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celstu1 · 03-11-2009, 07:00 AM

I spent a good deal of sunday grooming my boys myself. I used clippers on their bodies and scissors on their faces/heads. I am by no means a professional, but I think they came out pretty ok! What do you think???

AMD · 03-11-2009, 07:04 AM

I think they look simply darling!!

Britster · 03-11-2009, 07:09 AM

They look great!

ARCHIE · 03-11-2009, 07:14 AM

Good job Mom. They look adorable.

celstu1 · 03-11-2009, 07:19 AM

hahahaha I just noticed you can the little blur of their tails going a million miles a minute!!!

hahaha

Thanks Ladies, I think its not too embarrassing. I do need to really practice the paws... Im really bad at them... but otherwise I think they look pretty ok!

LilMissy · 03-11-2009, 07:25 AM

They look fantastic

Mom to Hot Rod · 03-11-2009, 10:46 AM

Awww, they looks great!

Luckys Momma · 03-11-2009, 11:10 AM

They look great!!! I know it can be a handful to do for sure. lol

celstu1 · 03-11-2009, 11:32 AM

It takes about 2 hours to do my little guy... he is soooo wiggly and hates it, he's such a baby!

My big guy who is afraid of everything just sits there and lets me do it no problems, 45 mins and hes done! He has a really nice coat too, but when its long it just smells bad quickly, he pees on himself. Not on purpose, just lifting his leg.

Ivy Lucille · 03-11-2009, 11:35 AM

Great job! I am going to be doing that more and more myself. I am nervous about doing Mo's pads but other than that, I think I am ok.

MollysMum54 · 03-11-2009, 11:36 AM

Very good.

I do a lot of Mollys grooming in stages,while she is asleep..i find it easier that way,she stays still for longer! Sometimes she has to go for a walk with half her body longer fur than the other, depending on how she was sleeping when i did it!

symysmom · 03-11-2009, 11:38 AM

They look great! I wish I had the nerve to attempt to groom mine

WoodyMorgan · 03-11-2009, 11:40 AM

Looks GREAT mom! They're adorable!

celstu1 · 03-11-2009, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by symysmom

They look great! I wish I had the nerve to attempt to groom mine

This is not the first time I've groomed them... however, it IS the first time I groomed them and posted pics! haha They came out horrible the first couple times, this time I went shorter on their faces/heads. It was not easy but I know they look more like they did when they got groomed in the past. They HATE their beards being cut, but they are good about keeping still when I do around their eyes. I wish I knew how to do their paws better. ah well... got a long ways to go to be a 'personal yorkie groomer'!!

The key is clippers. I got some conair clippers at Rite aid, nothing good or fancy, I think they were $15, but they work wonders. I do need to scissor cut their bellies, around their privates and their faces but clippers do their whole body and the length of their legs.

marcerella02 · 03-11-2009, 12:01 PM

GREAT job!! The paws are TOUGH- Layla HATES me touching them- they take us so long i usually do them a different day. Also when we started grooming at home Layla hated having her face done too- she would jerk away so hard I ended up cutting myself a few times- but treats are the KEY! if she stayed still and was a good girl- right after i finished the cut she got a treat- now she just LOVES being groomed.

03-11-2009, 07:00 AM	#1
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	Groomed them myself! I spent a good deal of sunday grooming my boys myself. I used clippers on their bodies and scissors on their faces/heads. I am by no means a professional, but I think they came out pretty ok! What do you think??? Attached Thumbnails __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz Last edited by celstu1; 03-11-2009 at 07:02 AM.

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03-11-2009, 07:19 AM	#5
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	hahahaha I just noticed you can the little blur of their tails going a million miles a minute!!! hahaha Thanks Ladies, I think its not too embarrassing. I do need to really practice the paws... Im really bad at them... but otherwise I think they look pretty ok! __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

03-11-2009, 07:25 AM	#6
LilMissy Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 3,421	They look fantastic __________________ Shaunna with Missy (my princess) & Dora (my tomboy)

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Mom to Hot Rod Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: MD Posts: 10,908	Awww, they looks great! __________________ www.kissecollar.com Soft Cone Collars for Post-surgery and much more! 10% (non-food) - Discount code YT10

03-11-2009, 07:04 AM	#2
AMD Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: USA Posts: 8,986	I think they look simply darling!!

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ARCHIE No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 16,218	Good job Mom. They look adorable.

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Luckys Momma His ♥beat at my feet Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: WV Posts: 537	They look great!!! I know it can be a handful to do for sure. lol __________________ Lucky Member of the Sweetheart Club

03-11-2009, 11:32 AM	#9
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	It takes about 2 hours to do my little guy... he is soooo wiggly and hates it, he's such a baby! My big guy who is afraid of everything just sits there and lets me do it no problems, 45 mins and hes done! He has a really nice coat too, but when its long it just smells bad quickly, he pees on himself. Not on purpose, just lifting his leg. __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

03-11-2009, 11:35 AM	#10
Ivy Lucille ♥♥beats @ my feet! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA Posts: 4,814	Great job! I am going to be doing that more and more myself. I am nervous about doing Mo's pads but other than that, I think I am ok. __________________ Jamie, Mom to Mayzie and Mozes

03-11-2009, 11:36 AM	#11
MollysMum54 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: England,UK Posts: 1,176	Very good. I do a lot of Mollys grooming in stages,while she is asleep..i find it easier that way,she stays still for longer! Sometimes she has to go for a walk with half her body longer fur than the other, depending on how she was sleeping when i did it!

03-11-2009, 11:38 AM	#12
symysmom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: OK Posts: 30	They look great! I wish I had the nerve to attempt to groom mine __________________ ~Simon & Abbey~ ~OK Yorkie Rescue~

03-11-2009, 11:40 AM	#13
WoodyMorgan Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: St Francis, MN Posts: 66	Looks GREAT mom! They're adorable! __________________ Woody Bogie

03-11-2009, 12:01 PM	#15
marcerella02 Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 11,257	GREAT job!! The paws are TOUGH- Layla HATES me touching them- they take us so long i usually do them a different day. Also when we started grooming at home Layla hated having her face done too- she would jerk away so hard I ended up cutting myself a few times- but treats are the KEY! if she stayed still and was a good girl- right after i finished the cut she got a treat- now she just LOVES being groomed. __________________ http://misscanam.blogspot.com/ Layla 's Simon