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Originally Posted by Daisy-Boos_Mama

Ok, so i have a almost 9 month old girl yorkie poo named, Daisy.
she has yet to go to the groomer. for many reasons;
one is that i am nervous of how she would be handled,
she is barley 4 lbs, and has a bit of a reputation at the vet
for being a little spunky, (she has bitten a few people)
so i am worried that she would have to be muzzled.

Also I have heard that yorkies have delicate tracheas,
not to mention my baby girl tends to wheeze and cough after vigorous
play, or being walked on a leash.

I would just like some advice on weather to take her to a groomer or do it myself.
Also a side note:: we also have an older golden retriever who we believe was
manhandled and abused at our local petsmart groomer, so as you can imagine i am very confused and apprehensive about all of this.

So Thank You In Advance!

I was very apprehensive as well. I took Hugo to one Groomer and she was very excellent. However, one day she gave Hugo V.F.O a schnauzer cut against my instructions. SO not Hugo goes to another groomer, she is great and Hugo seems to like her. If you are not ready for this, there is a sticker( i think that is what it is called) in the grooming section where there are some vidoes done by a fellow YTer. The videos are short but can help buikd your confidence with cutting your furbaby! I took a long time before I found Hugo's groomer and boy (apart from the flea infestation) he was a matted mess. I did use clippers on him when I could not take his mats anymore adn my groomer just fixed the parts that needed fixing. Some groomers will even reduce the price if you clip them yourself;the groomer only "Cleans up" and finishes the cut.

Hope this is useful!