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Originally Posted by firsttpuppy  yes, it was a shedding tool. What kind of difference it makes? Will it gorw out back or?
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Do you think the groomer cut
just mats
then used a shedding tool? If so, that might account for the way he looks now. If sections of his fuzzy puppy hair are cut shorter now because they were matted too badly to be detangled, his hair will still grow out again, but, as others have mentioned, will be whatever his adult coat will look like...not necessarily what he looked like in puppy fur. Also, as others have mentioned, maybe you'd want to even out the coat lengths better so it grows out more natural looking. Additionally, if his coat is prone to matting, you will need to regularly remove all mats...daily brushing, combing, etc.
Thinning shears are special scissors that actually cut tiny sections of hair shorter and leave others uncut and longer. They really do not 'thin' the coat (or hair on humans), but reduces "bulk" making the coat 'feel' thinner because some hair is cut really short where the rest is longer and so will lay down in the gaps where the cut hair would have been and look less "full" or fuzzy.
A shedding (de-shedding) tool just removes fur that is 'loose' and is being shed anyway and would have fallen out or come out in the brush or comb...or might mat with other hair forming a thatch and not falling out at all. If this happens, the dog (or cat) may need to be clipped down. You would only use a shedding tool on an animal that actually 'sheds' and dogs (and cats) that shed, typically do so seasonally an noticeably.
I bathed my Shep/Labs with Ivory liquid during 'shedding season' because it helps them shed out much quicker and used a pin brush
daily to remove the loose, shedding downy undercoat hair...and they say Yorkies need lots of maintenance. With them, 2-3 passes of the pin brush would fill it with fur.
Found out how good Ivory is for shedding out by accident when I bathed my first Shep/Lab just before taking her to the vet, where huge clumps...handfuls...of fur started falling out onto the floor as she walked. I was near freaking out thinking "OMG what have I done" when I saw those clumps falling out.
The vet then calmly recommended that I use Ivory to help her shed out, which was a relief 'cuz the sudden shedding was unusual and I thought maybe she'd think I'd done something bad to my dog.
If your baby does shed, Ivory might be an option for you...maybe just add a little to his regular shampoo in a solution at bath time.
I had a Yorkie-Poo years and years ago but he had Yorkie-type thin silky hair and did not shed. His daughter got more of the Poodle-type, more curly coat but also did not shed. Although she had a very thick coat, it was fine and silky, too, and she didn't mat either.
If your Yorkie-poo sheds, regular brushings are a must...daily...especially at shedding times and should mostly eliminate the shedding and matting problems.
Like others have mentioned, there are conflicting reports of whether or not Poodles really do or are supposed to shed. I know people who have or have had, Poodles, and Labradoodles and they do require regular grooming but my friends with Poodles say theirs do not shed. My understanding about Poodles is more along the lines of them being called "hypo-allergenic"...which, as I understand it, means the dander. They call Yorkies hypo-allergenic, too, but there are differences in the coats of the two breeds. Both have hair that keeps growing and must be clipped periodically, and both lose (shed) hair as do humans. But a Poodle's curled hair can hold onto what is shed including the dander, and that shed hair, as I understand it, can become matted with the un-shed hair it gets caught in if not removed regularly by brushing. I think they call it 'thatch' when that happens, and it blocks airflow to the skin, which is an unfriendly mess for the dog and bad for his skin in addition to being difficult to remove and causing pain from the matting. Since my friends regularly brush and clip their poodles, this may be why theirs do not shed...or mat, etc...they are close clipped monthly.
I am sure others could provide better info on cotton coated Yorkies who also mat easily, but I can tell you that I had a long haired soft coated kitty who would mat in minutes...or so it seemed...during shedding season...especially under her arms/legs when she walked just from the friction of moving and I had her clipped by a groomer the first 2 times, then clipped or scissored her myself after learning how. She had to be brushed almost every minute for a couple weeks especially in Spring when the winter coat is shed. If something like this happens with your dog, you will need to start watching him near winter's end and keep brushes and combs, and little bags to dispose of brush cleanings into, everywhere for those 12-second brushings!
I do not know if any of this helps in any way. Clearly your dog is a cutie even if his coat is a bit roughed up at the moment. If you are concerned about smoothing him out yourself, maybe the groomer who did the job would help if you let him know how disappointed you are with the look he gave your baby. After all, as a customer, he might care about you recommendations to others. Of course, you can also give it a month, and find a groomer you feel more comfortable with, too. I became a purchasing customer at my groomer's shop before my dogs became grooming customers, and I was completely confident in her abilities and dog handling skills before their first trims ever took place.
Good luck. I'd be interested in what you decide. Sorry this is so lengthy.
