Input on grooming styles

[lovestiny]

Hi everyone- no, she wasn't badky matted. I just think for my groomer, maybe it's his norm when he does the head short, he does the body short. I will be very clear in the future. I adore him and I know he values our business.

She is a silky soft type of feel, so I think she might take a while to grow. Luckily she loves clothes and I love buying them lol.

[lovestiny]

Thank you my Oscar- she looks even tinier with her new do. Yesterday for HALLOWEEN, we put pig tails in and it was adorable with her tiny short face.

[lovestiny]

Lisaly- your pup is delicious!

[azkaty]

Found the pictures . If you google Joy--- ( three letters after that ) and cute yorkie hair cuts, you will find the pictures . I think they are from Japan .

[MzLynnC]

sorry am not able to get thru my google Joy and cute yorkie cuts.

[misskate]

Originally Posted by lisaly

I'm so sorry your groomer misunderstood how you wanted Ella's hair cut. It happened to me years ago, and it's very upsetting. The good news is that the hair usually grows in nicer once it has been shaved. My Katie is bigger than your baby,

probably about ten inches tall. It really depends also on whether Ella has a silky or more cottony coat. Katie's hair is silky, which takes longer to grow, but it is unusually thick for a silk coat. I live fairly close to you, and Katie is much too hot in the summer with her hair long. She is so much happier with her hair shorter, so I cut her hair, and even in the winter she does better. She has a few cashmere sweaters that keep her warm on our long walks, and her jackets and coats are made for winters in Finland. Sometimes when the temperature is well below freezing, I layer a cashmere sweater under her coats. She is definitely warm enough, even for walks that are two to three miles in weather I find really cold. I'm posting from my iPad, which only allows one photo to post, so I will have to post my photos separately which will show how much hair grew when Katie's flank was shaved.

This first photo was taken the weekend she just joined our family. She was with her breeder for her first three years. Her other mom gave her this haircut before she left. It was taken Mother's Day weekend 2012.

Actually I like that cut on my dog. Very short on top and feathers on the legs. It's great in summer and then it grows back enough to keep him warm in the winter. It's hard to find a groomer to do it tho' and I can't get him to stay still long enough to do it myself. Nomatter how they are groomed they always look adorable.

[misskate]

Originally Posted by lisaly

This was taken three months later in August of that same year.

That's one handsome dog!

[kartwheelkid]

I am a new Yorkie owner, and my baby Ellie (just turned 6 months) loves being brushed, but HATES anything in her hair! She will walk under furniture, roll around, even recruit help from her sister (whom my parents have) to help get whatever I put in out. I've tried clips, tiny rubber bands, barrettes, and she hates them all. Her hair near her eyes doesn't seem to be long enough to get it up so she can see, but she looks shaggy (though adorable!) even with brushing & conditioning. I have been using a little neosporin (recommended by my vet) to keep the hair around her eyes down so she can see. I was going to let it grow for awhile & then decide what kind of cut I want....love her puppy look, but her colors have changed so much just as her hair has grown that I'm excited to see how she will turn out. When I brush her she has lines of color and it looks so cool, lol!

I have not taken her to a groomer yet as I have only had her a little over 2 months & have been bathing her myself (once a week), trimming her butt, cleaning her ears and trimming her nails. We do "Pretty pretty Princess" - she comes running & lays on her pillow when I say it - brushing twice or more a day right now as she has been getting leaf pieces in her fur when her & her sister run and play outside. All the groomers near me have told me it will take 3hrs, and I am not comfortable with leaving her that long when it takes me 20-30 min for everything at home, including blow-drying! Her ears are curled most of the time - which I actually love, though her parents & siblings ears are all up and I wonder if it's because I have not trimmed the tops as I am nervous. Not sure what to do, would love some advice :-) I'll try to post some pics.

[kartwheelkid]

My pics are all too large, but I put them in an album on my page if anyone has a moment to look - I even did a little headband to keep her hair out of her eyes one day, worked better than anything else but was too big!