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09-01-2008, 01:23 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach!
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| Bought thinning shears and did it myself! I posted a thread a couple of weeks ago when I was thinking about thinning Bernie's hair myself. He's never been to the groomer, and to be honest, I hear so many horror stories on here, I'm afraid. I want it to grow long, just was too thick. So, I got the thinning shears #30, and combed the top layer of hair back and thinned underneath. I cut out several handfuls of hair. I did his legs too. It has to feel better for him. It looks better and it lays down so nicely now. Thanks for looking
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09-01-2008, 03:44 PM | #2 |
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| It looks like you did a wonderful job of grooming with the thinning shears. I also use the thinning shears on my thicker coated yorkies. Also the thinning shears come in handy if you get a mat and you do not want to cut the whole chunk out. Just cut into the center of the mat and it will brush right out. Very cute Yorkie! |
09-01-2008, 04:46 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach!
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| Yes, I did work through a couple of mats with the thinning shears. Works much better than cutting a big hunk out.
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09-01-2008, 05:42 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I have been thinking of getting a pair of thinning shears, sounds like they work great. Your baby looks great
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09-01-2008, 05:44 PM | #5 |
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| We groom ours too...They are much happier to get it done by us !!!
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09-01-2008, 06:26 PM | #6 |
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| Bernie is so beautiful and you did a wonderful job. does that mean he is a cotton coat?
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09-02-2008, 01:50 AM | #8 |
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| Wow, he looks great! How much do thinning shears run and what brand did you buy?
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09-02-2008, 06:12 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach!
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| Hey thanks for the compliements guys! I really appreciate it. I just went to Sally's Beauty Supply and bought a #30 thinning shear. It's no special brand, just $14.99. And, yes, Bernie has a cottony coat....but I'm working with that too. I use BioSilk on my hair, and I have started generously sharing it with Bernie. After I bathe him, I load him up with BioSilk. Now that his hair is thinner, it responds to the BioSilk much better. He will stay silkie for about a week, then he gets another bath and more BioSilk.
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09-02-2008, 07:01 AM | #10 |
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| Good for you. Bernie looks very pleased with himself and knows how handsome Mommy made him. I bet he feels better with some of that hair off too. Keep up the good work. You know your baby is safe when your grooming him yourself. |
09-02-2008, 09:10 AM | #11 | |
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09-02-2008, 10:46 AM | #12 |
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| Me Too I have a cotty coat male, and I want his hair to be thinned. I called the groomer and they do it. So the next time I am going to his done. Thanks Cheryl/Jack/Bella/someday a biewer |
09-02-2008, 10:54 AM | #13 |
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| I have thinning shears too and wouldn't be without them. They work wonders on mats and trimming without leaving a choppy look.
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09-02-2008, 11:01 AM | #14 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| wow, now i have to buy them.. so you say they work good on the legs? when i cut lexi's hair on her legs, it looks soo choppy and ugly. hopefully this will work..
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09-02-2008, 11:16 AM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brunswick, Georgia. On the beach!
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| Yes it worked great on his legs. I just combed it out really good, parted what I considered to the the outside layer and thinned. I didn't go all the way to the roots...just like half the hair. If you go all the way to the roots, it will make the other hair stand out/up (whatever) when it starts growing back.
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