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Originally Posted by zaknnana  She has all her shots. I just can't seem to get the mats out of her?? What kind of brush do you use? I use a couple different ones and try the comb too but her skin is sensitive and it seems like it hurts her with too hard of a brush or comb but if I don't use something like that then the mats are just getting worse!! I fight her every day at least twice a day and brush her with a pretty soft brush and try to comb her and make her let me!!lol I am afraid to try her nails though. I even bought some small clippers for small animals and thought I would be able to do them but I am so scared I will cut the quick and she will bleed real bad?? When do ya all start putting things in their hair on top of their head?? Her hair up there isn't thick enough to hold yet but it seems like it's growing down in her eyes. I thought if I would get her groomed once then I could keep her done better maybe?? I have no idea I am new to all this. I had a poodle for 19 yrs. and they are alot different than the yorkie I think. THANKS |
With my little Nikki (whose now almost 7 months) I have to use 1/4" rubber bands.......her hair is fine and her bangs are still not long enough for the top knot.......but most of the hair stays up. I just put as much as would fit in the rubber band up........and every week it seems that some grows a little longer. I got a ton of the rubber bands on ebay.......and I just cut the bands out with scissors once or twice a day.........that way her hair doesn't break......and I re-do the pony tail. I use a wire brush on the pups......but be careful not to get the wires in the eyes or scratch their noses......and start at the bottom (tail/butt) and hold the hair at the base when you brush so it doesn't pull and hurt them. Nikki yelped the first couple of times I bushed her......but now she's used to it and almost falls asleep. Good luck!