Hey Bella. at first Layla was very scared when the clippers went on.. and still does not like the small ones (they are noisier) but i'm telling you she will do anything for a treat!

The table does turn and i got it at petedge!

my fingers are probabaly an inch to an inch and a half from her face when i trim... it depends... if i know i'mgoing to be busy and wont' get to it sooner i cut her hair face very short... probably 1/2 an inch away from her "chin" but usualy it is roughly 1 to 1.5 inches long. and i can USUALLY get away with not doing it for 2 weeks.

glad it helped!

got it:thumbup:
one more thing... her legs.. do you hand trim.. or do you scissor??
can you please post a video of that?? you can one while you're doing it if you want.. not to waste your time

Marci~ I am SO thankful you posted these!!! You did a fabulous job of doing it AND explaining it; you made it look so simple (which I KNOW isn't exactly true...I TRIED to do Max last weekend!). I didn't even have clippers, LOL b/c I was afraid of what I might do to him with them, but now that I see how you do it, it isn't so intimidating!

I like the way my groomers do Max, but for him to look that good all the time, he'd have to go almost every week or at least every 2 weeks and that's just too expensive. So I thought that at least I could give him a "touch up" or trim when he needs it or I want him to really look good in between (or if I'm being extra-cheap that month;) ). I would still have to have his nails done, but at least that doesn't mean they keep him for 4 hours each time!

I have a couple of questions : when you do the tail, do you just trim all around it? I found that Max seems to have more hair than he looks like he does and it's very fine when I cut it, so it sort of surprised me. I'm afraid I'm going to take him into the groomer's and they're going to think "what the heck did she DO to his tail????". And about how long does it take you if you're doing everything? Oh...and do you shampoo first or after? I did it first b/c I can't imagine trying to cut his hair when half of it on his face is all stuck together from his food or whatever getting into it, but my dh acted like I was weird for shampooing him first. I think that's the only questions, LOL. And the idea of using that rubbermaid stuff is excellent! I had Max on the floor and it was a HUGE hassle, LOL. Til I get a grooming table, I'll put him on the counter (well, I finally DID do that, but we have granite counters and he was sliding all over it:( ). Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Seana and Max

Those videos are AWESOME. Thank you for posting them. I started trying to learn, but I put a bald spot on Eddie's forehead last time so I've backed off. Maybe I'll study and try again.

Marci, why don't you make more videos and start your own grooming site?:)
There are some grooming clips online already but they don't show an adorable little Yorkie.

Hey Edith! Ok when i'm doing her legs.. i use the small clipper with its longest comb to trim them... and then do the bottom of her feet like i showed.. next time i clip her i'll videotape her legs :)

well i LOVE Layla's tail long.. it gets all curly and i like ti wrap it around my fingers.. ok too much info.. so i don't trim it.. but when it does get too long i just hold it like i hold her face.. between my fingers.. and cut stright across

I cut first then shampoo.. for two reasons... washing her after will get rid of all the stay hair and because if i blow dry her THEN cut.. lol.. layla is a fluff ball after blow drying.. it would be VERY hard to trim freshly dried!!

ya.. i've made a few mistakes too... Layla and i have both been cut... we both cried... but that only happened once!

Thanks:D

wow!
 

those videos were great. thank you.


do have a video with a silky coat? as I tried with my boy and messed him up(he looked like chopped suey:p ).I would love to see video demo of cutting the slik coated ones.

lol... well i only have the one pup.. and she is DEFINITLY not a silky coat :( so sorry.. but maybe someone else is willing~

What do you use for a treat?

anything small.. yorkie yummies work great... i also use hip chips broken into small pieces.. you could use cheerios....

