During lockdown many people had to resort to things they wouldn’t ordinarily do. Women couldn’t visit nair or hair salons and men couldn’t get hair cuts. As a result people were looking a little less groomed. But humans weren’t the only ones affected. Animals were too.
Cutting a dog’s hair is specific to breed and size.
There is some serious training and practice that needs to be done for many occupations. Pet grooming is one of them. We never knew how much we needed it until we needed it! Pet owners across the world are finding out how difficult it is to groom their pet, all while having none of the professional tools to do it!
Cutting a dogs hair isn’t easy!
The resulting chaos of fur and shame is one for the books. As optimistic owners grab the household clippers that have only ever seen bear hairs, people are getting to work.
As expected, people are failing miserably.
Thankfully, dogs don’t lean towards vanity. They rarely check themselves out in the mirror. The worst thing that can happen is your once manicured and groomed pet looking like it just relapsed. Hermione Olivia is one of those owners.
Hailing from Australia, Hermione and her dog Mash went on a journey of trial and error together. Mash seems to be a Pomeranian and is a cute little fluffball. “Pom Poms” are not the easiest dogs to groom, though.
“To give your Pomeranian a show dog look, you can trim the fur every couple of months so that the dog has an overall round appearance. If you are inexperienced or nervous about using scissors on your dog, you may want to have a professional groomer handle the cutting. ”
The before and after photos tell a story of optimism and misfortune.
Mash is quite a cute pup who looks like most other Pomeranians. You can see above that nothing seems to be out of the ordinary. In an interview with UNILAD, Hermione said:
“Mash usually has a professional groom every few weeks to keep him looking smart.”
Mash needs to be groomed regularly to prevent his hair from matting.
No matter how long she tried to delay the event, Hermione recognized that she had to cut Mash’s hair eventually! The results are downright funny.
Hermionie botched it.
Deciding to not dwell on the bad but look to the good, Hermione shared a piece of advice for other dog owners who are thinking about taking their pets to the “home groomers.” In her Instagram post, she said:
“Take it from Mash and wait! Please let it grow out because, as we’ve learnt, ‘au naturel’ is the only way to go during lockdown.”
“Au naturel” seems to be the way to go…only people don’t seem to be getting the message!
With good news always in need in times like this, we can take comfort in knowing that the only funny pictures of hair mistakes aren’t just dog related. Wives and girlfriends across the world are sitting down to test their craft skills on their significant others’ flowing locks.
You might cry from laughing so hard at these photos of failed haircuts.
Jake had his girlfriend cut his hair. He gave her this photo as a guide from last year.
Gave my girlfriend this picture of me last year to go off while she cut my hair (she’s never cut hair before) pic.twitter.com/oTBDMb9mpq
— jake (@chirojake) March 25, 2020
Great, right? Here is the result!
This is what I got… pic.twitter.com/tR1F1sZbHS
— jake (@chirojake) March 25, 2020
I think a picture sums up how many people feel as they hear the clipper start whirring.
Regardless of who is cutting your hair, things could always be worse!
The great thing about bad haircuts is that eventually, they will grow out. It may take some time but at least you know you’ll get back your locks. Although Mash may have been upset about his botched new look from mom he seems to be recovering from the beauty flop in the comfort of his home.
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