Puppy Cut

[LC598]

Hi guys,

I want to start cutting my Yorkie boys fur myself. It is starting to get too expensive to take him to the Doggie Parlour. I can't currently buy a grooming table so will just be using an ordinary table. How hard/easy is a puppy cut??

[dcbroom]

I don't find it that difficult, but it is time consuming. It would probably take less time if you use clippers, but I like Chewy's hair a little longer so I scissor cut it. I use small clippers just to do his ears, belly and privates. After I bathe and blow him dry, the cut takes me about an hour or so. Because I'm still learning, after the cut, I sometimes go back and make adjustments. I did buy a DVD on grooming, and that helped quite a bit. Here's a couple of pics...

[zoeybear]

Wow...Chewy looks great. Can you come over and do Zoey? Hee Hee

[ARCHIE]

I just purchased a DVD on Yorkie grooming from e-bay.
It's the third addition and has the puppy cut in it.
I have not watched yet.
Maybe this will help you.


..http://cgi.ebay.com/YORKIE-DOG-groom...9QQcategoryZ20 751QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemthat would be a help to you.

[dcbroom]

Originally Posted by zoeybear

Wow...Chewy looks great. Can you come over and do Zoey? Hee Hee

Ha, ha! Thanks. There are no groomers where I live, so I have to do it. I don't really enjoy it, it takes so long and Chewy is always trying to lay down on me! Oh well, at least when you do it yourself, you don't have to worry about them while they're at the groomers, and you save a little money.

[zoeybear]

I printed out Chewy's pic to show my groomer. Last time they cut her back too short. It made Zoey's head look huge. I think the hand scissoring is a good technique.

[MikaTallulah]

I took Cozy to Petsmart to get groomed and since you can watch them groom your dog I watched and have been cutter her myself ever since. I cut her body and neck short but leave her face long. I use human barber kit with a shaver and scissors. Work slow. If you cut too short remember hair grows and your pup won't hold is against you.

[JacnBeanie]

After I got my second yorkie I soon became my own groomer. (i'm too cheap to pay $80+ for 2 dogs!) I keep Beanie's hair longer but Jac gets a very short puppy cut. He looks really good like this and it's VERY easy to maintain! I got the Oster brand of clippers at Petco and scissor cut around his face and use a mustache clipper on the nose.

The first few times I did it he had to wear a sweater because it looked awful! Luckily, yorkie hair grows back fast!

[Yorkiekids]

Looks like you guys have become very good groomers.

[Anna Lou]

Be very careful when learning. I accidentally cut my Zoey on her rear earlier this summer with sissors and she had to have stitches. It was one of those moments when I saw some hair that I had missed and thought I would quicky cut it off. Big mistake. I now use clippers more. But before this incident I had given her a puppy cut with sissors and she looked great. What I think surprised me is that once you start cutting their hair you realize they really do not have that much hair.

[LC598]

Thanks for the tips guys.

Where did you find the Yorkie grooming DVD???