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01-27-2012, 11:25 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: united states
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| Looking for advice on cutting yorkies hair Hi, I was wondering if anyone has advice on cutting or shaving a small yorkies hair. She has a lot of energy and I used to calm her down by having her chew on a treat in my hand. Right now she is having a lot of health issues and we are trying to rule out food allergies. Because of that I can no longer give her the treat to calm her down so I can shave her. Any advice on other tricks on getting them to relax? Im a little nervous to take her to a groomer because my aunts yorkie had to get stitches because of their groomer and I am over protective and hate having to leave her there all day . So Ive been trying to avoid that and have been doing it myself for a year a half. |
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01-27-2012, 01:40 PM | #2 |
YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY
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| What area are you trimming and what are you using to do it? When Gracie was smaller I had someone help me by holding her on the coffee table for me. If you are doing the face it helps to get a hold of the beard to keep her from moving the face around. That will steady the head movement. I wouldn't attempt to do a lot of grooming all alone with a dog that does not want you to do it. I wouldn't take my dog to a groomer that has injured a dog but you might want to interview groomers and go visit them to find a place that you are comfortable with. I'd ask for references, too. If they don't like it then that is not the place you want to be. |
01-27-2012, 01:58 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | What I have been doing lately is every night I lay a towel on my bed and take one at a time and brush them. I try to spend about 5 minutes or so on each and then they all get a treat when they are done. Once every couple of weeks I trim their nails. They seem to be more relaxed doing it that way instead of on the grooming table. I only use the table at bath time.
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