Shaved Australian Cattle Dog!

I bet you've never seen one of these guys with a buzz cut! He's sooooo cute! I was afraid he'd look funny without that thick coat but he looks great. Super soft too without that coarse top coat. I need to blend it a little behind his head and go over a couple spots where I missed some hairs between his legs and stomach but I think it's a pretty good job for a first time. I just gave him a good bath and ear cleaning too. The way he's been running around and acting like a puppy, I think he likes it :)

You couldn't touch him before without fur flying everywhere. No matter how much brushing I did, he was blowing coat so bad I couldn't stand it anymore.

Here is Kains new do. Red Australian Cattle Dog (red heeler). These pics were before his bath. He's brighter now.

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And here was his coat before. It's crazy thick and very dense but it's hard to tell in pictures. It was difficult to shave him. It took many passes in both directions. Weird how all the white hairs were the top coat.

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He's adorbz! :D

My dog acts all happy after a bath. And she loves being shaved down too! Sheseems so upset when her hair is long lol


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He looks like he likes it. Especially since its getting hotter out for summer. I would definetly keep him like that all summer.

He's really cute like that!

I did that with my acd/aussie girl several times. It seemed the only way to groom her. He looks good like that!

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I did that with my acd/aussie girl several times. It seemed the only way to groom her. He looks good like that!

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Oh I love it. It was such a pain trying to bathe him before. They're made to be water proof with the thick double coat. He'd clog my drain every time. This seems to have completely gotten rid of the doggy smell too. I'll be doing this more often for sure.


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The reason it's so hard to shave that coat is because it's a double coat and because the hair was dirty with oil(naturally oily like healthy hair, not like motor oil).

If you shave him again, try bathing him and brushing and make sure he's thoroughly dry, then shave him. The clippers will go through the coat easier if it's clean and dry. Shaving against the "grain" is fine with most blades, I often use a #7F in 'reverse' on that type of coat with really good results.

Since you've bathed him now, you might try to run the clippers over him again when you go to "touch up" the spots. I bet the tracks and unevenness will disappear almost completely.

The color difference is common, since the undercoat is often a different color than the harsher outer coat hairs. The softness is also due to the undercoat being soft. He won't be as waterproof as before and the hair may get dirty easier for that reason. But since he's easier to wash, it's not much of an issue.

Nice job. I've seen groomer trainees that did way worse jobs than that. (And in case people fuss at you about not ever shaving double coated dogs, it should grow back in just fine, I do tons of double coated dogs and the coats always grow right back in fine).

Super adorable! I really like his colors. I bet he feels much better now that the temps are getting warmer.

I just shaved my bf's Australian Shepherd a few weeks ago and gave her a mohawk mullet. She looks ridiculous now. Haha

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How friggin cute!! I love how he's almost posing for the pics :)

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The reason it's so hard to shave that coat is because it's a double coat and because the hair was dirty with oil(naturally oily like healthy hair, not like motor oil).

If you shave him again, try bathing him and brushing and make sure he's thoroughly dry, then shave him. The clippers will go through the coat easier if it's clean and dry. Shaving against the "grain" is fine with most blades, I often use a #7F in 'reverse' on that type of coat with really good results.

Since you've bathed him now, you might try to run the clippers over him again when you go to "touch up" the spots. I bet the tracks and unevenness will disappear almost completely.

The color difference is common, since the undercoat is often a different color than the harsher outer coat hairs. The softness is also due to the undercoat being soft. He won't be as waterproof as before and the hair may get dirty easier for that reason. But since he's easier to wash, it's not much of an issue.

Nice job. I've seen groomer trainees that did way worse jobs than that. (And in case people fuss at you about not ever shaving double coated dogs, it should grow back in just fine, I do tons of double coated dogs and the coats always grow right back in fine).

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What's the best way to blend it on his head better? I'd rather not shave his head and face. I only did his body. Didn't need to do his legs.

Next is my Turkish Angora cat. I want to give her a lion cut but I'm sure I'll mess it up. Her coat should be a lot easier on the clippers since she has no undercoat and her hair is silky and fine.


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