This will sound a bit 'overprotective' and make me seem like a nutjob, but that's okay.
Personally, I would stay away from barettes and alligator clips. They are tiny, and if by chance the threads that hold them to the bow were to detach or tear....or if it somehow ended up coming out of your dog's fur (or if your dog decided to rip it out), swallowing one of those suckers would be deadly. They are metal, and sharp, and would do God knows what to doggy's innards.
(Yeh, maybe I'm a nutjob, but you can't ever be too safe when it comes to dogs, especially tiny ones)
With the rubberbands they are more difficult to put in, but at least they wouldn't kill your pet if they were to swallow them. I've asked my vet about this and generally speaking, dogs (even tiny breeds) will usually pass these small rubber bands in their stool without issue.
Our Brussels Griffon mix likes wearing bows. Our new Morkie (Bella) hates them and won't sit still for anything. I'm hoping she will gradually accept them, because I adore doggy bows!
In any case... use hemostats and wrap the rubber bands around them until you're barely able to open the hemostats. Grasp the dog's fur in a very small amount (like 1/4 inch width is all)...grab it with the hemos, and then just shove the bow to just above the base of the doggy's skin (so it doesn't pinch the skin). This works awesome with Sprout and they stay in until I decide to cut them out. He does have fine, silky hair. This works very well. |