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Originally Posted by val

I bath Nelly once a week, and I brush her every night but her fur still looks terrible. I brush her and as soon as I am done it seems like I had not touched her at all. She is still only 4 months and her fur is still growing. Is it suppose to look greasy some times. Do you dry her with a hair dryer or let her dry on her own, I hold Nelly in a blanket until she is ready to get down on her own, should I dry her with a dryer would that make her fur look better? This is my first yorkie so I am not sure of how to quite take care of her fur yet, any help would be appreciated.

Have you had her groomed yet? Sometimes that makes a world of difference in their appearence. I let the weather determine whether or not I use the blow-dryer on Olivia. In the hot summer months, I let her air dry because I figure it keeps her nice and cool. Now that it's cooler, I use the blow dryer on her. If you do use the blow dryer, turn it on and hold it a ways away from your baby at first to let him get used to the sound of it and the feeling of the air blowing on him. I still hold the dryer about a foot above Olivia to dry her because I want to make sure that it's not too hot for her. She love it- when it's cold, she lays right down while I blow-dry her hair.