The many faces of Oscar

My friend Joan blogged about her little dog Buttercup this week, as she was giving her an at-home haircut.  So it made me think that I should blog about Oscar's many styles.  Here are some of his hair-dos and hair-don'ts!

I adopted Oscar (Lhasa Apso) in August 2004 when he was 6 years old.  He was nicely groomed when he came to me.

When the time came to take him for his first haircut, I didn't really know what to do.  I thought I might try my hand at it first, but needed someone to show me how.  Someone volunteered, but that turned into 2.5 hours of torture for Oscar and I vowed not to put him through that again.

So, over the years, I attempted it the best I could.  At first I thought I'd grow his hair out and attempt to do the traditional Lhasa look.  This was as far as I went before I decided HELL NO!

This is MUCH better.  My first attempt at a haircut (but you can't see the Grinchy legs/feet)

The following are more styles over the years:

I've clipped his ears really short several times, but it's not a look I like for him.  Now I leave them long.

The beard is also not such a great look, and it holds a lot of water when he drinks!

He was due for a haircut here - this was right after I dunked him in the pool to cool off on a hot July day.

this one was from May 2009 - and I decided to document the "other dog" that ended up on the floor!

For all the hair I shaved off this fella over the years, he could have singlehandedly cleaned up the current oil disaster..








And finally, April 2010 - his first professional grooming at Tailwagrrrs  in Bedford.  What a great job, legs, feet and all!

What was your favourite of Oscar's looks?  Let me know!