I have tried pin brushes, boar bristle brushes, steel combs, etc. I have been brushing my 9 year old yorkie ever day since she was about 3 months old. I am very careful and always hold her hair in my hand so that I don't pull to get a tangle out. My groomer and vet have both watched and tell me I am doing everything right.
I brush her in the same place every day - on a folded beach towel on a worktable in our home. No one else except a groomer has ever brushed her and I trust my groomer completely - I take her every 6 weeks.
She yelps like I am killing her. Please help !!