Several months ago I started grooming a dog for a new client. He stated that the dog is a Papillon. When I saw her the first time all I could think was "She's a what? A Papillon? Well, her ears, maybe. But the rest of her?" I thought maybe she's a Pap/Malti mix. She's white, has longish straight hair, kind of whispy...and Pap ears. I groomed her with a O gaurd, and scissored her legs. Very cute. I should have seen what she is, but thinking mixed breed, I missed it. Until today.
She came in, and her owner requested she be clipped right down, short, except for her topknot, ears and tail. She'd had a flea problem and her skin is a mess. They wanted it short so they could get the spray the vet gave them right to her skin, not just on her hair.
Soooo. As I started clipping her face with a 10, it hit me. The more I worked on her, the more it became obvious what she really is. A Chinese Crested Powderpuff! All that hair on her face fooled me.
So I left her little feets with boots, gave her a Crested mane and ears, and now she looks almost like a Hairless. Almost. And she's still very cute.
She came in, and her owner requested she be clipped right down, short, except for her topknot, ears and tail. She'd had a flea problem and her skin is a mess. They wanted it short so they could get the spray the vet gave them right to her skin, not just on her hair.
Soooo. As I started clipping her face with a 10, it hit me. The more I worked on her, the more it became obvious what she really is. A Chinese Crested Powderpuff! All that hair on her face fooled me.
So I left her little feets with boots, gave her a Crested mane and ears, and now she looks almost like a Hairless. Almost. And she's still very cute.
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