Cindy, to wash her face without getting her whole body wet you can do a few things. First, you can put a bib on her. Second, you can use a tooth brush to wet the area that needs washing, then use the brush to scrub in the soap, and then rinse the toothbrush and use it again to rinse the soap out. I sometimes use a cosemetic pad to rinse since the toothbrush takes a while. I bought a flea comb and use that to remove any fuzzies that are stuck and any eye gunk that collects before I wash the face.
Also, I have used a comb that I have gotten wet with warm water to get out some dirt that sticks even after washing, but don't use the comb before wetting the entire area - you will run the risk of breaking hair especially if you are using any type of gel!
As far as keeping the hair down - I just let it go until it was long enough to keep itself down but by brushing it several times a day it seemed to help the hair train itself to lay the way I wanted.
Hope this helps!
