Parker Hates Being Brushed

[miezzi]

I used to have to bribe Luigi with a treat! I hold it in my hand and he knows its there, so he is concentrating on the treat while I am brushing him!!! I have done that ever since he was puppy! Good luck!

[hle_625]

Keep it up or you will regret it! Brush him daily and he will get used to it! If you dont then he will be really matted and you will have to cut his hair to get them out!

[lksdolls]

Originally Posted by DENISE517

ok, I need some more help and advice. Parker hates being brushed. He goes nuts. Biting the brush like he is a little wild man. Its funny, but I'm having trouble. I wanted to start brushing him early so that he is use to it. Any suggestions. I started with the soft brush. He's 12 weeks old.

Sleep time is a always good time to brush, however, Gizmo is 3 years old and still HATES it. He screams, bits, squirms, bits some more then runs and hides in my husband's lap before I get very much done. Most of our pups love to be brushed because I start them as soon as they begin crawling out of the cage on their own. BUT, one of our current 14 week old pups, Gizmo's son, is exactly like his daddy. No way, no how, period!

[SnowWa]

I'm sure all Yorkies are different.

My Yorkie is 7 months old now but until he was nearly 6 month's old I could hardly even get in the same room with him if I had a brush or comb in my hand. It was awful - and I was sure that I would never get to brush or comb him a day in his life -- if he lived to be 20 years old.

However, during those first few months - we got his terrible yuky matted puppy hair removed - and a beautiful new silky - totally nontangling nonmatting coat has come in. Now I comb him (for less than a minute often), and he almost enjoys it. After all - it doesn't hurt him to comb him like it used to. Sometimes, I'll have a session where I only comb his legs, or only comb his back and tummy, etc. He has become very used to these shorter sessions, and we both enjoy them.

Good luck - I hope you get to enjoy the dramatic change that I did!

I want to add also - that I think "little puppy Yorkies" are almost impossible to comb or brush anyway - because they are such playful little wiggleworms. They really do get (if only marginally) a little calmer as they age.


Carol Jean

[lksdolls]

Originally Posted by SnowWa

I want to add also - that I think "little puppy Yorkies" are almost impossible to comb or brush anyway - because they are such playful little wiggleworms. They really do get (if only marginally) a little calmer as they age.


Carol Jean

They aren't impossible to brush when they are in the sleep mode. That's the only time I attempt brushing and try to make it feel more like I'm petting them.