Yep, we just got a $30 clipper set at Wal-Mart (sorry, mom) and started buzzing the little guy in the garage. There was enough loose fluff when it was over that Aaron cleaned it up with a rake.
Before:
After:
(If you look really closely, you can see the left leg is fluffier than the right. In real life, that makes my dog look like he has a clubbed foot. hehe.)As for my own hair, I dyed it red myself but made two trips to different hairstylists before I got it the length I wanted....