We are very active too - our guys will be camping, swimming, running in grass and leaves and doing generally rowdy
stuff! So we keep Rowdy in a puppy cut and will be keeping Rex that way too. In fact, we will be gone for about 2 months and they won't be able to be groomed during that time, so they will be cut REAAAAALLY short before we go. Here's one of my favorite pix of Rowdy - but we do not do the topknot "do" - my hubby throws a fit every time I try to do it with Rowdy!
