My Yorkie hates bows!

[yorkietalkjilly]

Tibbe hates them. I think a lot of dogs just don't like anything semi-permanently fixed to the top of their heads. They have to live such domesticated, "humanized" lives that I let mine skate on this as I can keep the hair short and puppy looking on top so it doesn't fall in their eyes. I always feared I would be gone and a dog of mine would work the bow/clasp loose and it could fall down still attached further down along the top knot hair and keep bumping into his/her eyes, maybe hurting a cornea, while I'm away, causing the dog to keep pawing and rubbing at it and hurting its eyes further that way. A dog will worry at something loose until he's hurt at times. I know - I worry too much but where my dogs are concerned, I can't help it. I'm a paranoid nutcase for them and the trouble they can get into and I'll admit to it.

[smithj1000]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Joey was like that, but now he will wear bows without any problem. Start with just the band, and don't make it too tight, there should be some room in between the band and his scalp and basically he shouldn't even feel the band in. After that goes well for a few days, go to puppy bows, which are actually just a small piece of ribbon with a hair band looped in the center to make a bow. These are pretty easy to make. After a week or so when he gets use to the weight of that bow, you can go for a slightly heavier/larger bowl. If he starts rubbing his head, make sure the band isn't too tight, and if it's okay, distract with a toy.

I couldn't get Lexi to leave her bow in for even a second. I was so disappointed because, not only did she look a mess, her hair was always in her eyes. I followed these exact steps and she was wearing her bow in no time. The real trick was starting with just the band...not too tight, just like Nancy said. She didn't seem to mind that so much and it got her used to having a little something on top of her head. I was always very careful to make sure it wasn't too tight. Too tight would pull her eyes open wide and that has to be uncomfortable and maybe cause some problems with her eyes.

[BlueBelle]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Men do!

Ha!! Good one.

[dollydoodle]

My girls LOVE our little topknot morning ritual. If one's due for a bath & doesn't get a topknot first thing in the morning I have to console her or even pretend I'm putting one in! My advice is much like Nancy1999's. Use a small rubber band, make sure it's wrapped tight around the hair, but not tight pulling the hair. To me the rubber band is the key, anything else doesn't stay in & is too heavy. Then I add a barrette by catching most of the hair in the barrette back-that insures it'll stay all day. (So in other words, don't just close the barrette around the whole topknot, the back of the barrette should catch most of the hair in front of the topknot, but not all of it.) My girls don't have super thick hair so I make sure my barrettes aren't too heavy. Good luck! Hopefully your pup will start loving his daily topknot care. Of course, take it out at night & scratch his head really good & tell him what a good boy he is!!!

[Faboosh]

I couldn't get Billi to sit still long enough to get a bow in- had to take her to a groomer to do her first top knot... Gotta say tho, practice makes perfect! She let me put her hair in a band & clip last night for the first time. Encouraging! Definitely going to practice the steps that were posted

Just keep at it, your furbaby will get used to it!

[yorkiedorky]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Men do!

Hahahaha yes!

[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by Princes mom

Thoses are bow ties...not bows. Can you imagine one of them with a bow in their hair!

I googled "Men who wear bows," and nothing/no one came up.

Those...no s!! How did that happen?