Andy Rooney Eyebrows

I am getting better at cutting the hair that hangs down over Emme's eyes. She has such a wonderful, full coat and it grows quickly. I love the fur on her body because it is so silky and touchable, but I don't like the hair that grows over her eyes. She has such expressive dark eyes and I don't like to see them covered with hair. When she is first home from the groomer, her face seems to be all eyes. As the weeks pass, however, the hair above her eyes grows like mad. She looks like she has Andy Rooney eyebrows that hang down to cover her eyes.

It scares me to try to trim around her face, because she is so wiggly. When we first got Emme, I went to Sally Beauty Supply and bought a pair of scissors for trimming. Although they are called "blunt tipped" they look like lethal weapons to me. I absolutely was not comfortable trimming Emme's face with these. Next I bought a smaller pair of sewing scissors and although they were better, they were still too big and too pointed for my liking. A few weeks ago, I went to the kid's craft department in Joann Fabrics and bought a short, really blunt tipped pair of children's scissors. I figured that if they cut paper, they should cut puppy hair. The blades are short and very rounded and I am more comfortable using them. I still don't like cutting the hair around Emme's eyes, but I am more comfortable as time goes on. The older and quieter Emme gets and the more confident I get, the easier it will be.