I have a ~4mon old Yorkie puppy who is full of energy! I've been trying to start early with getting him used to being bathed, brushed & groomed. I've had little success so far..
1) He loves been rubbed & petted by us, but HATES any kind of brush, comb, etc..
2) Will not sit still for any period of time when being groomed
3) Will tolerate parts of being around the electric razor, but not much
4) Will not let anyone near his face, so brushing his face or trying to clean his eyes is a big problem
He's not aggressive about it, but I think that he's still so young that everything is a game. He nips quite a bit, but is responding to redirection about that so it's been getting better. I'm NOT expecting perfection from him, but I would like to see him start to respond to reinforcement for at least short periods of time. At least then I would know that I was on the right track!
I've tried dozens of tips I've been given by friends and online: peanut butter in his Puppy Kong, treats, making it "fun", redirection, etc... Nothing has worked so far!
HELP!!!