Saw the weirdest dogs...

Saw the weirdest looking dogs on the way home tonight. 2 little Lhasa Apso's which had been cut like poodles going to Crufts. Pom poms around the ankles, shaved backside and big puff balls everywhere. Anyone ever heard of this kind of cut on anything like a poodle? Poor little things looked really p****d off and were with 2 teenage girls. Fashion accessory springs to mind.

Never heard of such a thing! Poodles have that cut for a reason!

Bizarre

It really was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. Wanted to go over and give the girls a slap for doing something so stupid

never seen it

how well was it done... slap on the wrist for the grooming parlour that did it if that was the case

It actually looked like it had been well done (if you can call it that) Not something that had been done at home

OK, I prefer dogs unclipped, un-neutered, unfettered, unadorned and in good health and condition but this one puzzles me. How on earth would you clip a Lapso like a poodle the coat is totally wrong it is hard and straight not curly like the poodle. However people can present their pets to the world as they see fit, and they do, fancy collars, fancy coats, strange hair cuts, neckerchiefs & hanging toys, it may be undignified and unnecessary but it is up to the owner and cruel it is not.

Exactly, the coat is all wrong but that's what the cut was like. I don't believe I said it was cruel though just unnecessary.

ben has his hairy legs cut once a year, as his *trousers* get very long, and when he does his biz it goes every where, and im having to wash him, (not nice) and i had him done as i wasnt going to breed from him, hes a cross, ok a good looking dog, but didnt want to be responsable for the puppys, also he was a bit on the mad side, and hes clamed down alot now.

You are probably right it could well be a designer dog thing.
but really silly as you say poodles are done this way for a reason. Fashion accessory???????? [ Stupidity if you ask me.]