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09-20-2015, 01:22 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: New York, NY, USA
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| How to groom a figety puppy? Hi, this is my first post so if it should be under a different category, please let me know. I have a puppy that is just shy of 4 months. I got him at 12 weeks old and he's been with me now for over 3 weeks. The breeder shaved the tips of his ears and trimmed the hair around his paws and potty area, but it's grown back so quickly. I bought small rounded pointed pair of scissors, a gentle puppy brush and comb but I can barely use them on him. He absolutely hates being groomed. I watched videos of nail trimming and read up on them so I managed to clip one paw without causing any injury but that alone took 2 whole string cheese packets! I am too scared to take him to a professional groomer because he's so figety and I don't want him to get hurt. I see pictures of perfectly groomed puppies his age and short of drugging the poor little guy (which I would never do), I don't know how others are able to get their yorkie puppy to look so good. Is there a certain brand of hair clipper anyone can recommend? How do you trim a yorkie puppy that will bite and squirm as soon as he sees a comb? Thanks in advance. |
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09-24-2015, 04:54 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Idaho
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| Training. You need to teach him to stand politely on a grooming table- if you cannot teach him this, the groomer will be able to. This time in development is very important for grooming training- don't miss it, or he could be difficult the rest of his life. |
09-24-2015, 07:40 PM | #3 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: prescott valley az usa
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| I took Buddybear to the groomer every 2weeks to start. She only charged me minimal amount as to what he would tolerate. Gradually she was able to get more done and we spaced out the appointments and the $$$ went up. NIGHTLY, we combed, brushed, etc. No he didn't like it at first then he decided he likes his back scratched. Now he almost begs to be brushed but at 14 months old we are still fighting with him to clip his nails. This too will get better. The first groomer he had was awful. She made snotty remarks, he was only 3-4 months old. My friends said get a new groomer and I found the nicest young lady. We both love her. Patience and consistency.....let him know you are the boss. |
09-25-2015, 07:49 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Sand Springs Ok
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| i usually just wait to trim nails when Sophie is tired and napping in my lap. I bought a small Oster calm clipper and do the paw pads then also. She's 6 months next week and just starting to stay still long enough for me to comb her face out properly. (Her least favorite grooming spot). It's taken a lot of patience but we are getting there as I'm sure your baby will also. |
09-25-2015, 09:25 AM | #5 |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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| Does he have tangles? I would just cut off the little mats w/a blunt nosed scissor...it will grow out. You want to associate grooming time as getting pampered time, not ouch time. I used to let Momo gnaw on his bully stick while grooming him when he was a puppy. He doesn't need it now, he'll tolerate brushing but I still need to cut off those tiny mats around his legs. He's kept in a puppy cut w/longer legs since he has soft cottony tangles easily hair. I also sell the Madan grooming products. The Small pin brush are great @ brushing out tangles. Please message me if you have any questions, I'll be happy to help.
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09-25-2015, 11:09 AM | #6 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Eden, NC USA
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| Winnie was like that too....I got great advice from our fellow yorkie lovers :-) dedication is what it takes! I wanted winnie to have long hair so I kept at it....I would brush her for a few minutes on the counter and then give her a treat....if she was sitting in my lap I would brush her. Then give her a treat. Now she is about a year and a half...she gets super excited when I get her groom bag out.
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10-23-2015, 08:49 AM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Outside of the USA
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| Years ago, I had a mini schnauzer that I groomed and she was a breeze. She'd calmly lay on her back so we could brush those tender under leg areas etc. Since that time, we moved to a home with tile floors. I've had a couple of ankle biters in our current home and have really struggled with grooming them. I'm not an expert but I have something I'm going to try with our next pup. This last week I've been studying video tutorials and one of the trainers had a wonderful suggestion. She said to help us with grooming to play or massage our pups everyday. Touch their paws and such to get them familiar with this touch so we can trim their nails. That's when I had an "aha," moment. See years ago, we played a lot on the padded carpet with our mini schnauzer. I'm recognizing that although I'd sit on the floor to play with the more current ankle biters, I wasn't doing this type of play with them, rolling them on their back and playing with their paws. I'm going to start doing this with the toy poodle, although she is 5, and begin with Pax when he arrives so hopefully grooming in the future will be a much more pleasant experience for us all. If you try it, let me know how it works for you. |
11-12-2015, 12:49 AM | #8 |
YT Young Pup Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: South Africa
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| Mine doesn't like it either but i always take him when he is calm (right before he naps) and do a little at a time when he starts to run away to the point where i can't stop him i give him a treat and go on later or the next day. Mine loves chewing so if i want him still and calm i give him a hoove or bottle to chew. You could try that |
11-12-2015, 11:55 AM | #9 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Am going thru this training process. Watched the breeder groom them before when went to pick them up. She has a way with them that they semi cooperated. Don't know if it is me or what but they really act up. So starting all over and trying the back of the brush, and a chew stick to keep them busy, - so many good boy, good girl, happy talk, but don't know how it will go. am going to take them to the grooming table, with their buddy belt harness and leash on several times a day to see if we can get this going. I truly feel your frustrations, have them here also. Patience is a virture and a bully stick. I am putting them in a soft bed on my grooming table with a bully stick. This seems to help, doing this at least 3 times a day for at least 5 to 10 minutes and comb, brush, topknot, feel feet, etc. This is helping some.
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