Ponytail (for boy) Help!

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

You've done a great job! Joey's forehead hair was almost grown out, and I started using a new product and pretty much ruined the forehead hair, and his breeder thought I cut it. Do not use "got 2 be glued". It really holds the hair, for a whole week, in fact, but when you wash it out hair is noticeably shorter. So now I'm doing the band closer to the nose, instead of high on the head.

Kaji looks adorable in his topknot. I like the first pictures too. That naughty little Kaji is such a ladies man.

Now I have a question~Nancy or anyone else willing to jump in.

When you make your topknot how much hair do you take from the ears back? It looked like the show topknots had some hair from the back of the head combed up and into the topknot. It just seems like Bogey's is so thin, short and just doesn't seem to be growing.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Kaji looks adorable in his topknot. I like the first pictures too. That naughty little Kaji is such a ladies man.

Now I have a question~Nancy or anyone else willing to jump in.

When you make your topknot how much hair do you take from the ears back? It looked like the show topknots had some hair from the back of the head combed up and into the topknot. It just seems like Bogey's is so thin, short and just doesn't seem to be growing.

Good question! I was wondering the same while doing his ponytail this morning. His hair in the back is long too. Shoot, he can have a low "ninja" ponytail too if he wants.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Kaji looks adorable in his topknot. I like the first pictures too. That naughty little Kaji is such a ladies man.

Now I have a question~Nancy or anyone else willing to jump in.

When you make your topknot how much hair do you take from the ears back? It looked like the show topknots had some hair from the back of the head combed up and into the topknot. It just seems like Bogey's is so thin, short and just doesn't seem to be growing.

Good question! I was wondering the same while doing his ponytail this morning. His hair in the back is long too. Shoot, he can have a low "ninja" ponytail too if he wants.

[Darlene68]

Love it, He looks sooo adorable!!

[AllDogBoots]

Ohhhh Kaji is so cute! Max's hair looks like he has a spider coming out from his eyes. I too am struggling with his top knot. I don't know how far back on the head to go like megansmomma says. The hair from the corner of his eyes is too short to go back at all, really.

I think it resembles a palm tree too!

[BonBon]

Originally Posted by AllDogBoots

Ohhhh Kaji is so cute! Max's hair looks like he has a spider coming out from his eyes. I too am struggling with his top knot. I don't know how far back on the head to go like megansmomma says. The hair from the corner of his eyes is too short to go back at all, really.

I think it resembles a palm tree too!

It's different on each one of mine, depending on how thick or long their hair is or what look I want. I had to practice a lot to finally get it down like I wanted it. It's really an individual preference I think - just practice until you find the look you like.

Max looks adorable! He's got a nice little top knot growing in there.

[AllDogBoots]

Originally Posted by BonBon

It's different on each one of mine, depending on how thick or long their hair is or what look I want. I had to practice a lot to finally get it down like I wanted it. It's really an individual preference I think - just practice until you find the look you like.

Max looks adorable! He's got a nice little top knot growing in there.

Thanks. I'll keep trying. He's going for his first haircut next week, so some of that black puppy hair will come off. His problem though is the corner of the eyes. It's too short for top knot but too long for him to be able to see.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by megansmomma

Kaji looks adorable in his topknot. I like the first pictures too. That naughty little Kaji is such a ladies man.

Now I have a question~Nancy or anyone else willing to jump in.

When you make your topknot how much hair do you take from the ears back? It looked like the show topknots had some hair from the back of the head combed up and into the topknot. It just seems like Bogey's is so thin, short and just doesn't seem to be growing.

I really don't know, I thought you made the part in front of the ears and combed the rest of it back, especially if you are doing a low flat topknot that is closer to the nose. However when Joey was younger and had thinner hair, I put the whole thing in a topknot. Lol, pet owner rules are different than show owner rules.

[DvlshAngel985]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I really don't know, I thought you made the part in front of the ears and combed the rest of it back, especially if you are doing a low flat topknot that is closer to the nose. However when Joey was younger and had thinner hair, I put the whole thing in a topknot. Lol, pet owner rules are different than show owner rules.

HAHA! I like that saying.

[capt_noonie]

I have to practically use Uni's entire head to get a little sprig. She's got more hair on her ears. maybe i should be doing sideknots.

[DvlshAngel985]

Cute! Uni in pigtails!

[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

I really don't know, I thought you made the part in front of the ears and combed the rest of it back, especially if you are doing a low flat topknot that is closer to the nose. However when Joey was younger and had thinner hair, I put the whole thing in a topknot. Lol, pet owner rules are different than show owner rules.

I think for Bogey it's more that the groomer is cutting the hair too short on the back of his head. I think the next visit I'm going to ask her to keep it a little longer. Whenever I take them I leave a list of instructions. Don't do this, leave that to grow, make sure that you do this........I'm probably her biggest PITA customer but I want my babies to look good.