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Gingergirlsmom · 03-03-2006, 04:21 PM

Anybody out there with a floppy eared yorkie with a long coat? How do your trim the ears, I'd love to see the pictures!

Okay, so my furbaby has floppy ears, and I think she's adorable. But here is my question. Since she grew past the age where there was a possibility of her ears standing, I have been leaving them kind of long, and the rest of her coat short...I think she looks really cute that way. But for the past few months I've been working on growing out her coat. What to do with the ears? I'm beginning to think I should get them trimmed short as the rest of her hair grows so that she has a more typical yorkie cut, and the hair on her ears doesn't compete with her topknot (we've been practicing with bows and I think when she actually has some length up top they'll look really cute).

I've consulted all of my yorkie books and they don't ever address how to trim floppy ears.

P.S.

Should the hair on her tail be kept really short while the rest of her grows or should it have some length on it. My groomers been leaving about an inch (or more) and I think it looks goofy, but maybe it needs to grow to look right as the coat lengthens...what do you think?

03-03-2006, 04:21 PM	#1
Gingergirlsmom and Bernie's mom too!" Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 8,283	To trim or not to trim, a floppy eared question Anybody out there with a floppy eared yorkie with a long coat? How do your trim the ears, I'd love to see the pictures! Okay, so my furbaby has floppy ears, and I think she's adorable. But here is my question. Since she grew past the age where there was a possibility of her ears standing, I have been leaving them kind of long, and the rest of her coat short...I think she looks really cute that way. But for the past few months I've been working on growing out her coat. What to do with the ears? I'm beginning to think I should get them trimmed short as the rest of her hair grows so that she has a more typical yorkie cut, and the hair on her ears doesn't compete with her topknot (we've been practicing with bows and I think when she actually has some length up top they'll look really cute). I've consulted all of my yorkie books and they don't ever address how to trim floppy ears. P.S. Should the hair on her tail be kept really short while the rest of her grows or should it have some length on it. My groomers been leaving about an inch (or more) and I think it looks goofy, but maybe it needs to grow to look right as the coat lengthens...what do you think?