Oh No - Bad Day At The Groomers 2 Attachment(s) Hi everyone! We adopted Zeus on New Year's Eve from a local rescue. He was extremely underweight and covered in dirt, urine, and who knows what else. A week later, he has settled in wonderfully, and even sleeps with our cat (who thinks he's a dog) at night if he's not sleeping in between me and Daddy. He's gained a couple of ounces so far and filling in. :) Yesterday he was taken to the groomers. My last dog was short haired and did not require any special grooming that I could not do myself, so I haven't had a groomer before. I called around based on Yelp reviews and only 1 called me back (out of 6!). So I made an appointment yesterday morning and picked him up in the afternoon. The first picture shows him how he was on Day 1. The second is what he looks now. These were taken on my phone so I'm sorry they're not the utmost quality. I asked for a trim. What I got was uneven sides and a chopped beard, uneven face, and too-short ears (which are also really uneven!). I wasn't happy she chopped off his beard (and left the rest of his body longer) and left. It wasn't until I was back at work with Zeus that I noticed how uneven he was. Now, in the groomer's defense, Zeus does NOT like his face combed, so I can imagine how he was being cut. But, she still cut it off. So my question now is...am I the only one who thinks this is horrible? Having a puppy face and a longer cut body? I think he looks ridiculous and I'll probably end up going somewhere else to get a puppy cut so everything will grow together. What would you all do? Suck it up and wait for it to grow back? Or cut off everything to make him even? I just don't want the cat laughing at him. :rolleyes: Thanks! Heather |
Oh looove his heart. In my honest opinion, I think he looked great before he went. Obviously needed a little trim up, but I think leaving a yorkie scruffy looking but well kempt shows their personality up even more. He beautiful though.. |
I dont think its a good cut for a yorkie. It is good if you can find a groomer that has experience with yorkie cuts because mine get the body cut shorter but the hair on the face is left longer and the ear hair is longer it just looks more like a yorkie look even though they are groomed |
I don't think he looks bad! I would not cut the body hair at all. My Sophia's face hair grows quicker than the body hair, so maybe his will too. He is a cutie no matter what! :) |
Thanks everyone. He is a little cutie. :) He was supposed to only get trimmed...not hacked. :( This was yesterday, but I'm still really upset over it. Bitsy, how fast would you say Sophia's facial hair grow in comparison to her body? If that's typical, then I think I can hold out a few weeks...maybe. :( |
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Personally it's winter he's not going to be out in public too much without a coat, I'd let it grow before you straighten it out. Wait a few weeks and if you can't stand the unevenness do some more research and find a new groomer. Also what about a local breeder who shows? My breeder after seeing Harley's hair cut called and offered to teach me how to maintain his show coat once I get it back. I'm sure if you asked a breeder they could teach you exactly how to manage his hair in whatever manner you want. |
Another good thing to do is print out a picture of a yorkie with the cut you want. |
He is such a handsome boy. I would let his hair grow and just snip a little here and there yourself. He has a nice coat. You could definitely groom him at home. |
2 Attachment(s) I am showing you 2 pictures so you won't feel so bad. The first is after our first horrific "squirrel" cut and the second is about a week ago after we went with a mobile groomer. Good thing is that hair grows back. I looked at multiple pictures of different cuts and found a cut I wanted for our 2nd try. |
It could be worse, that's for sure. Let it grow for a few weeks and then go somewhere different. |
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After hearing everyone's horror stories, I can't feel as bad... Yes, it's just hair and it'll grow back...but I'm a very impatient mama. ;) "Winter"? What's that? It's 69 degrees out right now! But he does have really thin hair and bald spots, so I think it would actually be bad to trim him. He'd constantly need his sweaters on, even inside. And because he's so *ahem* well endowed, I have to take his sweaters off before he goes outside to pee. He'd probably refuse to go outside at all if he only had 1 inch hair. Thanks again everyone! You've made me feel a lot better. Zeus doesn't seem to mind so I should take a lesson from him. |
I could give you a few horror stories but won't. I get too upset just thinking about them. I would not go back to a groomer that cannot give an even cut. I won't leave Gracie at any groomer's that expect her to sit there for hours at a time. I also won't take her to a chain groomer. If you take him to a groomer again I would take my time and find a professional groomer that has experience grooming Yorkies. Take your time and shop around and visit the place ahead of time for an inspection. References would be helpful as well. He is an adorable little guy. Looks like you got a wonderful little friend. Great New Year's present! |
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