Notice that the hair lies flat and tight, but still gives a rounded appearance in his head. It will not fall into his eyes no matter what he does. It is short enough to stay out of his face and still gives him a correct cocker appearance. He has a lot of wrinkles on his muzzle and it is hard to get it smooth, but by going backwards with a ten blade it can be done.
If you follow the above directions and use the photos as a guidebook you can create a beautiful American Cocker head easily and quickly in the salon environment. The above is geared towards pet trims more than show trims, but the same basic guidelines apply to show dogs as pets. You want to head to be nice and neat and BLENDED so as to look as if the hair actually grew this way naturally.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to email me at Particentral@aol.com and I will try to address any problems or questions as quickly as possible.
Happy grooming, and remember, GROOM SMARTER! Not harder!
