Sticktight Predicament

[FlDebra]

I realized I never posted the pics of her shave down. Please don't laugh too loud. I can't begin to ask that you not laugh at all! Every time I looked at her that first week, I laughed. I'm hoping it grows pretty fast because she gets cold now. I have dug out a couple of sweaters to help us through this stage.

Since she was getting her day at the groomers, Ben went too and got a cut. He really needed trimmed up but, it was not our regular groomer who takes more advanced notice. She did his face very strangely, but left the hair on his ears long! I don't get too upset as his hair grows pretty fast, but he looks strange to me too!

I don't always have the leopard print pad on my couch. But I was trying to use it for pictures. They would not stay centered on it though. Shannon (Concretegurl) sent that to me as a surprise present. It matches their play yard! It was a great cheer up!

[Nancy1999]

Annie looks like a puppy to me, you took years off her looks! Both of them look adorable! I'm surprised you aren't grooming them yourself though.

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Annie looks like a puppy to me, you took years off her looks! Both of them look adorable! I'm surprised you aren't grooming them yourself though.

Why do you say that? I've always used a groomer. I am not good at all with cutting their hair -- especially with Annie Wiggleworm!. I trim between groomings but stay away from their faces. That is how Ben got so far off his normal look. Normally his ears are tipped at the groomer we usually go to but I had trimmed several times in between and his ear hair grew out a lot! This other groomer just trimmed his skirt, his face, and a little around the privates. Not the best overall grooming job.

Annie does look all puppy again. She is just over a year old so not that old yet anyway but with no hair -- she looks like a baby!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Why do you say that? I've always used a groomer. I am not good at all with cutting their hair -- especially with Annie Wiggleworm!. I trim between groomings but stay away from their faces. That is how Ben got so far off his normal look. Normally his ears are tipped at the groomer we usually go to but I had trimmed several times in between and his ear hair grew out a lot! This other groomer just trimmed his skirt, his face, and a little around the privates. Not the best overall grooming job.

Annie does look all puppy again. She is just over a year old so not that old yet anyway but with no hair -- she looks like a baby!

You just seem so competent; it just surprised me, kind of like if you read Mardelin say she was taking hers to a groomer.

[taxlady]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

I have done a terrible job training her. She on the other hand, has done a fairly presentable job of training me to bow to her every whim!

LOL and why do you think my or rather OUR sig. line is "personal slave"?

[yorkieusa]

I hate those sticktights! I think she is adorable either way. I'll bet she likes her new haircut.

[FlDebra]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

You just seem so competent; it just surprised me, kind of like if you read Mardelin say she was taking hers to a groomer.

Oh Nancy -- you are so nice and complimentary! Just having me and Mary in the same paragraph makes me smile! Probably how you felt when I put your name (and Mary's) in a very short list of "extremely knowledgeable breeders I respected" only to learn you were not a breeder -- but the rest of the description was and remains right on!

I actually did work at grooming them for a while. I don't know if you remember me telling about losing my very first yorkie. She was not a show dog or even close but she was the sweetest girl ever. She died at the groomers. I think it was getting overheated, panic, and maybe even them putting one of those choker leashes on her (after I had asked them not to). Could not really get a firm answer but the vet thought she had overheated and had trouble breathing. The groomer said she just started having trouble breathing. She called to tell me & I rushed straight there but she was gone when I got there. When I got two new yorkies months later, I was afraid to take them to a groomer. But I was doing such a bad job on their hair, and it created so much frustration, I found a new groomer.

Knowing and doing are such different things. I bought a video disk, bought some books, and read online. Thought I knew what to do -- and I do know but putting it to practice is another thing. I am a bit uncoordinated and it is much worse now that my left hand and arm has no strength and little coordination. The surgery helped a little but I still have a pretty lame arm.

So I entrust them to one of two groomers in our area. One is much better at grooming or I should say, she grooms the way I like to see them. But the other is usually free at short notice where the one I like best requires some advance planning for appointments.

You're not going to believe this......Ben got into the sticktights too! I thought he was just not picking them up. Evidently they were only in a small portion of the very back yard and he did not find them til today. I was busy pruning on the palms today and left the pups running around the back yard with me. Ben came in with a bunch on him. Not as bad as Annie, but still a huge GROAN! I will use your Cowboy Magic idea and the cornstarch if needed. I do not want to shave Ben too! I am sure I won't have to as his is not nearly so bad. I never did find them, but I mowed & trimmed really well all around the back corner of our yard where I sometimes leave it semi-natural as there are wild flowers that come up back there and look gorgeous! So hopefully, this will be the last episode!!! I can't believe I did not take care of this until now!! I just figured they were not sticking to Ben or maybe there was just one batch of them that Annie had managed to pick up since I did not see any in a walk around. Oh well -- live and learn!!

