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04-22-2010, 04:35 PM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lake City FL
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| Mommy gave me stick legs!!! It is true!!!!! I took my first wack at grooming Roxy today and I totally goofed on her legs. I went for a short skirt (even with her body) and I thought I should trim her legs too (she looked funny with long hair on her legs).....well they do not look very well. I mean they are not terrible, but I am a perfectionist and she looks long and leggy. Has anyone else done a bad haircut???? Do we have any pics of haircuts gone wrong???? What are some tips for perfect legs???
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05-02-2010, 06:59 PM | #2 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
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| I have to laugh because I couldn't remember or tell from pictures how Yorkie legs were usually groomed, so I shaved Lizzie's legs. I knew after I groomed her she didn't look exactly right, but I thought it was because her hair wasn't long enough yet. And her legs did look like stick legs. I really love Liz's hair, but the beard, I can't get use to and have always shaved. I've kind of been giving her bangs, but am trying to grow out her topnot. Thing is, everytime I've tried to put a bow in her hair, I am all thumbs. BTW, you know your Yorkie isn't groomed in a traditional cut when people ask if your dog is a Yorkie. I tell people yes, but the new "Kristan" cut just makes her look different. Oh, her ears are folded over too. I did take her to a groomer one time, the first time I had her groomed after getting her when she was nine months. The groomer told me she was really bad, and I haven't trusted her with anyone since.
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05-02-2010, 07:05 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| Fortunately, their hair grows fast! Did you use a clipper or scissors? A blade or combs? Legs are the most difficult part to do IMO. I have found that using a comb attachment with the length you want to get the bulk of the hair off, then finishing with the scissors to even it up works best. |
05-02-2010, 07:35 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
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| I used clippers, but I quit doing the legs altogether. The hair is pretty long on them, but I do clip the hair between the pads of her feet and over the top of her feet to make them look neat. She has gotten much better about letting me groom her, including grinding her nails. I'm pretty sure Liz is from a puppymill. Her body is a little long, I think, and that ,the ears and my grooming, make people ask if she's a yorkie. The person the woman I got Liz from was selling all kinds of little dogs, maltese, yorkies, schnauzers, westies, poodles and mixes of all the above. Liz's breeder is in IL and the seller is in GA. I don't think there is a single champion on her pedigree. I love her to death!
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05-04-2010, 09:20 AM | #5 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Western NY
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| Try gently pulling her leg out in front while holding her little foot so her leg is parallel to the ground. Brush the hair down towards the ground so it is hanging and using thinning shears to trim them. This will take it down and blend at the same time. I don't use clippers on Yorkie legs if they have the proper silky hair. It just chops them up! A good rule of thumb is always have shears lined up with the way the hair is growing. So if the hair grows down on her legs, never trim across it perpendicular.
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05-04-2010, 11:27 AM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
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| Thank you Kelly, this is just the kind of advice I need! And the hair on her legs did look choppy. Lizzie is so afraid of strangers and after being told she wasn't good, I've been afraid to take her anywhere, so she's stuck with me.
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