Beard: Generally we refer to the dogs muzzle and chin fur, collectively, as the beard. For example, if you ask for a short beard, all the hair around the mouth will be taken short. If you are referring to the hair on the muzzle and the hair on the chin separately, make sure to specify that! Eg. Very short chin, tidy muzzle. Or short muzzle, long chin hair. This isn't very common but it is usually possible.
Clean Face: Think poodle faces, super short on the whole face. Can be a great option for dogs with excessive eye discharge, who are messy eaters or drinkers or who get smelly beards. Some people just like the look!
"Puppy Cut": Can be similar to Teddy Bear Cut, as in open to interpretation. If you have more specifics, we would love to hear it. If your dog is an actual puppy, this will likely be their first haircut. If the coat allows, they will have a trim to get the bulk of dead ends off, but still leave a fair bit of length. Often, a puppy cut isn't perfect because it is their first time. They will wiggle and investigate and we want them to have a positive experience.
"Make them look cute": This is a great option for someone who doesn't have any preferences for what their dog looks like. You are trusting the groomers to put them in a style that is practical, but compliments their shape and coat type.
Bath and Tidy (for dogs that get clippered): They get a bath, and their feet, face and sanitary areas are cleaned up. This is meant to compliment their grooming schedule, not replace full grooms. It helps to maintain a mat free coat. A bath and tidy is not for dematting. An ideal schedule for many dogs is to alternate full grooms and bath and tidies, with slightly less time between bath and tidies and grooms than there would be between full grooms and bath and tidies (because the fur is shorter after a full groom).
Bath and Tidy (for double coated dogs): Golden Retrievers, Samoyeds, Malamutes, Australian Shepherds, etc. Dogs that do not/should not get shaved get a bath and tidy as their full groom. They get a bath, deshed and comb out, then the fur on their feet, legs, bellies, bums, chests, ears and tails are trimmed up. Can be "natural" (very little is taken off, aside from paws), regular (all areas are tidied but subtly) or short (all feathering taken as short as possible without cutting into undercoat). If you have preferences, let us know! Common ones are short bum, leave the ears, short around the ears, leave the belly, etc.
Double Coated Dogs: Dogs that have fur that will grow to a certain length then fall out. They have very obvious undercoat and guard hairs, and are generally not shaved unless there is a medical reason. We do not include doodles when we refer to double coated dogs because, while they can have undercoats that shed, their fur will continue growing (not shed in a traditional sense such as a lab). Doodles will need to be clipped, double coated dogs will not.
