion cuts on poms, I like to do a full scissored leg. This way they look more muscular, not just a potato on toothpicks, LOL.

Me too!

[Peaster]

I also have Pictures posted on a pom lion cut in the pictures section. Good luck.

[FormalPoodle]

I've had alot of people ask for a lion cut on their poms, and what I usually do is a 5/8'' guard from the shoulders back and scissor everything else nice and tight, but not too short. It's really cute, they look like little teddy bears, and I don't think it does nearly as much damage to the coat as a short blade does.