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Originally Posted by capt_noonie  You cut the thick whiskers almost to the skin? MIL caught me trimming Uni's thick whisker and she said not to, that they were the "feelers". Now I don't think they'd be as sensitive as a cat's whiskers, but do you think it would change their balance or whatever else whiskers do? Do yours flinch when you cut them? |
Hehe: They would work as 'feelers' if they didn't grow so long and hang down, lol. Oh I think they're as sensitive as a cats, just not as functional because they grow down instead of sticking out where they would touch stuff before the muzzle does.
Mine are less head shy with them trimmed: I think the whiskers may be too sensitive or my pups are just hyper about them being pulled out in a comb. Peek a Boo even seems bothered by being petted when his are long.
I haven't noticed any change in their balance at all. I think they are more of a nuisance on a Yorkie than anything else. I started trimming them way back when I noticed they were causing some of the facial hair to sit crooked, or they can cause the hair to have a wave where it should be laying flat.
They may have flinched the first few times but now they are fine with me doing it, as long as I don't move the scizzors away until I'm sure the cut has been made (that will pull the whisker out and hurt).