I groom my boys myself too
I'm still learning, but so far, pretty good
I'm simply too cheap to pay $40 per dog for a haircut - that's just silly. I realize that they need to make money, but it's just too much for my 4 and 5.5 lb dogs...I went out and spent like $60 or so on a set of clippers, and not only do we do free dog cuts, but my husband uses them too - extra savings!!!
It is definitely a plus that hair grows back
I'm sure that even hairless your baby is adorable. The growing back thing makes me feel a bit better about the fact that I've been teaching myself how to do haircuts since I got them, haha. I just do puppy cuts. Good luck to you!!!