[yorkieusa]

I used to take Muffin to a groomer. Silly me. I thought I couldn't do it myself. But, lo and behold, I picked her up at the groomer one day and she had been drugged. Needless to say, I did her for the rest of her life - many years. It's easy. She always looked beautiful. Of course, it depends on your yorkie's personality. It usually works better with most to do a little at a time, because they do get tired. I got lucky with Kacee and found a groomer that I could take her to for a specified appointment time. That means she didn't sit in a kennel waiting to be done or afterwards. I could stay or leave. I chose to stay until she was older. I started taking her as soon as I got her to get her used to going. It's important to start early. Unfortunately, my dream groomer moved a couple of months ago. However, Kacee is a dream to groom - thanks to her early training with it. I don't need a loop. I keep her in a pretty long coat, so grooming is not that detailed. Not all of them will let you do whatever you need to do with them. You have to decide if they have the type of personality where your doing them stresses them worse than if a groomer does it. Good luck with whatever you do.