Cockapoo Grooming Styles

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There are many different ways you can groom your cockapoo. There are fluffly longer cuts, shorter cuts, cuts with short body hair and big fluffy heads.

I personally like the all -around medium cut. Usually right after I groom my cockapoo he’s quite strange looking. I mean he has skinny little legs and the curves of his body are very noticable. But after about 2 weeks he’s just right. A little fluffier and well rounded.

Here’s a great excerpt from My Dog’s Life about the various styles:

Cockapoo Teddy Bear Cut 
This style can be achieved using either clippers or scissors, however to achieve the longer length teddy bear look scissors would be recommended. This style is fairly full in length and appearance, which gives a rounded teddy bear look with a reliantly thick coat, however it is much more practical then the natural unclipped style. The legs will remain quite thick and the ears are cut to a rounded shape too. The length of the cut can differ and this is mainly due to the owner’s preference.

Cockapoo Puppy Cut
The puppy cut style can be approximately 1 to 2.5 Inches in length and gives a slightly scruffy look, therefore it doesn’t need to be too perfect. It can be as long or short as you like to suit your dog’s coat. The length of the coat is basically the same length all over and the legs remain quite full in appearance, with a general tidy up cut around the muzzle and ear area. The puppy cut look may be considered in between the teddy bear and lamb cut, as the teddy bear cut can be full and the lamb cut is usually quite short.  This cut can be a little bit scruffy too which can really shows off the lovely texture of the Cockapoo coat.

Cockapoo Lamb Cut
The lamb cut is a popular cut for Poodles and can be quite a short cut. The body is usually cut short with the muzzle, face and feet cut fairly short too. The length can differ to suit your dogs coat texture, but generally this cut gives the overall look of a lamb, hence the name. This cut is generally a little neater and shorter than the puppy cut.

Cockapoo Natural Look
An uncut Cockapoo has a very natural look and although the coat can be uncut or unclipped. There may be a small amount of trimming necessary for hygiene and practical reasons. A natural look trim can be done using scissors and although the body length is grown to full length, trimming around the eyes, ears, tail, paws and possibly undercarriage may be necessary. This style will require regular brushing and combing to prevent matting.

Here’s a pic from Google images. You’ll see longer ears, shorter ears, , skinny legs, fluffly legs….on and on. It’s really a matter of preference.

No matter what way you look at it, cockapoo grooming styles are ones you can make your own and the dogs are cute no matter how you clip them.

Here’s a video with some additional images including various cockapoo grooming styles.

My Personal Cockapoo Grooming Styles

Here are a few pics of my dog Tetley and his style. You can see more on my Pinterest page as I update them.

Be sure to grab a copy of my Cockapoo Grooming Secrets course for detailed instruction on all steps of grooming a cockapoo.

I hope this post was helpful and gives you a general overview various cockapoo grooming styles.