Good luck to you Sue. I hope it all works out well
The reason I never got involved with showing my Yorkies was because I couldn't be doing with all that crackering, oiling the coat & rolling it up in papers all the time. Just my personal opinion, but it didn't seem like such a fun way for a little dog to live.
I'm lucky enough to have a very big garden. on the moors in the West Pennines, & all my dogs have the run of the garden & house. The terriers, that i showed, not being trimmed breeds either, just needed a wash & brush up before a show. Other than that they were often muddy, or worse if they got into the field where we keep the geese!
But I'd always wanted a Yorkie. She's just been my constant companion & shadow for the last 12 years, & an only dog since my other terriers all got old & died.
Now she has a heart complaint & is on full time medication, monitored every two months by the vet.Eighteen months ago I was warned to expect to have her for weeks, not months, so every month is a bonus & I'm dreading losing her. She can't go out for walks any more.
I'm know what you mean about the drying
Mine uses the sofa as a towel.
You're puppies sound beautiful & I think your attitude is lovely. Wish you were nearer to me, as I have an IOU for a puppy from my husband as a Valentine present