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Originally Posted by Kenzies Grandma I was wondering if you all could give me some advice. Gypsy is very well behaved while being brushed and bathed so I was thinking I would like to try grooming her myself. A lady I met at the dog show here said that she uses a men's mustache/beard trimmer for her yorkies. She says they're nice and small and work really well for feet and behinds. Does anyone here use them? Would they be easy and safe to use or would I have to worry about pinching or cutting her? That's my biggest fear. I'm going to try growing her out to a full coat (her coat is beautifully silky) so there wouldn't be a huge amount of clipping to do.
The otherr question is about the ear hair. The vet told me that it should be kept clear but she said it's a horrible job so they usually let the groomers do it. Is it really hard to do? Does it hurt them? Can you use an eyebrow tweasers to grip the hair? As you can see I'm a total newbie at this and will be really grateful for any and all advice.
Thanks everyone 
Kathy |
i had planned on doing my own grooming also. I quickly found out that just because they are calm when being brushed doesn't mean that you can groom them. it has taken me over a week to trim ceeby's ear leather (the fringe) with scissors. Clippers? forget it. But just in case, I do have the little beard shaver, trimmer from conair ready to go. The only reason he let me trim his ears is because he is droopy from being sick and don't feel like squirming too much right now. Good luck
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