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Suburban Trim This is the version where we start to see the skirt come into play. The pattern lines are lower down the body to help blend the tighter skirt into the legs. Although many Owners like the idea of a shorter skirt, we find that short skirts tend to mat quicker. Quality of coat will always play a large factor into how the coat lays and blends with this shorter skirt. You can also try carding the skirt to help encourage better coat with a nicer lay. Pet Trim A Pet Trim is a clippered jacket and can have a skirt that is half way down the legs or all the way down to the ground. The skirting is well blended and should not appear to poof out from the dog. The jacket also follows the gentle, natural curves of the dogs body and should never give the illusion that someone put the dog on a Lazy-Susan while clippering.