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YorkieRose · 07-03-2007, 06:52 PM

I don't recall ever telling a grooming/boarding/stud client that their Yorkie bit me..I got bit, but worked it out with the dog...if they were difficult I would tell the owner I needed extra time because the dog found grooming stressful and I kept them all day, grooming in 2 or 3 periods of time, instead of one non-stop grooming. When a groomer is working to earn a living, it is a matters of numbers and $$$...and groomers burn out so fast.

I never told an owner I used a muzzle because it only takes 1 or 2 times using one and the Yorkie settles..and few needed it..mostly bitches to be bred, not grooming dogs...talking to the dog in a calm voice, carrying on a conversation as with a human seems to distract most..and a bit of peanut butter on the roof of the mouth or yogart drops, chicken bites..makes most look forward to grooming..but not all groomers have the option of running a "Yorkie spa" as opposed to an assembly line work place..
If a dog reacts like Buddy, look for another groomer...perhaps one who does it as a side line...

PS..I did have one boarder who was a "Pit Bull" disguised as a Yorkie. Her owner came into the kennel to see where she was going to be penned..it was a 4x6 PVC pen..she put her in it...about an hour later I went in to spend some time with her...and she all but torn my arm off..I still have scars..

For the next 7 days my husband had to throw a quilt over her and pick her up while I cleaned her area..I had to toss the food at her because her attacked the side of the pen if I got near..
When her owner came I let her in the kennel to pick her up from the pen...THEN the owner tells the Yorkie to give me a good bye kiss..I told her I had already kissed her bye...and jumped back..Never have I ever seen a Yorkie I could not win over with patience and peanut butter until then...

07-03-2007, 06:52 PM	#25
YorkieRose No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 8,577	groomer I don't recall ever telling a grooming/boarding/stud client that their Yorkie bit me..I got bit, but worked it out with the dog...if they were difficult I would tell the owner I needed extra time because the dog found grooming stressful and I kept them all day, grooming in 2 or 3 periods of time, instead of one non-stop grooming. When a groomer is working to earn a living, it is a matters of numbers and $$$...and groomers burn out so fast. I never told an owner I used a muzzle because it only takes 1 or 2 times using one and the Yorkie settles..and few needed it..mostly bitches to be bred, not grooming dogs...talking to the dog in a calm voice, carrying on a conversation as with a human seems to distract most..and a bit of peanut butter on the roof of the mouth or yogart drops, chicken bites..makes most look forward to grooming..but not all groomers have the option of running a "Yorkie spa" as opposed to an assembly line work place.. If a dog reacts like Buddy, look for another groomer...perhaps one who does it as a side line... PS..I did have one boarder who was a "Pit Bull" disguised as a Yorkie. Her owner came into the kennel to see where she was going to be penned..it was a 4x6 PVC pen..she put her in it...about an hour later I went in to spend some time with her...and she all but torn my arm off..I still have scars.. For the next 7 days my husband had to throw a quilt over her and pick her up while I cleaned her area..I had to toss the food at her because her attacked the side of the pen if I got near.. When her owner came I let her in the kennel to pick her up from the pen...THEN the owner tells the Yorkie to give me a good bye kiss..I told her I had already kissed her bye...and jumped back..Never have I ever seen a Yorkie I could not win over with patience and peanut butter until then...