I've heard them called beggar's lice too. But I'm hesitant to call them that in public as people might misunderstand and think they are living critters! Don't want anyone thinking my poor babies have real lice! A sense of humor is required when you have long-haired pups!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Oh Nancy -- you are so nice and complimentary! Just having me and Mary in the same paragraph makes me smile! Probably how you felt when I put your name (and Mary's) in a very short list of "extremely knowledgeable breeders I respected" only to learn you were not a breeder -- but the rest of the description was and remains right on!

I actually did work at grooming them for a while. I don't know if you remember me telling about losing my very first yorkie. She was not a show dog or even close but she was the sweetest girl ever. She died at the groomers. I think it was getting overheated, panic, and maybe even them putting one of those choker leashes on her (after I had asked them not to). Could not really get a firm answer but the vet thought she had overheated and had trouble breathing. The groomer said she just started having trouble breathing. She called to tell me & I rushed straight there but she was gone when I got there. When I got two new yorkies months later, I was afraid to take them to a groomer. But I was doing such a bad job on their hair, and it created so much frustration, I found a new groomer.

Knowing and doing are such different things. I bought a video disk, bought some books, and read online. Thought I knew what to do -- and I do know but putting it to practice is another thing. I am a bit uncoordinated and it is much worse now that my left hand and arm has no strength and little coordination. The surgery helped a little but I still have a pretty lame arm.

So I entrust them to one of two groomers in our area. One is much better at grooming or I should say, she grooms the way I like to see them. But the other is usually free at short notice where the one I like best requires some advance planning for appointments.

You're not going to believe this......Ben got into the sticktights too! I thought he was just not picking them up. Evidently they were only in a small portion of the very back yard and he did not find them til today. I was busy pruning on the palms today and left the pups running around the back yard with me. Ben came in with a bunch on him. Not as bad as Annie, but still a huge GROAN! I will use your Cowboy Magic idea and the cornstarch if needed. I do not want to shave Ben too! I am sure I won't have to as his is not nearly so bad. I never did find them, but I mowed & trimmed really well all around the back corner of our yard where I sometimes leave it semi-natural as there are wild flowers that come up back there and look gorgeous! So hopefully, this will be the last episode!!! I can't believe I did not take care of this until now!! I just figured they were not sticking to Ben or maybe there was just one batch of them that Annie had managed to pick up since I did not see any in a walk around. Oh well -- live and learn!!

I've heard them called beggar's lice too. But I'm hesitant to call them that in public as people might misunderstand and think they are living critters! Don't want anyone thinking my poor babies have real lice! A sense of humor is required when you have long-haired pups!

LOL, I forgot all about that that was funny! I did breed two human kids does that count? Sorry about Ben, one crisis solved, and another develops. You are so right a sense of humor is definitely required, or we'd be worried sick about these little beauties.

[FlDebra]

Just ran across this again -- Cowboy Magic worked wonders to get the sticktights out of Ben's Hair! I just slathered it on generously, combed with a wide tooth comb first and then a medium. The medium removed the sticktights perfectly! In fact, it was so easy, I felt a little bad about not trying this before I had poor Annie shaved down. But I think this was a good thing to do for her. Finally al of that puppy hair is gone and she can grow a nice adult coat of hair -- hopefully without all of that downy part!

Ben felt SO soft after his Cowboy Magic soak, I wondered why I ever stopped using it. But 2 days later when his hair laid limp and looking in need of a shampoo again, I remembered. It is great for softening, great for removing tangles or sticktights evidently, but it does not let them last a week looking nicely clean and free of oiliness.

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by FlDebra

Just ran across this again -- Cowboy Magic worked wonders to get the sticktights out of Ben's Hair! I just slathered it on generously, combed with a wide tooth comb first and then a medium. The medium removed the sticktights perfectly! In fact, it was so easy, I felt a little bad about not trying this before I had poor Annie shaved down. But I think this was a good thing to do for her. Finally al of that puppy hair is gone and she can grow a nice adult coat of hair -- hopefully without all of that downy part!

Ben felt SO soft after his Cowboy Magic soak, I wondered why I ever stopped using it. But 2 days later when his hair laid limp and looking in need of a shampoo again, I remembered. It is great for softening, great for removing tangles or sticktights evidently, but it does not let them last a week looking nicely clean and free of oiliness.

Yup, that's exactly why I stopped using it; he needed a bath in two days! It was great to use a little under his arms for when he was wearing clothing, because as a puppy he did tangle more. I hear some people with cotton coated Yorkies use it all the time without that oily look, so I guess it just depends.