I shaved Toby.....................by myself!!!!!!
 

Toby had that puppy cotton that got all tangled all the time, so I could never get all the nots out of his coat. Well needless to say I got the clippers out and started in. I think he looks pretty good myself, :pand it only took me 3 hours. I honestly can say that I will probably take him to the groomers from now on, I just don't know how they do it. He whinned like I was trying to kill him. (I think it was the buzzing of the clippers) but we got him done...

Warning: DON'T try THIS AT HOME!!!!! LOL

It didn't seem to hurt his good looks any! :D You did a pretty good job of it. Now, tell me, how are your nerves? ;) Oh, yeah, now you're going to have to go out and buy him tons of winter clothes! What a good excuse to go shopping! :D

it's funny people complain that groomers take too long, but how many have actually tried it themselves? he he he I feel your pain, I won't do tigger at home only because I don't trust myself with clippers. I'd be too afraid that I'd hurt him.

AWW He looks cute. You did a good job.

yeah I am working on getting him some sweaters as we type, but that hair of his was just getting too hard to take care of, I would have to brush him like 5 times a day, and the brush, well thats his arch enemy so you know how that went!!!

as long as you have a gaurd on it there is no way you can hurt him, but I still don't recommend it, it is so nerve racking. Plus I cannot bear to hear him whimper and cry like that!!! :(

I know exactly what you mean. :D I don't think Kacee's baby hair will ever be gone and I'm outvoted on cutting it off! :( I just love their hair short, too. My Muffin loved it when her hair was short. I swear she felt like a 2-year old after I cut it all off! :p She had nice hair, too. :D

He is soooo soft now, I am planning on letting him be a liitle bit longer than what he is now, but I just had to do it. Yeah he feels like a two year old and all I want to do is snuggle now. LOL I really like how chachi has her babies cut.... Wish she would give me some tips........[waiting].......[/waiting] :D

My memory gets worse every day. :rolleyes: I thought Chachi tooks hers to the groomer, though. :confused:

It just takes time to learn and it is by trial and error, too. :D I used to do Muffin after she got past her crazy puppy years. I'd kill Kacee if I tried to do her, so I won't even attempt it for a long time!

What I think helps is if you can get their hair groomed just like you want it and then don't let it grow out very much before you trim it. It's kind of like having a pattern to go by then.

He looks cute, you did a great job.

i think he looks great and you will be happier to groom him now! i have done the same with some of mine....so that you dont feel so bad here's a pic of my little boy who is now at the rainbow bridge. he passed away in april due to a shunt. when he got sick, i shaved him down for his own comfort. he looked like a little "ewok", LOL! i miss my boy.

gosh, now that i posted that i really miss my boy. annadoodle---where are you when i need you? that little guy was my heart.

your little fellow does look great with his clip and i think you will find it easy to maintain....best wishes!

Toby looks so cute! You did a great Job!!

My Cujo had the worst hair on the face of the earth!! She would get groomed, and by the time we got home, she'd be all tangled up again. She had that cotton-candy hair. It's awful. After I shaved her down, and I do mean SHAVED, all of her hair has come back real soft and manageable. She actually likes to be brushed now. It's the best thing I ever did. None of her puppies have had the same type of hair that she did. I have her full brother, and his hair is great. I don't know what gene accounts for hair type, but I hope I never run across it again!! So far, so good.

You did a great job on your little guy. He looks much better than Cujo did after I had her done. They had to shave off ALL of her hair except for the hair on top of her head. She really looked funny for a while. Thank god thats over with! :jump28ib:

your yorkie must have a cotton coat. hard to manage, beautiful when it is. very very hard to manage. i have a cotton coat baby. try a product called 'motions' leave in conditioner. www.motions.com i've had wonderful results with this product on a cotton coat. this is a product marketed for ethnic hair types, and i'm caucasion but i have even used it on my hair and it is a wonder product...

uh oh. i'm getting ideas! :D

Want to do Skeeter next?!
 