Marci.. do you remember which clippers they are?? theye are so many different ones on the site.. I have no clue:confused: lol

Well I did enjoy the video and still I wish I had it before I chopped my boy up as it still helps the novice(me) who knew not a thing about cutting but went ahead and tried it anyway.:rolleyes:

hey Edith.. it's this one! we LOVE IT! if you are buying a clipper you also need to buy the clipper oil and clipper cleaner

http://grooming.petedge.com/Andis-22...CategoryId=340

Those are great videos, thanks so much for taking the time and making them to show on here. Before seeing them I had went and used clippers on Bella for the first time tonight. I had done Coco before, she has a cottony coat and Bella's is silky. I found it difficult to get the hair to trim at all it seemed the comb would push it down so I had to go against the growth sort of to get any off. All in all it came out ok, next time will be better though. I'm happy to see how you do between the paw pads because i've had a heck of a time figuring out the best way to do there.

Thanks! I have a Wahl that we use on Jakub's hair that works wonderful!! I'm just not sure the blades are long enough.. I'll have to go check

Thank you soooo much for posting those videos! It sure has helped me with my grooming! I even made Tessa watch so she could learn to stay still!:D

Oh, you are so kind to do that for us!

I feel like I know you both now!

Love the table BTW! I think I am going to pet edge now!

Marci,

Your videos have been so helpful for me...I purchased the grooming table from Petedge and received it on Friday...I was able to groom Lil' Miss Izzie this past weekend and what a difference it made....although I'm still learning she doesn't look too bad...just the back of her ears are a bit choppy...:eek: but we both survived without any cuts...

Marci bumping this up since I think your videos are so good. I don't groom Izzy (call me chicken!!) but I do comb/brush her every day. I also have that same pink grooming table from PetsEdge and love it.

Layla is so good for you and I like how she wants to come up on the table to be groomed.

Great job!:thumbup:

Just found this video! How awesome! It's so nice to have a little tutorial. Maybe one day I will be brave enough to groom Franklin myself.

Thanks SO MUCH!! :thumbup:

I see you are looking for clipper. I just ordered mine one Friday and they came today. I ordered them from amazon andis kit was $79 and they were giving instant rebate for $20 with order of $49 or more plus free shipping. I have not used them yet , but did turn them on and sampled them. They are quiet and Peanut did not seem to be afraid of them.

so glad you found this helpful :) i do NOT do anal glands... You will know when they need doing if your pup scoots.... i got the vet to do it.. but Layla hasn't needed it done in .. i'd say.. 6 months

just so you guys know this thread is going to become a Sticky... i'm grooming Layla this weekend and will show you how i do her legs (as asked by Edith) and i never did do how to pluck the ears or trim around the eyes. so hopefully that will also be helpful :) if anyone has questions or wants a specific video.. let me know :) Layla LOVES being on camera ;)

How do you do between the eyes, right now Peanut looks like he has a triangle between his eyes and nose. Is there any easy way of growing this out or a better way of cutting. Thanks and I really found your videos very informative.

i'm going to tape that this weekend when i give Layla a FULL groom (boy she needs it!)

Here is the video for ear plucking. I had no idea you even had to pluck their ears until my cousin's dog got a horrible ear infection and the vet said a great way to prevent it was to pluck their ears. I PROMISE this does not hurt them! Layla doesn't even flinch when i pluck her ears. I mention in the video you don't have to use the powder but i think it would be VERY difficult if you didn't. Also i try to do this a little bit each week so i don't have tons of hair to have to pull out. it will leave their ears red but that will go away shortly. Also i forgot to mention earlier.. everyone has commented on how well behaved layla is... PLEASE keep in mind this is after MANY grooming sessions at home with LOTS of treats and praise. When i cut her facial hair, she only gets a treat if she behaves (doens't jerk away) and now she knows if she stays still she gets the treat!

Here is how i groom around her eyes. She was NOT cooperating so you can see the red of her eyes.. lol... that is the only way i can get her to stay still... i said in the video that i dont' do her "eyebrow" hair because i hope hope HOPE it will grow out.. lol...

if anyone else has any other requests... id be happy to help :) i'll be getting a dremel in a few weeks if anyone is interested in seeing how that is done :)