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delicatepuzzle · 09-27-2010, 09:10 AM

So for all those who groom your babies yourself. What do you do to keep the poo out of their bum hair. I swear to you my hunni and I are ALWAYS wiping the morning pew off Ella's bum.

So here's the question to trim or not to trim the hair around the poo exit? What about the back of the hind legs (I seriously don't know how she gets poo there but she does).

Rhetts_mama · 09-27-2010, 10:08 AM

I shave a "poop shoot" around my pups bums. Basically, it's just a straight line down. It was a little intimidating at first, but has saved me a lot of extra work.

107barney · 09-27-2010, 12:41 PM

My dogs never have their butt hair trimmed. Teddy has a long coat and the other two have mid-length coats. I don't have poo problems...on occasion if someone gets the runs, I pop them in the sink and wash them.

guliverandmaya · 09-27-2010, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhetts_mama

I shave a "poop shoot" around my pups bums. Basically, it's just a straight line down. It was a little intimidating at first, but has saved me a lot of extra work.

Thanks for the tip! What do you use fir the shaving? regular human razors?

YorkieChick1 · 09-27-2010, 04:55 PM

I do all my own grooming and I do a sanitary trim on all my dogs!! I use an Oster Trimmer with a 40 blade and cut all the tan hair near the little poop hole

and then I do a trim down the inside of their legs just a little bit. I only cut the tan hair in an upside down U shape and hold up or clip up all the black hair, so my long coated babies still look correct, you can't tell I have done a privates trim. FYI, I do let the hair grow a little long on their little peepee parts, whether girl or boy because that extra hair is like a spout and it lets the pee travel down it and doesn't end up on their belly or the inside of their legs!! I know it is probably TMI!!

delicatepuzzle · 09-28-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by YorkieChick1

I do all my own grooming and I do a sanitary trim on all my dogs!! I use an Oster Trimmer with a 40 blade and cut all the tan hair near the little poop hole

and then I do a trim down the inside of their legs just a little bit. I only cut the tan hair in an upside down U shape and hold up or clip up all the black hair, so my long coated babies still look correct, you can't tell I have done a privates trim. FYI, I do let the hair grow a little long on their little peepee parts, whether girl or boy because that extra hair is like a spout and it lets the pee travel down it and doesn't end up on their belly or the inside of their legs!! I know it is probably TMI!!

I think the pee spout is groody. I trim mine there (well i meant my pups but

... anyways LOL HAHHAA

) I haven't had pee traveling problems nor have my dogs HAHAHA ok TMI ... I just had to!

Rhetts_mama · 10-02-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by guliverandmaya

Thanks for the tip! What do you use fir the shaving? regular human razors?

I bought a small electric trimmer (made by Oster) to do the job. It's actually made to do the face and ears, but it's small enough to do their bum without leaving a huge swatch.

memphis10 · 10-25-2010, 04:03 PM

I use an electric clipper on my little Memphis. Hubby holds him in a reverse football hold and I shave a small swath to keep the poopie hang on's away. It's worked like a charm and we haven't had any problems in that area.

sleeves211 · 10-25-2010, 04:41 PM

ThV breeder turned me on to the Wahl Peanut trimmer. Does a great job. It's small and easy to handle.

delicatepuzzle · 10-26-2010, 06:41 AM

Thank you all. My older one doesn't really have this problem (more with him eating my hair because it falls out everywhere and dingle berries hang from those) but... I've come to the conclusion that Ella has poo butt because of her diet and it was making her poo too soft. We switched foods and all is better!

09-27-2010, 09:10 AM	#1
delicatepuzzle Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 603	Bum trimming So for all those who groom your babies yourself. What do you do to keep the poo out of their bum hair. I swear to you my hunni and I are ALWAYS wiping the morning pew off Ella's bum. So here's the question to trim or not to trim the hair around the poo exit? What about the back of the hind legs (I seriously don't know how she gets poo there but she does).

09-27-2010, 10:08 AM	#2
Rhetts_mama Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 5,959 Blog Entries: 1	I shave a "poop shoot" around my pups bums. Basically, it's just a straight line down. It was a little intimidating at first, but has saved me a lot of extra work. __________________ Don't get your knickers in a knot. Nothing is solved and it just makes you walk funny.

09-27-2010, 12:41 PM	#3
107barney T. Bumpkins & Co. Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: New England Posts: 9,816	My dogs never have their butt hair trimmed. Teddy has a long coat and the other two have mid-length coats. I don't have poo problems...on occasion if someone gets the runs, I pop them in the sink and wash them. __________________ T. Bumpkins & Co. Washable Doggie Pee Pads (Save 10% Enter YTSAVE10 at checkout) Cathy, Teddy, Winston and Baby Clyde...RIP angels Barney and Daisy

09-27-2010, 04:55 PM	#5
YorkieChick1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 2,249	I do all my own grooming and I do a sanitary trim on all my dogs!! I use an Oster Trimmer with a 40 blade and cut all the tan hair near the little poop hole and then I do a trim down the inside of their legs just a little bit. I only cut the tan hair in an upside down U shape and hold up or clip up all the black hair, so my long coated babies still look correct, you can't tell I have done a privates trim. FYI, I do let the hair grow a little long on their little peepee parts, whether girl or boy because that extra hair is like a spout and it lets the pee travel down it and doesn't end up on their belly or the inside of their legs!! I know it is probably TMI!! __________________ Nanci 's her furbabies!! Brooke,Binky,Bunny,Buster & BooBoo And My Chichis: Baby & Bitsy There's nothing that brightens my day more than a puppy kiss! Last edited by YorkieChick1; 09-27-2010 at 04:56 PM. Reason: missing words

10-25-2010, 04:03 PM	#8
memphis10 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 58	I use an electric clipper on my little Memphis. Hubby holds him in a reverse football hold and I shave a small swath to keep the poopie hang on's away. It's worked like a charm and we haven't had any problems in that area.

10-25-2010, 04:41 PM	#9
sleeves211 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Orange, NJ Posts: 79 Blog Entries: 1	ThV breeder turned me on to the Wahl Peanut trimmer. Does a great job. It's small and easy to handle.

10-26-2010, 06:41 AM	#10
delicatepuzzle Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Orlando, FL, USA Posts: 603	Thank you all. My older one doesn't really have this problem (more with him eating my hair because it falls out everywhere and dingle berries hang from those) but... I've come to the conclusion that Ella has poo butt because of her diet and it was making her poo too soft. We switched foods and all is better!