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04-26-2006, 03:00 PM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
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| What technique do you use to trim beard? Hi Guys! I'm trying to learn how to completely groom my boys at home. Had a bad experience with an eye injury at the groomer's. Plus, it's so traumatic for them and for me!!! How do you properly trim the beard (short) without getting that "choppy" look? Do I leave the outside hair alone until I cut the "inside", and then make the outside just slightly longer?? I have heard groomers use a thinning shear on the beard. Please let me know how to do this so they look neat and "professional" Thanks.
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04-27-2006, 10:43 AM | #2 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | ONE WORD. FAST. I can't believe you had an injury ! That's awful ...and good for you grooming yourself. I do to and have for the past year. IF you have long hair and want the 'beard' to lay flatter or straighter - I think thinning shears WILL work. My girls just had a groomer appt for the first time in a year and that's what they used on Chanel who has very long hair. I've also used a dematting comb (it looks like a little rake) and drag it thru that long hair - it pulls out volume without cutting the actual hair and causing that choppy look like when we TRY to trim ourselves... |
04-27-2006, 04:04 PM | #3 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
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| Thanks for the advice Dear "Red", (Hope it's okay to call you that!) Thanks for your reply. I'll try the thinning shears. Beard is very short. I've read tips on the groomers' forums, can picture it, but can't (yet!) get it right. I hope in about a years' time, I can give grooming advice. I won't give up, and my guys are so good about grooming.
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04-27-2006, 08:31 PM | #4 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Silverton Oregon
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| If you go to the Yorkshire Terrier Club of America they have grooming instructions there for pet trims. But to finish the nice beard and face you need a good pair of thinners. Debbie Ray www.sumtoiyorkies.com owner of Best Friends Pet Salon in Salem Oregon |
04-28-2006, 06:04 AM | #5 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | Debbie is right - this is a good site with sketches and photos - http://www.ytca.org/grooming_clips1.html to leave the chin hair long - I usually just thin and barely trim the ends. |
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