I do let him get a fuzzy face and ears because it makes him look cute.
Lady -- our B&W was a show dog until we got her.. .she had the full show coat and it was AUGUST!!!! she had lived up in the mountains...poor thing, first thing we did was give her a hair cut. What we do is leave their legs about two or three inches long, their ears long and the top knot and shave everything else. In the summer when we are boating every week we shorten their legs to about an inch and half long.
She's out hug bug... well all three are, but she is a velcro dog with my husband. She is also out tomboy cocker.. loves the water... you can see, Daisy (our ASCOB) is not fond of water, she is a princess and doesn't like to be dirty... Lady OTOH ~LOL~
Missy is a hunter, she will look for lizards all day long.