I know what you mean!! Skeeter was the same way!! I hired a mobile groomer who came to my house and she clipped Skeeter in her mobile grooming van in my backyard!! It was neat!! She said when I came to check on him he would cry when he saw me!! She shewed me away!! :D Anyway.. He wears clothes everyday so he doesn't miss his knotted hair and we just keep his topknot longer so he can wear boy bows in his hair.. He looks and feels so much better!! His clothes and jackets keep him warm now so he doesn't miss his fur!!
Great Job!! Better than what I can do and I know Skeeter wouldn't even let me come close with the clippers!! It was better for our Mobile Groomer to do it!! Then she is the bad guy and not me!! :aimeeyork

yeah girlfriend! i've been using motions for about 5 yrs. i have med. length dry caucasion hair with tons of hair color on it. i love that stuff. i learned about it in cosmetology school years back. ( ha ha, i didnt become a hair dresser, became a legal sec instead, then a yorkie mom...how we change!) but yeah, i love motion's products. i guess my cosmetology roots keeps me wanting to fix my yorkies hair! "humectant" products are also good on a cotton coat. will make a yorkie coat look oily if too much is used. just a dapple on damp hair. then blow dry.

What's cotton puppy hair? Whenever Harley wears clothes I brush him out afterwards and tere are always these HORRIBLE knots in the white fuzzy part of his hair. It's always a pain to brush out and always hurts him.. Is this what you guys are talking about?

GOOD GROOMING JOB ! Yorkiemom1970 is right - Cotton IS hard to keep up with - but CAN be beautiful with the right products & regular grooming.

Chanel is cotton ....I did have to cut her short when she was a 1-1/2 years old - she got tangled from clothes and I didn't want to hurt her by trying to get the knots out.... so she had her 1st puppy cut

I KEPT up with the hair and she now has very long hair with no tangles - well...maybe a few but not many !!

I've GOT to check out that Motions - I have that kind of hair myself and nothing has ever helped...Where is it sold ?

Toby looks so cute! You did a great job...have you recovered yet? :D

:eek: Yeah I have recovered.... probably did so quickly because he really loves it, and so do I. He is sooooo soft and smooth now, and I dunno when the silk hair is supposed to start growing in, but I think Toby was already starting to get his on his, b/c the hair looked really shinny by his roots before I shaved him. Its kinda weird but I want to pick him up more for some reason.....????? Plus looks so much cleaner. So that means less baths, good for him!!! And I only have to brush his face. :p When he went to sleep last night I started to trim him up in the shaggy spots. So he looks better now then he did in the pictures!!! :) Oh and by the way I use CC Systems day to day shampoo, conditioner, and ice on ice. I will probably go to the groomer from now on, but the way he was whining and crying and attacking the clippers, I am kinda scared now because he acted like a little terror. Thats embarrassing!!! :cool: I took him to the groomers before to get his ears shaved and his feet trimmed and she was weird when I asked how he acted, now I know why. She even asked me if I brushed him because of the way he SCREAMS when you brush the back of his legs.
I will probably get him professionally done for Christmas!!!!

Looks like you did a great job! :D
Time to get the sweaters out. :thumbup:
I couln't do Princess, I'd be too scared.
I was lucky, I found her a great Groomer :thumbup:

Sally beauty supply. yellow and purple bottles

What a handsome young man...you did a great job, esp considering this is your 1st attempt and his first cut. I am sure you both were frazzled by the time it was over!!

I have always groomed my dogs...but then again Bentley is my first yorkie and I am a bit scared of doing anything more than rump, feet and ears right now. Does anyone know of a good site or book to show the different cuts for yorkies? My schnauzer is pretty good about the grooming deal, except when it comes to his rump, then he just sits down so I can't get to it. He has cottony type hair and matts really easily so I can definately empathize w/ you.

Right now I kind of want to let Bentley grow out to watch how he changes coloring, plus OK can be very cold in the winter. We do brush ALL the time though to keep the matts at bay...he has gotten used to it now. Clippers are still a bit of a challenge. I got a small battery operated pair to do his face, foot pads and rump, it is quieter and can be hidden in your hand better....really helps! Also I would turn the clippers on and sit them next to me for a couple of minutes every so often when he would sit in my lap or next to me...this helped ALOT on getting him past the fear and attack issues! I promise it does get easier...whether you choose to do it in the future or have a groomer do it, be regular....the more they go through it the better they get and pretty soon he will be an old hand and no bother at all!

thanks alot!!! Good info!