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02-22-2007, 09:19 AM | #1 |
BANNED! | To Bow or not to Bow? Ok I am extremely curious whether most people use a bow or not? I put my boys hair up in the typical top knot bow, however he constantly trys his best to get it out....Which he usually does after about 1 hour give or take. I have realized he much prefers to not wear it at all, so here's the question I have.... Do most yorkie owners allow their pets to go all natural so to speak? I don't want to cut his hair so I use the bow often but he sure like to just run around as much as possible with his hair looking like he's having a bad hair day. Is this common or do most people actually keep a bow in their hair all the time? |
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02-22-2007, 09:37 AM | #2 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: California
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| I think if you have been puting them on your furbaby for a while and he/she hasn't got use to them ,why keep doing it if they are bothered by them? My opinion is to cut the hair and you both will be happier. |
02-22-2007, 10:07 AM | #3 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | My boy doesn't wear a bow. Primarily because my hubby never allowed it so I had to get used to that. Bengi is 10 months old so I think he is too old to get used to it now, anyway. My groomer cuts the hair around the face very nicely so no hair gets into his eyes. He looks cute and comfy, so I'm ok with that. If someday I get a girl, I will for sure put the hair up in a bow, but I'm gonna have to get her used to that at a young age so she doesn't fight with it! |
02-22-2007, 10:52 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: S. Ca
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| we bow or barrette on outings but for every day at home, we only rubberband in a top knot. |
02-22-2007, 11:02 AM | #5 |
Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY
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| lexi only wears bows on ocasion, but wears a rubberband day in and day out... her hair is tooooooo long not to.....she actually comes to me to fix it when it gets messed up....
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02-22-2007, 11:34 AM | #6 |
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| Millie wears bows or barretts to go out or on special occasions. I rubberband, only, at home. She likes to mess her hair up a little after I fix it for her. I think she is loosening it up, because I may put it in too tight. After she messes it up, she pretty much leaves it alone after that. I will on occasion let her hair down for a few days in a row to let her scalp rest. At those times, I try to massage her scalp when I hold her so that area gets stimulated.
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02-22-2007, 02:59 PM | #7 |
BANNED! | Thx for all your input...I appreciate your comments. I dont want to cut his hair, its gorgeous long so I'm going to get him more used to his bow and give him time off for good behavior,lol. He can hair his bad hair days more when hes at home...lol. |
02-22-2007, 03:00 PM | #8 |
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| It depends on the day sometimes it's a bow or just a rubber band. She hated it at first but I made it a point to do it constantly and she eventually got conditioned to it. I used rubber bands at first, then grooming bows and now actually top knot bows. Now, when I get ready to put her hair up she lays down and stays still. Now when I put her hair up on occasion I catch her closing her eyes and falling asleep. I want her to grow coat thus, getting her use to having her hair up was idea. I do notice if she feels the rubber band is to tight she will try to get it out. However, once I loosen it up (with the end of a rat tail comb) she doesn't bother with it anymore. |
02-22-2007, 03:59 PM | #9 |
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| I have put topknots in Chachis hair before but My Husband doesnt like it. He says no topknots for him he is a boy. So I just keep his hair short.
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02-22-2007, 04:11 PM | #10 |
Dogs Rule Cats Drool! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee
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| Lexie loves to wear bows, well my boys are boys and love to pull them out as fast as I can put them in, and sometimes Lexie too...
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02-22-2007, 04:14 PM | #11 | |
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Well same here . . . my skin family refuses to see him in a topknot so I chopped off his hair. Annika on the other hand has very, very long hair so she wears my clamp style clip collection whenever she is out of Tiger's hair because he will EAT it, I find it really such a breeze and it does not damage her hair one bit and she does not mind wearing them. She hates bows with a passion and getting the rubber band is something I just have given up. | |
02-22-2007, 06:20 PM | #12 |
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| My husband would never allow me to put any type of bow or top knot in Cooper's hair. I keep it short. Cooper wouldn't go for it either, I don't even put shirts on him anymore and only a harness when he has to be leashed, as hates really anything on him. My Carley on the other hand, wears a top knot and a shirt or dress everyday practically. My only problem is Cooper likes to take the bows and clips and such out of Carley's hair and destroy them. I buy alot of her bows and clips in the baby department though, so I figure each one he destroys only costs me about 30 cents, so I don't sweat it. He even watches to see if I will leave any bows or clips laying around (he has an eagle eye) and off he goes with it. If I see him, I can get it back, but he is realllllll sneaky
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02-23-2007, 05:33 AM | #13 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Blythewood, SC
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| I have 4 little ones. 2 boys and 2 girls and they all get bows except for 1 of my girls because she just doesn't have a whole lot of hair to pull up. For the others, they have bows or bands every day. My problem is that even after a day of having the bow in and exchanging, I feel that their hair is getting broken off. I wish their was some other way to pull their hair back without having to use a rubberband. Once I fix them, they immediately go and rub their head. Is anyone else having a similar problem with this. Maybe I should just let them go without either for a while. Then I run into the problem of them being able to see. ANY suggestions from anyone? I am sure there has got to be something else besides rubber bands to break their hair, I just haven't found it yet.
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02-23-2007, 06:00 AM | #14 |
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| I don't use bows........my hubby throws a fit and a half I do put an elastic band when he's not home though.......
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02-27-2007, 07:24 AM | #15 |
My little furbutts Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Baytown, TX
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| Benji can't wear bows either....what is up with our guys not letting our babies hair look cute....haha. My maltese, Bella, does have a pony tail all the time and the occasional bow. Her face is too tiny and I haven't found any bows that are small enough for her yet.
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