I cut my yorkies - all that grooming just isn't me - and they are never going to a show - that wouldn't be fair to the other yorkies! The judge would say: "We won't have any more yorkie contests so long as Kali lives, because she is the most beautiful and cute dog ever!"
It's very practical and Kali and I have a cosy situation when I cut her - look at this:
http://www.metteogthomas.dk/images/2005/klipning.jpg
In the sink in the bathroom and she doesn't mind at all - she gets to look sporty and fresh