How great it is to find so many Morkie mamas on here. My little Belle is 1 yr old today (10-18) We love her so mcuh despite the fact that she is a stinker! She doesn't have any stuffed toys left and feels that no couch pillows should have stuffing. If I don't catch her, she follows me around with a mouth full until I see her, then she runs. She shreds every bit of newspaper she can find, and lets not forget toilet paper and kleenex. She hates grooming, I think she is just too busy to be still for that long. Belle is black and white, We just had her first groomer session a couple weeks ago and it went good and bad. Her tail is docked like a Yorkies so the groomer cut all the fringe off
Not a happy mama. Belle likes to lay on her back and twist all over so we deal with mats. I bought a Chris Christensen wood brush with wood pegs and it works great. The oils in the wood help it go through the mats. Sometimes we hit a bad one and we still get "growlies" but it's better then her other brush and metal comb. I trim Belle's face. Started and have to continue. I don't do the top knot as it takes quite a while and lasts for about 30 seconds. Instead I gather up the hair on her ear and put a bow in it, she forgets about that pretty fast. I found a picture on the internet of a Maltese puppy cut and took that to the groomer. She cut it fairly the same and it looks pretty good. I know Belle is a wiggler. You can see her new haircut on my album page. She has so much personality and has learned if she is in trouble to act really cute with the paws on her face...I posted another post a few days ago about her TV watching, it's getting really bad. She has her dad's looks of the Maltese face and her mom's Yorkie attitude but I love the combination. Wouldn't trade her for the world. We need to start a Morkie group so we can compare and share tips although most things about the Yorkies apply to Morkies too. I have found everyone on this YT to be really friendly.