I am not sure about the rules at your groomers, but I use the owner of a small shop and have often been there while she cuts so I can have input. With my new dog, I like bathing and grooming her myself, but am not so good on the paws and nails, so I call her on a weekday and she tells me a good time to come in, I then take my freshly bathed dog in and she clips and trims only the parts I ask her to. I don't really tip but she charges so little, she will say it's $10 and I say that's not enough, here is $15 so I guess that could be thought of as a tip. I don't know if your schedule would make it possible but if so ask, or tell them not to take to much off but if it is not enough will they trim a little bit more when you get there. If you have any photos of yorkies cut the way you like, bring that along, a picture can speak 1,000 words. Also see of you can meet the groomer who will be doing your dog, this way you can explain it directly to them, not to a receptionist or another groomer, it that is not possible, bring typed instructions, or watch as they write it down. In my area there are about 20 groomers in a 15 min drive so they need to to be accommodating.

I also don't like bending down over a tub so I take my dog in the shower with me, I find it much easy and does not make a mess. I brush their teeth in their as well.

just reread your last post, I see she is new, so I bet she is accomodating. Can you bathe and brush your dog yourself?, if so, why not try this, tell her you have had some bad experiences so you now like to do a mini trial run before leaving your dog there for hours for a complete grooming. Ask her if your dog is freshly bathed and brushed what she would charge for a trim and tell her you would like to be there during the process but that after this first time if you are happy you will be back for regular full groomings. If she is trying to build a business I bet she would be open to this idea

I tip $20 she is amazing!

My groomer charges 38.50 and I usually tip her $5...

I have had the same groomer for 13 years!!! I tip $10.00 we love her and so does Louie.

What would you tip the groomer if she were the owner of the shop?? She charges $76.00 to groom Trixie, but that includes free nails and ears in between groomings. I tipped her $50.00 at Christmas for the holidays. Most people around town feel that since she is the owner of the shop and charges alot that she should not be tipped......also, would you tip each time you went for the free nail clipping?

Hmmm, it will be a long while before I take CoCo to a groomer because I want her hair to grow out a decent length (just to see it) before I take her for a cut. I guess I could start researching groomers now though.

I think I would do like a previous poster suggested and tip after I had gone a few times. I tip the lady who does my nails because she dones a fantastic job. I tip her between 5 - 10 just for my hands, so if the groomer was doing a good job with my baby, I would have no problem doing the same for her.

WOW $76.00 even for NY that seems like a lot, where on the island is she located, I am from there and my sister has a yorkie

I have always tips at least the 20% around 5.oo for each pup.

Now for the last 6 months I have going to a groomer school, in Winter Park Fl,
and they are wonderful.
The problem is I tip the first time and than found out the poor trainee, won't get any of the tip money . I was told it go to the Teachers and the cashier girl.

So I don't tip them any more I want the money to go the person that grooms my pups. It's only 20-25 per pet. This last time I took my son's pup and they told me , Oh you now get a disc for 3 or more pups , it was 5.00 dollars off on each pup. So I broke down and just left that different in tips.

I take them a pic of what I want and they are so nice , and I always get a happy cute pup.

Wow! that is more than someone would paid In IL
 

If she is the owner at that price , NO I will not tip her. If someone else in the shop groom my pup 20%.

For Christmas I would just tip 40% for the holidays.

I don't bring mine to the groomers anymore, I just do it myself after some grooming horror. I used to tip 15%-20% out of the bill depending on how happy I am with the way they treat my dog. One groomer charged like $60 which is a high price and I only tipped $5 because I wasn't happy with the groom. I save so much from doing my own grooming and I don't have to worry about how they treat my dog while I am not there, if they are being gentle, if they accidentally nicked him etc etc. From the money I save, I buy high quality shampoo, conditioner for him :)

But, the bugger won't let me cut his nails so I do bring him to a groomer about 25mins away every 2-3 weeks and they are good with him. She does his nails and express his anal glands. Tip included I pay $10. I would trust this particular groomer with my dog because she is so nice and her skills are good but if I can do it myself and enjoy spending that time bathing, grooming him, I'd rather do it myself and the best is, I know little bugger prefers me doing it.

She is the owner of the grooming place. I gave her a nice Christmas bonus because she is just wonderful with Trixie. I usually don't tip her because she is the owner. I tip the girl who cuts her nails $5.00

Peyton goes to Petsmart to be groomed. i brush her regularly so there are never any mats in her hair. she gets bathed, nails cut and feet trimmed, and sanitary cut. thats it . no other cut, i'm growing out her hair. they only charge me 18 dollars and i tip 5. i hope i'm tipping enough.

( peyton is a really good girl at the groomers , she never gives anyone a hard time )

Just had my boys, Max and Marley, groomed today. I use a mobile groomer. They come to my house or my office, depending on where I am on grooming day. We set the appointments a year ahead. She charges $45 for each boy and I tip $10, so it's $100 a month for grooming. She does such a wonderful job, and it takes only about 45 minutes for both dogs. They come back smelling wonderful; with shiny coats and well trimmed nails, and little kerchiefs around their necks. If you have a good groomer, consider yourself extremely fortunuate and treat him/her very well.