 I Groom Them!
I personally Groom all 3 of mine, Artie is 4 yrs. old with a full/long coat topnot with a bow and I braid his Tail with a bow too! I bathe and blow dry once a week, I clip their nails and do their "Sanitary Shaves" (their private parts), trim the hair in between and around their paws/toes. My other 2 females Abigail & Tiffany Aloha have long coats too but their hair between their eyes is clipped and their eye brows are cut like bangs, just because it's easier and they do not like wearing topnots but they will tolerate 2 ponytails. Daily they are alot of work, they all have to be brushed twice a day at least, and I wash their eyes out with a wash cloth and brush their teeth. It' worth it when I take them out and I get alot of compliments, people always ask where I get them Groomed at? Abigail is 3 yrs. old and Tiffany Aloha is going on 2 yrs. old their coats aren't as thick or grows as fast as Artie's.
I taught myself how to do it after I got Abigail, since it cost me double to go to the Groomers and the always messed-up anyway, what's the point if they don't do it right? I just followed the Breed Standard that was outlined in all the Yorkie Books that I have read. |