teddy bear cut on a goldendoodle?

[jovi]

I have a client who wants a teddy bear cut on a goldendoodle. Emma is 6 mths old and has a soft, mat-free coat which is getting long. Has anyone done a teddy bear cut on a goldendoodle? What do you suggest I use to achieve that look? On a poodle its easy but this girl has a soft fluffy straight coat.

[diamienono]

I don't have any advice for you. Just a request. Take pictures. I have never seen a goldendoodle. A lot of the "new" breeds are not popular around here.

[Yorkie_Gal]

I do a goldendoodle, and I do her with a1/2 " snap on, and round the head the best I can. She also has more of a waivy coat........


Vicki

[Terry]

I feel dumb!!

What is considered a teddy bear cut? I've heard that term but never know what it is. Fortunately no one has ever asked me for one!!

[puppyluv]

The thing that I hate about golden and lab doodles, is that they have pionty heads with saggy jowels (sp) like a lab or golden, and I can never get the face to look round!

[dakwin]

Goldendoodle

You can use a #2, 1.5, 1,etc. to do a Teddy bear cut. Just make sure that you scissor the legs instead of running the clippers down them so that you can make them columns, then round up your face like a teddy

[Helly]

A teddybear cut is usually one length all over. How furry the teddybear is is up to the owner. It's one of those terms, like the dreaded puppy cut that everyone asks for, and it can mean different things to different people. You still have to get specifics.

Puppyluv, I usually don't even try to do round faces on a doodle. I go for more of a boxy, terrier type face. IMO, it looks better, and suits the overall balance of the dog and coat type.

[workingchihuahua]

i have a goldendoodle with a "teddy bear" I use an E comb all over.

[DAPER DAWG]

Bichons with big flat or egg shaped heads

When you are doing a bichon that has anything but a round head, do you #1 try to disguise this fact by making the hair as round as possible or #2 accentaate the egg or flat head, thereby making the bichon look like humpty dumpty or flat headed.

[rapuzzled]

Ugh, I hate that term, just like puppy cut.
Oh yeah, I also make them have terrier types faces like Helly said, I think it looks better, as their heads aren't really naturally round.

[pugnacious]

I totally ignore words like teddycut, puppy cut and poodle cut. Everyone has a different idea what they mean. I have people ask for a poodle cut and when I ask if they want the face & feet shaved they say, oh my gosh NO! Truthfully, a bear has NO hair on its face so sounds like a clean face to me, which is NEVER what people mean. LOL It seems to me that every goldendoodle is different, some have very hairy faces like a bearded collie and some are almost hairless. I like a soft, natural look and usually just trim the faces & bangs lightly with thinning shears.

[plushpuppy]

I do a doodle in a teddybear cut with an 3/4 blade she looks so cute when done. I also sissor the legs into colums. The owners love how she looks and it's easy for them to take care of

[Maggy]

I would use a snap on comb, if you have trouble getting the hair even, you might try a longer length in reverse. Since there is no standard for goldendoodle heads, just have fun with it rather than try to make it round.

[minkyboodle]

I would also try with a comb first depending on the length the owners wants. A 1 comb would probably leave it nice and fluffy yet still short. The faces can differ per dog and I would have to agree that a bunch definately have more terrier like faces as opposed to the poodly faces.

I've noticed that alot of times their legs can be pretty thin compared to their bodies so I tend to try to take off just enough length to make it still look fluffy on the legs but not too much to make them look like stick legs.

[Scoop]

I hate the term "teddy bear" or puppy cut". Really all it means is the same length all over. I do a goldendoodle and a labradoodle, they actually look exactly alike. I use a 0cc over a #10 blade on both of them. Mostly hand scissor the legs. Their heads are more square or boxy shaped. I wish I could figure out how to upload pictures I have pictures of both of them. They are really cute and very easy for the owners to maintain. "Miller" the goldendoodle, comes every 5 weeks and "Alex" the labradoodle comes every 8 weeks. Because they come often, the hair doesn't seem to grow too fast and this leaves them both about 1 1/4 long.

Scoop