[k2p1e]

I am a groomer and you have received some really good advice! And be picky when choosing your groomer, like hairdressers there are good ones and bad ones.
be open with your groomer what you like and dislike. i had one woman who came to me 2 or 3 times then called and cancelled one day saying she HATED how I did her dogs hair and was never coming back. I called and asked what it was specifically she hated...she she wanted to grow out a topknot but had NEVER told me...I told her no biggie, we can leave the hair and start growing one out, just ask. She did not realize she could request changes etc. We now have the 'perfect' haircut for her little girly.

i do a 1/2" on my male yorkie, and he looks all plsuh a cute with his cottony coat but that length on his sister...well she look BALD, thing straggly hair does not look the best really short.

Sometimes on really long legged yorkies I will leave the legs just a touch longer then the body (body could be 1" and legs 1 1/2").

I love using thinning shears for softening that scissored look so they look more natural.

I know in my area most groomers do all yorkies the same in 'their' definition of a puppy cute...1/4" on the body, shaved ears (the WHOLE thing), short head and the face is perfectly round....

Personally being a yorkie owner I feel every yorkie has their own 'look' some are suited much better with different styles. People can request what they want but for those that are open to anything I will suggest different styles.
Some look better with that round, perfectly even face, some look better with a more layered 'puppy-er' face, some look better with a longer beard area.

I have two I have been grooming forever...always in either a schanuzer do' or grown out long...well they got skunked this summer and the owners wanted them SKINNED...I skinned their bodies but tipped their ears and rounded their faces (heads were not skunked)...OMG!! They looked SOOO different and looked SOOOO good!!! The owner was thrilled to pieces, could not belive how sucha simple change made her dogs look awesome and they were shaved (I am normally not a fan at all of the shaved body look but these guys did look good).