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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Joey's breeder suggested leaving about an inch or so of hair on the tip of the penis area to direct the flow. This is called a "pee string", and is very effective at keep the urine off the coat especially with long hair dogs. I've read many threads where members complained after cutting this area too short the dog started peeing all over his coat, and this caused some real problems. |
This is true. When I cut the hair off Yogi's shaft it gets all over his side coat. Now I leave the hair on the shaft a inch long and he is not getting his coat as nasty in between bathes. Of course, if your Yorkie in not in long coat then it does not hurt to trim the hair short on the shaft.