Blow Dryer Phobia! Advise needed! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Cindy_17 · 10-11-2015, 07:38 PM

Hi All, Looking for some creative advise please! Presley is my second Yorkie. Jingle was my first, when I brought Jingle home (from what I know now was an irresponsible breeder, young and clueless) within 24 hours I had him at the doc, not for a well check but because he was sick with tonsillitis. My doc told me then that whenever I gave Jingle a bath to always blow dry him, he was small and did not need to air dry because his little body would stayed chilled etc. Sooo long story short Jingle hated baths but LOVED being blow dryed. Presley has turned out to be opposite, he LOVES taking a bath and playing in the bathtub with his rubber ducks...but oh my God he HATES getting blow dryed!! He fights me horribly! I have tried to make it fun and a game, I have sit on the floor, couch, bed etc and nothing works! He hasn't been burnt by the dryer as I go on low setting. I am scared not to blow him dry as Jingle consistently weighed 4lbs 10 oz, Presley is 4lbs 15 oz. I know this sounds crazy but if you have any ideas or tricks you do please share, I do baths once a week, the bath part is always fun but the drying part makes me dread the whole thing! Thanks!

MzLynnC · 10-11-2015, 07:56 PM

do you have a crate or hard carrier, that you could put him in and set the dryer so that it blows in on him - kind of like they do at some of the groomers?

Cindy_17 · 10-11-2015, 08:24 PM

No I don't use crates, the only carrier I use is the back-pack type that you strap on to your body. I do have a stroller that completely encloses...

Cindy_17 · 10-11-2015, 08:26 PM

Btw where are you in SC? I pray ya'll came through the flooding okay. We were certainly blessed here, literally flooding 5 miles to the north, south and west of us. #SCStrong

lovestiny · 10-12-2015, 03:01 AM

Hi-do you blow dry your hair? I kept ella in the bathroom with me everyday while I blew my own hair so when I blew dry hers, it was ok. Just a thought!

matese · 10-12-2015, 05:03 AM

After I give Cody a bath I towel dry him till he's slightly damp, yes I use 2 and 3 towels because he HATES the blower but LOVES the rubbing towel, he is always kept in a puppy cut so no matting from all the towel rubbing, summer time I let him air dry, now with cooler weather I have to blow him. Blowing his body is not all that bad, it's his face that freaks him out so I hold the blower high over his head, have the blower on low setting, as I am blowing I use my other hand to mush hair on his head and neck, I pass the blower just a few time across his face which is the part he hates the most. I don't care if his face is fully dry, but his body must be. Good luck.

TiffanyandTeddy · 10-12-2015, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by lovestiny

Hi-do you blow dry your hair? I kept ella in the bathroom with me everyday while I blew my own hair so when I blew dry hers, it was ok. Just a thought!

This is exactly how I got Teddy to be ok with the blow dyer! I'd sit him on my bathroom counter and blow dry my hair. I'd randomly shut it off, let him sniff it and turn it back on. Sometimes when he was up there I'd put it on cool or low heat and aim it on his back. He seemed completely unbothered, so once I started to blow dry his hair, he'd just plop down and let me dry him.

Lovemyyorkie8 · 10-12-2015, 11:57 AM

Mine is the opposite! Well let's say he doesn't like neither one, lol. He doesn't fight me when I blow dry him, he just doesn't like his face wet so he always rub his face on the sofa. That's where I blow dry him, I put him on a corner of the sofa so he doesn't have anywhere to go and I sit in front of him blocking him from going anywhere. If he tries to get away I put him back on the corner, the whole blow drying process takes me about 5-10 mins.

Zeus is Loved · 10-12-2015, 12:04 PM

Zeus actually likes the blow dryer, because he hates being wet. He's not overly fond of getting a bath, but he doesn't put up a fight.

MzLynnC · 10-12-2015, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Cindy_17

Btw where are you in SC? I pray ya'll came through the flooding okay. We were certainly blessed here, literally flooding 5 miles to the north, south and west of us. #SCStrong

Hi Cindy, good to know you. Am in HHI area, we were extremely lucky here. Live across from an intercoastal and couldn't believe all the problems in the middle and north part of the state. Tks for asking.

Cindy_17 · 10-12-2015, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by TiffanyandTeddy

This is exactly how I got Teddy to be ok with the blow dyer! I'd sit him on my bathroom counter and blow dry my hair. I'd randomly shut it off, let him sniff it and turn it back on. Sometimes when he was up there I'd put it on cool or low heat and aim it on his back. He seemed completely unbothered, so once I started to blow dry his hair, he'd just plop down and let me dry him.

I am going to start doing this, usually I let home run in and out of the bathroom while I am getting ready, but I am going to try this as something has got to work! I will have to sit on the floor to dry my hair though, otherwise Presley will think he is superman and jump or start eating my make-up lol

Cindy_17 · 10-12-2015, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Simal_Mal

Hey, you can use the pet carriers for your pet, its the better option to put him in and arrange the dryer because it blows in on him.
You can find it on EssentialPaw.

Thanks!!!

Thanks so much for the idea. I don't crate at all, I don't even own one...my husband is very much for crates and I'm not, so needless to say we have had some interesting discussions on this topic ~ we are both hard headed lol...I do have a stroller that will completely close up...so if all else fails I might give this a whirl!

Cindy_17 · 10-12-2015, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by matese

After I give Cody a bath I towel dry him till he's slightly damp, yes I use 2 and 3 towels because he HATES the blower but LOVES the rubbing towel, he is always kept in a puppy cut so no matting from all the towel rubbing, summer time I let him air dry, now with cooler weather I have to blow him. Blowing his body is not all that bad, it's his face that freaks him out so I hold the blower high over his head, have the blower on low setting, as I am blowing I use my other hand to mush hair on his head and neck, I pass the blower just a few time across his face which is the part he hates the most. I don't care if his face is fully dry, but his body must be. Good luck.

