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04-22-2010, 05:54 AM | #1 |
♥My Yorkie, My Shadow♥ Join Date: May 2009 Location: usa
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| Question for those who groom their yorkies themselves... I have been back and forth about cutting Louis' hair. I think that I am going to cut it for the summer. I would like to do it myself, and I was just wondering what kind of clippers I should use. Also, what size balde do you use, and how do you cut the hair on the face? Thanks!
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04-24-2010, 08:20 PM | #2 |
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| Hi! Well, I'd say it all depends on how long your dog's hair is, how short you want to make it, and what kind of hair he has. My Max has a modified coat not silky but not cotton/soft coated. I don't use clippers on him - only scissors. His hair is thin and light in color so I leave it in a longer style to flatter him. My Mia has a soft cotton coat and I do use a clipper and scissors on her. She has a thick dark coat so I leave her's fairly short. I use a small peanut clipper to trim the tips of their ears and their private area. I use scissors for everything else. Oh, the clippers I use on Mia is a Wahl set that I got at WalMart that has combs included with it. I don't change the blades like some do. I use a larger comb to start with and go smaller if that doesn't take off enough hair. I never clip down to the skin so I can't tell you what size to use for that. I always leave at least an inch on Mia's body. I think the face takes me the longest. Again, I use scissors. It's a lot of trial and error. I bought a DVD about grooming Yorkies that actually listed all the things you need and showed 3 cuts you can do on a Yorkie. It helped alot but I still do mine different. How about some pictures of your Louis so that we can see what you're wanting to do?
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04-25-2010, 10:03 AM | #3 | |
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04-26-2010, 10:13 AM | #4 |
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| Here's a couple of videos/sites for you to look at. Sometimes they give you a better idea than words. Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Grooming How to Groom a Yorkshire Terrier - Associated Content - associatedcontent.com The Long and the Short of Coat Styles for Your Yorkshire Terrier - For Dummies Yorkshire Terriers - Yorkie Puppies - Breeder Information - Training - San Diego I think this is the one I bought but it was from a lady on here. YORKIE DOG grooming instructional video DVD 3rd. Ed. - eBay (item 350346163185 end time May-25-10 17:27:50 PDT)
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04-29-2010, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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| Thanks for the links!
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04-29-2010, 09:19 AM | #6 |
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| When I first groomed myself I followed the groomer's line from his last grooming. It's easy that way and until you get comfortable, which takes lot's of time he'll look good. If you want him to be shorter, down the road you'll have the confidence to do it. I use Oster Golden clipper's. #7 for his short back and # 10 for underbelly, butt area. I scissor his face and ears and use the Wahl moustache trimmer for his pads. Do alittle at a time. You'll see, you will do great. |
04-29-2010, 09:32 AM | #7 |
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| I just shaved mine down for the summer and used a 1/16th comb on a #40 blade. I was using a 1 1/4" comb over the winter with their long coats. I use scissors on the faces, legs and butt area. I also followed the groomers lines on Hot Rod at first and then just started experimenting a little. sometimes it didn't quite work out like I wanted, but the good thing is that the hair does grow back. I got the dvd that was mentioned above and must have watched it 20x before getting up the courage to do it. lol It's been over a year that I've grooming my , so there is hope! Good luck!
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04-29-2010, 09:49 AM | #8 | |
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04-29-2010, 01:36 PM | #10 |
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| Check out this thread if you want ideas for a short summer cut. Nancy1999's Joey is somewhat of a leader of this trend that is really cute: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...tell-joey.html I'm going to try this on my girls when they grow out a bit more.
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04-29-2010, 02:02 PM | #11 |
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| I use Andis clippers, don't care for Oster's. For cotton coats I recommend a #4F or #5F if you don't want them completely shaved which is what the #7F or #10 will give you. I don't like using guard combs on silky coated Yorkies because it leaves their hair choppy. Looks like they lost a fight with a lawn mower!
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05-12-2010, 05:57 PM | #12 |
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| For those of you that have a grooming video... do you recommend the one you have? |
05-12-2010, 06:01 PM | #13 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | I recommend any video's by Jody Murphy. I've taken grooming seminars by her and seen a few video's of hers on different breeds. she is excellent. I haven't seen the yorkie one so i don't know how technical it is and what kind of cuts it shows but you can email her from the website i think and ask.
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