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Originally Posted by matese  I had Poodles before I had yorkies, no comparison between Poodles and Yorkie, Yorkie are super hyper compared to Poodles. Follow the advise of the above members, I don't groom my pups myself, but I do brush several times a day. When I had pups it was a challenge to get them to be still long enough to get entire body brushed, I had to brush in stages lol. |
I had to brush Teddy in stages for about 8 weeks before he'd let me put the brush or comb near him and most especially his face which, despite a HUGE improvement, he still gets sketchy about when he's in a bad/feisty mood.
I was a little bit firm with Teddy by letting him know that brushing wasn't optional (firm voice commanding him towards me when I held the brush/comb) but did result in a treat with compliance and started with a foot at a time, then a leg, then his body and then his head and finally his face. Each time he let me run the brush or comb down his fur on these parts, he would get a treat. Eventually, the time I was allowed to touch SirTeddykins was increased to his whole body and he will now actually come to me when I ask him, 'Be pretty?'
In actual fact, he just laid down today and yawned when I started brushing him today when he would've have squealed, bit at me, snapped and whined just over a year ago!!!! Perseverance in the right way will pay off!