Dog Grooming Style Guide
The Bichon round head is one of the most challenging and rewarding grooming techniques in the profession. The Bichon Frise breed standard calls for a powder-puff appearance — a perfectly round head achieved through expert scissoring of the dense, curly white coat. The head is scissored into a sphere, with the coat standing out equally in every direction. The eyes peek through the round frame, and the ears blend seamlessly into the head shape, creating one continuous round silhouette. The body is typically scissored to 1-2 inches in a slight curve from shoulder to hindquarter. The legs are cylindrical and the feet are round and tight. Achieving a competition-quality Bichon head requires years of scissoring practice, a trained eye for symmetry, and a cooperative dog. The coat must be properly prepped — bathed, blown out straight, and fluff-dried — before scissoring begins. Maintenance is demanding: the coat must be brushed daily with a slicker brush and comb, bathed weekly, and professionally groomed every 4-6 weeks. Show Bichon owners spend hours on coat maintenance between grooms.
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