[mscat]

I groom Suzi myself. She has been to a groomer before a few times, a long time ago. She is very good at letting me take care of her. I just bathed her last night, used a oatmeal shampoo and a condtioner especially made for yorkie's . Then I got her inside a towel , because she was soaking wet. I brushed and combed her hair still being wet, then used a detangler spray on her to help . I just bought a brand new hair dryer that is awesome. It is quiet, small, and can fold up or down. I found this one at walmart , less then $20.00 . Suzi was not at all scared of it , so I was able to really dry her and brush her well. Then i used a special comb , that is thin, and smoothed out her hair.
Before bathing her i used a special ear powder to get any hair out of her ears, and then a liquid ear cleaner that goes with it. It was the first time ever cleaning hair out of her ears, and it was so easy wit hthe ear powder.
Now, the really difficult dog to groom is my Shih Tzu. She is younger the Suzi , and does not stand , sit well long on the grooming table. Her hair is completely different then a yorkie's.