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Salt is dangerous to dogs skin and paws, you should never let your dog play in areas where salt has been spread, you should rinse off her paws with warm water as soon as you come back from walking her if she has walked where salt was spread, the salt burns their pads, can even crack the skin on their pads if not washed off. Groomers (hairdresser, barber) do not like to take the time work out the matts, it's easier to just shave a dog. You should not give a yorkie a bath if the hair has mats in it. You have to brush out all the mats then bathe them. When you bathe them with mats in the hair it's almost impossible to now brush out the mats, usually the mats have to be cut off. 12 inch long hair is long and will tangle easy if baby is allowed to romp and roll in snow, the salt was more likely burning her skin not itching it. To have a pup with 12 long hair then to see the pup shaved is at first a shock, it was to me some years back with a little girl I had at that time, but you will get use to that look. Puppy cuts a quite cute and easy to keep the dog clean, but by no means ever let her play in snow that has salt on it. If it's one inch it will grow back fast, 5 weeks you will see a lot more hair on her. They sell tangle free shampoo, I have never use it because my boy's hair never gets longer then one inch. Hopefully members that use a tangle free shampoo can offer up their experence with the product they use. Just remember, no more playing in snow that has salt on it, it is also dangerous for dogs to lick thier hair that has salt on it, they shouldn't ingest salt, it's dangerous to their health. If your baby is cold indoors put a T-shirt or sweater on her.