Hair Growth

I have had a bad experience with our first grooming. We took our OES to a local groomer that also breeds poodles. You know how they say that hair stylist's cut everyone's hair similiar to their own, well apparently dog groomers cut the same as their breed. Yes, my OES looks like a poodle!!!! My concern is how quickly the hair will grow and my OES will regain her true identity???????? Can anyone out there help with this? Thanks!
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I'm sorry you had such a disappointing experience. I'm not much help other than sympathy. I recently took Barney to a groomer for bath only. When I got him back they did a beautiful job; except for cutting all the hair away from his eyes in such a way that his face looked like a monkey. Sure like to see what the poodle cut looks like on a sheepie though. I thought I read somewhere that it takes about a year to regrow a full coat after a shave.
Sorry you had this experience with the groomer.
The growth rate is about one inch per month, it grows back
quickly. Our sheepie had a shave in Feb. and he
is starting to get the sheepie look again.
Depending on your location you might want to keep him in a
puppy cut for hot summer weather.
Best of luck in finding a groomer who has experience with
our breed. You might want to check with your local kennel
clubs for a referral...
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