I towel dry as good as I can, I try to kinda squeeze the water out of his hair as it is longer, and I fluff it with towel after that. Makes you wonder if those 'Sham-Wow' things they used to advertise on TV would work, lol. Thanks for your reply!

Cindy_17 · 10-12-2015, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Lovemyyorkie8

Mine is the opposite! Well let's say he doesn't like neither one, lol. He doesn't fight me when I blow dry him, he just doesn't like his face wet so he always rub his face on the sofa. That's where I blow dry him, I put him on a corner of the sofa so he doesn't have anywhere to go and I sit in front of him blocking him from going anywhere. If he tries to get away I put him back on the corner, the whole blow drying process takes me about 5-10 mins.

I am usually trying to hold him in my lap, I will give it a try in the corner of the couch, 5-10 mins would be awesome! It is a battle of the wits with me and him with this blow dryer thing, he is determined to win and so am I, lol! Honestly he is the sweetest and most loving baby in the world, he has me wrapped tight around his paw, but has a stubborn streak a mile wide when he is determined

Cindy_17 · 10-12-2015, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeus is Loved

Zeus actually likes the blow dryer, because he hates being wet. He's not overly fond of getting a bath, but he doesn't put up a fight.

That is how my Jingle was. Presley is so different, he doesn't care if he gets wet, he LOVES playing in water. Literally everyday he gets in his water bowl and sloshes it all over the floor, he has a baby pool that I have to keep up and only put it out with water when we have time for him to go 'swimming', we live at the beach and he loves to go in the inlet and in the ocean,not scared one bit, but when he is in either of those he is leashed and I have a death grip on it lol, and he has on his life vest, he is my wild child

10-11-2015, 07:38 PM	#1
Cindy_17 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Posts: 656	Blow Dryer Phobia! Advise needed! Hi All, Looking for some creative advise please! Presley is my second Yorkie. Jingle was my first, when I brought Jingle home (from what I know now was an irresponsible breeder, young and clueless) within 24 hours I had him at the doc, not for a well check but because he was sick with tonsillitis. My doc told me then that whenever I gave Jingle a bath to always blow dry him, he was small and did not need to air dry because his little body would stayed chilled etc. Sooo long story short Jingle hated baths but LOVED being blow dryed. Presley has turned out to be opposite, he LOVES taking a bath and playing in the bathtub with his rubber ducks...but oh my God he HATES getting blow dryed!! He fights me horribly! I have tried to make it fun and a game, I have sit on the floor, couch, bed etc and nothing works! He hasn't been burnt by the dryer as I go on low setting. I am scared not to blow him dry as Jingle consistently weighed 4lbs 10 oz, Presley is 4lbs 15 oz. I know this sounds crazy but if you have any ideas or tricks you do please share, I do baths once a week, the bath part is always fun but the drying part makes me dread the whole thing! Thanks! __________________ Blessed Mommy to Presley, Bama & Holly My angel RIP Jingle

10-11-2015, 07:56 PM	#2
MzLynnC Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: SC Posts: 256 Blog Entries: 1	do you have a crate or hard carrier, that you could put him in and set the dryer so that it blows in on him - kind of like they do at some of the groomers? __________________ Lynn - Cricket , Damit, Dixie, Gracie , Daisy , Luke and Lily

10-11-2015, 08:24 PM	#3
Cindy_17 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Posts: 656	No I don't use crates, the only carrier I use is the back-pack type that you strap on to your body. I do have a stroller that completely encloses... __________________ Blessed Mommy to Presley, Bama & Holly My angel RIP Jingle

10-11-2015, 08:26 PM	#4
Cindy_17 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murrells Inlet SC Posts: 656	Btw where are you in SC? I pray ya'll came through the flooding okay. We were certainly blessed here, literally flooding 5 miles to the north, south and west of us. #SCStrong __________________ Blessed Mommy to Presley, Bama & Holly My angel RIP Jingle

10-12-2015, 05:03 AM	#6
matese Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa. Posts: 67,957	After I give Cody a bath I towel dry him till he's slightly damp, yes I use 2 and 3 towels because he HATES the blower but LOVES the rubbing towel, he is always kept in a puppy cut so no matting from all the towel rubbing, summer time I let him air dry, now with cooler weather I have to blow him. Blowing his body is not all that bad, it's his face that freaks him out so I hold the blower high over his head, have the blower on low setting, as I am blowing I use my other hand to mush hair on his head and neck, I pass the blower just a few time across his face which is the part he hates the most. I don't care if his face is fully dry, but his body must be. Good luck. __________________ Joan, mom to Cody RIP Matese Schnae Kajon Kia forever in my A House Is Not A Home Without A Dog

10-12-2015, 03:01 AM	#5
lovestiny YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: ny Posts: 816	Hi-do you blow dry your hair? I kept ella in the bathroom with me everyday while I blew my own hair so when I blew dry hers, it was ok. Just a thought!

10-12-2015, 11:57 AM	#8
Lovemyyorkie8 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: NC Posts: 32	Mine is the opposite! Well let's say he doesn't like neither one, lol. He doesn't fight me when I blow dry him, he just doesn't like his face wet so he always rub his face on the sofa. That's where I blow dry him, I put him on a corner of the sofa so he doesn't have anywhere to go and I sit in front of him blocking him from going anywhere. If he tries to get away I put him back on the corner, the whole blow drying process takes me about 5-10 mins.

10-12-2015, 12:04 PM	#9
Zeus is Loved YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus, MS Posts: 361	Zeus actually likes the blow dryer, because he hates being wet. He's not overly fond of getting a bath, but he doesn't put up a fight.