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apple718 · 03-17-2014, 05:26 AM

For those who groom theirs at home I like your feedback on this. I've mentioned here before that when I first got mine I had zero experience with grooming & had to bring him to the groomers and get hit for $50 each time plus I didn't like the fact I had to leave it with them for hours god knows what they do to your babies.

And lastly, I really thought the way they do it which is shampoo 1st then cut is kinda backward cause as you know Yorkie's hair is dirty & smelly after they're shaved so I wanted to wash them after the cut. Then after going through a few expensive brand name Clippers like Andis & Wahl which were loud, heavy, and just couldn't do the job.

So I watched some You tube videos and began to do it myself and with luck I tried them with my cheap $20 cordless Remington men's beard trimmer from Amazon. To find out it cuts like butter through even my Maltese thick heavy matted coat. And I use it for areas around ears, eyes no problem.

Now I can groom both Yorkie & Maltese with my eyes closed, and bath them afterwards so that they'll be clean & smell fresh much longer, save money, and feel safe than bringing them to the groomers. So if you have a Yorkie, which is even much easier than a Maltese coat you don't have to spend an arm & leg for a expensive dog clipper.

Ok so my question is this, now that we're getting close to the warm season I plan on shaving mine really close to the skin like last summer. Does yours yip & cry then run all over the place after you shave him/her really close? Mine went a little bonkers even though the beard trimmer never touched his skin so there was no heat burns of any sort that I can see but it took me a good 15 min of coaxing him until he settle down. And I'm not sure was it because he was pissed off at me for shaving all his hair

or his skin was indeed hurting him in some way? This time I'll be better prepared with some Noxzema face cream to sooth his skin & put him in a small tub filled with cold water. Any advice or comments as to why he reacts that way after I gave him a buzz cut? Does it really hurt him or is he just being a big baby after losing most of his hair?

03-17-2014, 05:26 AM	#1
apple718 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: oceanside, ca Posts: 121	ATTN: For those here who groom their Yorkies by themselves For those who groom theirs at home I like your feedback on this. I've mentioned here before that when I first got mine I had zero experience with grooming & had to bring him to the groomers and get hit for $50 each time plus I didn't like the fact I had to leave it with them for hours god knows what they do to your babies. And lastly, I really thought the way they do it which is shampoo 1st then cut is kinda backward cause as you know Yorkie's hair is dirty & smelly after they're shaved so I wanted to wash them after the cut. Then after going through a few expensive brand name Clippers like Andis & Wahl which were loud, heavy, and just couldn't do the job. So I watched some You tube videos and began to do it myself and with luck I tried them with my cheap $20 cordless Remington men's beard trimmer from Amazon. To find out it cuts like butter through even my Maltese thick heavy matted coat. And I use it for areas around ears, eyes no problem. Now I can groom both Yorkie & Maltese with my eyes closed, and bath them afterwards so that they'll be clean & smell fresh much longer, save money, and feel safe than bringing them to the groomers. So if you have a Yorkie, which is even much easier than a Maltese coat you don't have to spend an arm & leg for a expensive dog clipper. Ok so my question is this, now that we're getting close to the warm season I plan on shaving mine really close to the skin like last summer. Does yours yip & cry then run all over the place after you shave him/her really close? Mine went a little bonkers even though the beard trimmer never touched his skin so there was no heat burns of any sort that I can see but it took me a good 15 min of coaxing him until he settle down. And I'm not sure was it because he was pissed off at me for shaving all his hair or his skin was indeed hurting him in some way? This time I'll be better prepared with some Noxzema face cream to sooth his skin & put him in a small tub filled with cold water. Any advice or comments as to why he reacts that way after I gave him a buzz cut? Does it really hurt him or is he just being a big baby after losing most of his hair? Last edited by apple718; 03-17-2014 at 05:27 AM.