It didn't take TOO long, and it is just a lot of little hair ties with it split in two and added with new hair...something I kind of did with my own hair with I was little. The only braid is at the end.
She has to wear the muzzle any time they are both out of their "room." But I would say it is about thirds, (muzzle, joli out somi in, somi out joli in). I hate that I have to do this, but there is no other way to keep somi safe. I have been trying to find Joli a new loving home with no other pets or kids because of this. (It took a long time to decide that, but basically it comes down to mostly I know I will want kids in the near future and Joli is just as bad around little people as she is other dogs) But she is a super loving a sweet dog as long as she isn't reminded she is a dog and not a big person