Holding still for bows
 

ok this is what i do.. i put lexi on the counter up higher than me, and i put some cheerios or treats on the counter and as she eat them im able to
do her hair,,,now i dont need the treats, but she always gets one after i
groom her, she looks for it... try that for now

I do the same thing as Gina, I put her on top of the bathroom counter...I started by using the baby scrunchies, those little material ones, until she got used to her hair being up...now I'm able to put the real bows in with the rubberbands..you have to keep trying, she'll eventually get used to it...

i still try to do it in the living room on the couch or something, it dont work, she runs from me, the minute she sees the wash rag or her combs, she comes next to me to pick her up to go on the counter.. shes so cute

IT WORKED!! THANKS :p

hooray for you.....:bravo: :bravo: :bravo: :bravo: im so happy

Awww....how cute!! Seems I learn something new every day. May try doing Venus again later tonight! She wouldn't hold still either!

Barrettes
 

Have any of you found any barettes that will stay in without the rubber band?:confused: I finally got a knot out of Little Bit's topknot that came from where the groomer put the band on her topknot.

I dont have barrettes but I do use the tiny little clippy's, like snap clips but they are very tiny, I got them i the baby department.

I started out with Kizzy in my lap, brushing her and putting in the bows. She's never been that bad but she has gotten to big for me to do it in my lap so I just set her on the counter top and talk to her and tell her how pretty she is getting and she is soooooo good. most of the time she will lay down on the counter with her head down and that makes it much easier. afterwards, she always gets a few treats. I do maggie the same way but maggies hair isnt quiet as long on top as kizzys but I put it up anyway. I started them both early by sometimes just putting a latex band in their hair just to make sure they got use to something being there. Before maggie came I had no problem keeping kizzys in her hair, now I think they plot against me. I think as soon as they get outside, they say, you pull my bow out and i'll pull yours out. LOL. As soon as I get finished with them the first thing they do is make a jump for the bows on each others heads. It usually isnt long until they have them out and chewed on, so I ordered some from dog.com or jb pets just to wear at home and in the yard to pull out and they were 6.95 for 100 bows. nothing fancy, just a bow with the rubber bands. I have lots of nice ones i've ordered from law dog bows. she makes pretty ones and does a great job. I keep most of those for when I want them to look nice. but I think its easier if you start them early when their little to get use to having something in their hair even is it just a latex band. I'm still learning with their hair.