you should see me when I am there, I sit right next to her and often hold Lola and I swear I just about approve every strand she cuts. Even though I bathe her at home, I pay the same or even more because she spends over an hour on her. A lot of groomers would not like this but I have used her for years, she works by herself and is not overly busy, plus I think she likes the company.

Search on here for the joey cut thats how Im doing my jewels next its where the face and legs are left long but the body is shaved. It works real well if you put clothes on them keeps them from matting

I don't mind paying a decent amount of money for a professional to do my dog's hair. The problem is that anyone can call themselves a groomer without a bit of training or experience. The chain pet stores hire inexperienced people off the streets and train them themselves. This is more than concerning to me and I will not leave my dog at one of those places.

I have also tried a few privately owned groomers with mixed results. Find out what their experience has been. Who trained them and what kind of cuts they usually do? There are many people who only take their dog to a groomer when they need the bathe and shave thing done and don't really care much about a particular hairstyle and so groomers get used to doing mostly the same type of thing all the time. "Bathe and shave." or vise versa.

The best groomer I have ever met is my present groomer. She spent many years breeding and showing Shih Tzu's. She has groomed for show dogs for many years. She knows what they are supposed to look like and has the intelligence and respect to do exactly what I ask and no more. I did not leave Gracie alone there until I was comfortable with the safety level as well as the kindness afforded these animals. Now she calls me as soon as she is done. Gracie is never there for more than an hour and a half and always looks and smells fantastic when done. She is not traumatized at all by the visit which is very important to me.

Hope you have a good first grooming experience.

i do not take my 2 little ones to the groomer but my airedale has to go . he is too big for me to groom.
i took him to a new groomer near my home i was horrified to notice when i got home that they had actually cut both sides of his face with the clippers. i even called them and told them what they did and they not concerned at all. they said he moves too much. omg, i wanted to scream..
after much searching he now has a perfect groomer whom he loves

Be careful with just saying "puppy cut." We did that once with Tigger and we were appalled at the result. Now we take in 4 "good" photos and 4 "what-not-to-do" photos so they groomer doesn't have any questions. We also finally found one we like, so I guess that has a lot to do with it. Below is two pictures of him with his "puppy cut," and then one of what we think a puppy-cut is...

Lol that sounds like me I say can you cut this a little shorter? She is a good sport and wants her client to be happy. I am sure she also enjoys her tip:)

Sorry, try again!

hi , i just googles yorkie haircuts and found lots of images.
maybe this will give you an idea..

https://www.google.com/search?q=york...w=1093&bih=514

Awe poor guy:( I got refunded but they were nonchalant about it. I was furious!

Good point about saying puppy cut. Tigger is super cute either way;)

Shelly definitely take pictures of what you want so the groomer can see.

Rigby is too young to be groomed yet but when Gizmo was alive, he had many haircuts...LOL. Here are a few examples. The most extreme was the Schnauzer cut.

I actually don't mind groomer prices. I feel like it's a really hard job -- and clearly I don't want to do it. They have a lot of dogs who HATE being groomed and wiggly, and then in the end, it has to be a NICE looking hair cut. It's not an easy job. So I don't mind paying and I always give extra.

I found a great mobile groomer and I pay $55 and I usually give her $65.

Well, a good groomer should know how to deal with a nervous or disorderly dog. But I do think that any dog owner should do daily combing and brushing and baths in between trips to the groomer so the dog is accustomed to baths and combing as well as the blow dryer.