Omg, how can anyone let their puppy get so matted?
 

At grooming school today, I did this yorkie, whom was super matted from head to toe. This Yorkie actually belonged to a worker's cousin. I would be ashamed if I were them. His nails were so long that a few curled and were slanted to the side. I believe due to the nails, his paws were so tender to the touch. Every time I got near it he would try to bite me. Original request was to leave 1/4" hair on body, but it was way too matted, so I had to go down even shorter. I'm pretty sure he is feeling much better after his haircut. I really wanted to shave him down til' he looked like a chihuahua, but we gave him a schnauzer face. Almost couldn't due to the mats, but my instructor help clipped most of them out. I will post pictures up soon.

How can anyone who has family/relative in grooming industry let their dog get to that point? I would be ashamed if I were her. :confused::confused::confused:

Yes, it was a nightmare. My blades almost couldn't even run through it. There were some spots that were so tightly matted. Yes, the instructor was astonished, but they're used to seeing dogs in that condition. It's sad that it had to be one of their employee's cousin lol.

Honestly, I'm not sure if we do discount. Also, our school is an actual grooming salon. I believe some clients don't know that students are working on their dog. Students and employees can bring in their own dogs at no charge, since we're just practicing on them. I believe the girl's cousin either got it free or discounted. Which is probably why she brought her in.

They probably waited til the last minute to bring the poor dog in. Some people should do their research before they get a pet...Yorkies need brushing everyday. Wow, you were lucky to have worked on that dog...you learned how to cut off matts & deal w/a difficult pet that probably never got groomed before. Unfortunately for the Yorkie, she'll probably end up a mess again in a few months.:(

Yeah, they probably did. It was actually Joana's cousin's dog. She brought in like 5 dogs for us today and they were ALL problematic lol. I was making fun of her for it. I love Joana, she's so cute... her personality and everything... she's funny. I don't know about being lucky... hehehe. I worked on 2 dogs today and both of them were from Joana. Those two little dogs gave me so much problems, but I don't blame them because they were very sensitive. Maybe that Yorkie will be like that again in a few months.. who knows. I really wanted to give him a shave down even on the face just so that the owner knows to keep grooming him daily if she didn't want him looking like a chihuahua lol. I'm really surprise on my reflexes... didn't know I could dodge all the biting and nippings without even really looking hahaha.

Yeah, Joana's a sweetie...how's her puppy Megatron?? Isn't he the cutest? Wow, sounds like you were able to handle those dogs very well...good job! I would've muzzled 'em!

Hello,

Where in SGV is your grooming salon located? I would love to get my Maddie groomed from someone from YT!!!. I have only had Maddie for 2 months and i havent gotten her groomed yet. I have a groomer that grooms my pom and shes great but it would be great if someone that LOVES yorkies could groom her!!!

Maddie is 2 years old. When I got her, the breeder had cut her hair short. So I am DESPERATELY and ANXIOUSLY waiting for her hair to grow. I really love long hair on yorkies. Well its been 2 months and her hair is at that awkward stage where it is still too short for a topknot and too long to just leave it alone (hair gets in her face). Also, im trying to grow out the hair on the bridge of her nose and right now its just sticking out everywhere so its covering her eyes LOL!!! It would be great to see if theres anything you can do in the meanwhile until her grows!!!

Look forward to hearing from you ;)

Megatron is good! Hehehe... he is adorable... I'm guessing he was a tiny puppy when you were there? I know he's about 8 months now... so yeah.. he's adorable. I honestly haven't muzzled a dog yet. Muzzling is my last resort... I don't like to muzzle.. it never crosses my mind to. I find that it frightens them more, but Bri has muzzled a maltese for me... I find that it doesn't help hahah.

