Well, professional dog groomers we are not. But, with 4 poodles that need regular grooming I can no longer afford the professionals. Stefanie has been grooming her cockapoo Buddy and Australian Shepherd Vega for the past 4 years and does a pretty nice job, so she and I decided to tackle the puppies. This was their first full grooming session, so we had to deal with them not liking to be restrained, being afraid of the clippers, and moving CONSTANTLY! We started with Riley. It's amazing that an 8lb piece of fluff requires TWO full grown people to hold him down! (NOt to mention we were also trying to keep a toddler entertained at the same time!)
RILEY BEFORE 
RILEY IN PROCESS
RILEY AFTER: Because we spent almost 3 hours clipping him, we decided to put off Coco until the next day. We were all exhausted. Riley's "topnotch" ended up a bit shorter than we anticipated, but that's what happens when a critter moves just as the scissors close!
The next day my cold was in full session, so I told Stefanie and Ethan to stay home. Unfortunately I was bored...so I tackled Coco ALONE. It still took 3 hrs. She's definitely calmer than Riley, but she was a 5 lb piece of pertual moving fluff as well. Actually, she wasn't too bad, but she had had enough before I could finish her head. So, I'll have to tackle it in the future.
COCO IN PROCESS
COCO AFTER - She has a lion's mane, but I'll conquer that another day! Now she just looks like a little brown rat with a mane! Ha! Actually, she looks pretty cute despite my novice skills. At least she's not bald (completely)!!
