Hi! Both of mine are short. Sam has a topknot and Loki doesn't so you can see it both ways. Loki is cut a bit shorter than Sammy. He looks best cut very short and his hair is soft and it lays nicely. Sammy's is cut a little longer - her hair is thicker and super cottony on her body. I only have to comb their faces - otherwise they only get brushed when I bathe them once a week. Drying is so much faster with them short, and if they get a mat I can just cut it out and you'd never know. Loki would sit for hours and let me brush him but he looks cute short so why torture him? Sammy *hates* being brushed and she wiggles and pulls away so it's just easier on both of us for her to be short. She tolerates her topknot so we keep that
Pics in my avatar - PM me if you like what you see and want closeups for your groomer. IMO the problem with the schnauzer cut is that the legs are still long and you still get mats. It's super cute, but still a lot of work. Mine only require face washing & combing daily and a weekly bath. Someone less um, particular, than me could easily get 2 weeks. But the nice part is that if they do get stinky, like when Sam rolled in something yesterday, a bath/dry takes 10 minutes. I tried to wash her face and she was still stinky so I just dunked her
It's so easy I don't even have to think about it. You don't have to plan baths. I just do a sniff test every morning and stinky dogs get baths
