Accidental shaving

[CTA]

I'm concerned I may have ruined my cairns coat. He's 11 months old, and I took him to the roomers today for a trim. When I picked him up, they have shaved him down to a half inch or a little less everywhere except his face. My wife is appalled (I actually think he looks pretty nice...), and I'm wondering if his outer coat will come back OK or if I need to do anything?

This is my first post here...thanks for any replies.

[2littleterrors]

happened to my girl when she was a little over a year old. It will eventually grow out to where you can get it stripped.

[CTA]

Thank you....I just want him to look like he did previously.

[CTA]

He looks like a leapard now...

[Idaho Cairns]

That is really and unusual colored coat--really pretty. His hair will grow back, no problem but it might be a bit softer than before. The best thing? You still have the same dog, with or without hair!

[KerryJayne]

Wow he's a stunning colour :-)

[hheldorfer]

We had the same experience after we adopted Buffy. Let the coat grow out and start stripping it, and it should eventually grow back as a coarse Cairn coat.

He's beautiful, by the way!

[jo_]

I can understand why you're disappointed...but either way you have one adorable little guy there!

[CTA]

Thank you...looks like I'll hand strip when his hair returns, and we'll see what happens!

[beccadiane374]

Either way, he's a cutie for sure! The same thing happened to me. Tanner is my first cairn & I asked the groomer about stripping & she told me that wasn't done anymore. Assuming she knew what she was talking about, I went ahead and took him & she shaved him. He was still cute (of course!) but just not the same. He was about 10 months when this happened. He will be 3 years next month. His hair was all really soft for a long time, but I've been having him stripped & he's pretty much gotten back to the harsher coat he's supposed to have.

[kjwarnold]

Yep, it will grow out and you can get that nice harsh coat back with some stripping later on. Beatiful coloring!

[CTA]

3 years?! Oh, man....I don't think I'll share that with my wife...

Poor little leapard...

[Zekey's Mom]

I love his expression. What's his name?

[CTA]

Thank you. His name is bo and he's quite a nutcase. He's my second cairn, so I knew what I was in for.

[Hawkeye]

Welcome to the forum.

Join the club - most of us have had a disastrous grooming experience at least once. He is beautiful anyway and I love the brindling color. He has the cutest expression on his face.

[Hagar]

I had a similar incident 3 years ago. I was going on a two week vacation and had reservations for Renny at a local pet resort. I had lost my groomer shortly before and he was overdue for a grooming, so I asked them to groom him a few days before my return. I specifically told them just a bath and comb out and MINIMAL trimming. When I picked him up, he looked a lot like Bo.

The good news is it will grow back. In Renny's case it took a full year for it to grow back. Keep that in mind if you live in cold/snow country. He may be more sensitive to cold weather until his coat has fully grown back. I got lucky and found a new groomer who specializes in Terriers and has done a great job restoring and maintaining his coat.

[josie&holly]

Bo is a very handsome boy anyhow - and his colouring is lovely.

I think if Holly was shaved she would be similar in colour as when she is stripped she has this tigerish striping of the hair.

[CTA]

Thanks....makes me hopeful I can make him a cairn once more...

[janis]

Bo is very cute! I love his color! Welcome. Lots of great people and advice here. They have helped me so many times with questions I've had with my dog. They are some of the most kindhearted people I've ever met on line!

[jimnconnie]

Welcome to the Forum. Bo's coat will grow back, probably it will take several months, and it may be softer for a while. Your pictures reminded me of when I stripped Sophie's coat down to her underwear almost a year ago. My DW said Sophie looked like a cat after I stripped her.

May, 2010

April 2011

[pindrop]

Bo has the sweetest expression and just a darn good looking pup. Welcome and glad you found this forum and hope to see many more postings - lots of lovely people here who are only too happy to help out or just talk about experiences. I have an 8 month old named Layla is she is due to be groomed very soon. Now I have the Mars Coat King - hubby and I will be attempting to do her ourselves.

[CTA]

Wow....look at that pile of hair you stripped! I hope you're correct and that it comes in after a few months. Here's a photo prior to "the incident".

[janis]

Gosh look at the snow! Where do you live? Keep the snow there! Please! I just love Bo's coloring! Kirby has a camo jacket too!

[CTA]

Not a fan of snow, huh? Yeah, me neither really.

One question, could I use the King Coat in place of hand pulling and achieve results?

[finncaraid]

What a handsome lad Bo is- before & after!!! Amazing what a difference hair makes! Just did Finn, our 10 month old, yesterday using the Mars Coat-King, #10. Know he should have been done a while ago but I was scared he'd look like a goof by the time I was done. He turned out great just using a slicker brush, the Coat-King & a comb. And it took my husband & I about 50 minutes, start to finish. Best $40 I've ever spent!! Didn't use the Mars thing on his head- thought hand stripping would be better. So that's next. Just post any questions you have if you decide to diy it next time. The folks here have been most helpful & kind to me with my endless (it seems) grooming questions.---------------As far as making him a Cairn once more, it's doubtful that a little less hair could ever change 'em.