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[Marci8903]

Hi I just joined the forum recently. I wish I had found this place before I took my Cairn to the groomer that I did. She came back with a scotty hair cut. I thought this groomer knew what she was doing because I took Cubbie in for a nail trim and she commented on her needing trimmed soon. I thought ok i'll send her for a TRIM. OH MY! It's awful. The groomer cut her so short on her back. Cubbie is black with a bit of brindle so now she looks like a leopard. How long should it take her to grow back out to my shaggy baby? She also has the scotty skirt so should I get it taken off so that all her hair is even. I did order a Mars Coat King today for the future. Since I bought the Coat King, I also found a groomer that does do stripping but even if I just send Cubbie in for maintenance cut at least this lady knows how to groom a Cairn. I'm going to take pictures of her new haircut to show you guys how bad it is! I posted a picture of Cubbie in the Introduction section.

[Marci8903]

Sorry just realized this is in the wrong place. Probably be better in Behavior and Health
Oh well here is a picture to show her haircut.Before:After:

Edited by Marci8903, 25 February 2010 - 04:53 PM.

[Zekey's Mom]

Welcome to the forum! There is much discussion here regarding grooming, so I'm sure someone will respond soon. I haven't groomed Zekey yet, since I prefer the wild Yak look.

Cubbie's adorable, before OR after the cut, but I do agree she looks a little barren in the back... especially in winter! Oh well, at least it will grow back. Just hope she doesn't get a complex if people refer to her as a Scottie!

Edited by Zekey's Mom, 25 February 2010 - 05:21 PM.

[bradl]

Aw, I've seen worse Figure on a half inch a month or so. The jacket grows pretty fast so don't worry about it. Cubbie is very cute.

[BetsyNoodle]

Cubbie is ADORABLE even with that haircut!!!

[Terrier lover]

You know the good thing is that hair is a renewable resource ( my DH begs to differ!) and in no time you will be faced with a little scruffy Cairn again! He sure is adorable

[Idaho Cairns]

I agree with everyone else--give her until June and she will be back in full form. Nice looking dog and always remember, no groomer can cut away that which is the neatest part of a Cairn--the personality. Take a lot of pictures so you can look back on the moment--this too will pass.

[TigerBearMommy79]

Don't feel too bad..we would have done the same thing if I didn't start googling everything I could about Cairn's when we got Tiger...I would have just taken him to the groomer without a clue. Your Cubbie is very cute..I wonder if that is what Tiger will look like when he gets older..he is black with brindle and red tips. Anyway Cubbie is till a cutie pie and his hair will grow back!!

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[Tracy A.]

LOL, poor thing... at least they didn't give him a Schnauzer cut.

What a great oppurtunity to learn how to groom him yourself! handstripping allows you to keep the scruffy look without clippers!

[hheldorfer]

Cubbie is a complete sweetheart! The same thing happened when we got Buffy. I had checked this site and read about stripping; ordered supplies and bought a book on Cairn grooming. After about 2 months, DH decided that she looked too shaggy and took her to a groomer. The result looked just like Cubbie and I was SO upset. Within a few weeks her coat started growing back and, before I knew it, she was a Cairn again. Just shower little Cubbie with love and tell yourself it will all get better soon.

[Hawkeye]

They can't take away her cutiness!! Like the others have said it will grow out in no time and she will be your adorable little Cairn again. Very cute pictures.

[sanford]

I'll add to what most of the others have written. Try not to feel too & bad. Cubby is still adorable. Many on this site have had the same experience and learned from it. I always recommend taking photos of Cairns along with you to the groomer so you can point out how the ears and tail must be groomed, how the head & body, (no skirt), must look. Even if a groomer tells me she knows what Cairns should look like and/or has experience with them, I say emphatically, (but not unpleasantly), Don't make my Cairn look like a Schnauzer or a Scottie, or a Westie!

[2crazycairns]

Cubby is totally cute either way. We just wrestled with this issue (see groomed vs. au naturelle) and took Gus in to have his first trim for his first birthday. I was VERY specific about what I wanted trimmed and they did a wonderful job! A picture works wonders if you can find one with a cut you like. It will grow back...that's a certainty. He's adorable tho!

[Murphy's Mom]

Cubbie is adorable, no matter the cut. Hair grows back, don't worry.

[lindasue]

You will love the Mars stripping tool; it takes tons of hair off of Pegi. She's 7 months old and hasn't been stripped yet; waiting for warmer weather. She is, however, going to the groomer's tomorrow for a bath, nail trim and trim of the face hair; she's starting to look like Cousin It!!!!