Hi,

The school I'm going to is actually in Tujunga. I would love to groom your Yorkie for free, that's if she lets me hahah. I honestly wouldn't mind grooming fellow YTer's Yorkies for free at home. It would give me more practice.... I have one more week to go and I think I can get you a free groom if you let me bring her in. All I need to do is tell them I'm bringing a dog in and they don't charge. Please, let me know... Wednesday and Thursday are the slow days... that's when they usually let us bring in our own pets. Just keep in mind that there's a possibility the outcome of the haircut might not be exactly how you want it... keep in mind I'm still a student and the haircut is free... but I have a good eye on what looks cute on dogs. Do you know how she would do in a professional grooming salon? A lot of time it freaks them out if they're a first timer.

Well, today someone brought their Yorkie in. Poor thing... she was super matted.. worse than the one I worked on yesterday. The owner said that she went out of town (supposedly) and left her Yorkie girl with her family that had outside dogs... no way in hell a dog can get that matted for a short period of time... I know for sure that was several months of neglect. The thing that piss me off is that she brought her Yorkie in a plastic IKEA bag!! :mad::mad::mad:
She said she showered and didn't want to get dirty. WTH???? I don't care how dirty my dogs are, I would still hold them, not bring them in a plastic bag. She could have atleast wrapped a blanket around her or something if she didn't want to get dirty. She even had her in the plastic bag on the ride there.... My instructor is a major animal lover.. she was furious and was like "Is that a dog???", "why is it in a bag???". I think the owner got offended.. If I were her, I would be ashamed of myself. Some people should not have pets.

sorry... just needed to vent.

Ohhh I'd love to bring her in!!!!!!!!! I actually used to live in La Crescenta! Wed or Thurs is fine for me. Im not sure if you'd get good practice with Maddie cuz her hair is short but id love to see what you can do with it until it grows!

Contact me anytime.
Email: jenn818_4@hotmail.com
Phone # 818-334-9179

PS: If you need practice, I have a lot of friends with dogs (poms) that wouldnt mind a free or low cost groom LOL!!!!

Oh my... i think you should have pm'd me your info.

do you want to drop her off at my school early in the morning or drop her off the night before at my house? if your pom needs grooming, let me know too. do you know how they are when it comes to professional grooming?

I can drop her off in the morning at your school.

LOL!! i should of pm'd u my info...... i just got so excited!!!

You can either email or pm me your schools address and what time I will see you there!! ;)

This thread reminds me of my days at grooming school. One day a guy gets out of his car, opens the trunk, pulls out this hairy ball on the end of a leash.
The dogs feet never touched the ground, he hung him by his leash till he came into the school. He told us the dog was a poodle, he was in the basement for a year (couldn't housetrain him, so he kept him in the basement), dog had never been touched. I started on him first thing in the morning, he was so matted I couldn't tell which was the business end of the dog. That is, until I found the maggots, then I knew which end was his behind. I had to call the vet to deal with the maggots and the fleas, the dog had so many he was anemic. When I finished the dog, what I thought was a 10lb dog was a tiny 4lb poodle, and he was a cutie! When the guy finally answered my phone calls and picked up his dog, he refused the dog (said it wasn't his) and wouldn't pay his bill. I told him if he didn't pay the grooming bill and the vet bill I was calling the spca and turning him in. He left, saying "keep the damn dog, I never wanted him anyway"! That was my first toy poodle and I have loved them since! He was a sweet little guy, and I had him house trained in no time, and he lived a long, happy life with me and my children. That was in 76, more years that I care to admit.:D

How sad.....but, the lil poodle ended up having a wonderful life.

I'm a groomer/exhibitor/breeder. In the defense of some new yorkie owners that bring their lil matted pups for their first grooming. Some and not all are afraid to brush their dogs, especially when puppies squeal....they think they're hurting them. So, all they do is bathe them and blow dry them. Now as far as the nails, you know how yorkies are and a new owner just doesn't know how to deal with that.

That's why when I place a pup in a new home, I always ask for the new owners to come with a couple of hours of time. Even though I offer free grooming to my pups for the rest of their lifes, we go through a grooming lesson. Bathing, trimming and cleaning ears. Brushing teeth. Expressing anal glands. Trimming nails, lil bottoms, foot pads and how to trim the paws. How to dry them (since I dry them in my lap and brush as I go). What products to use, brushes, combs, etc. Especially how to hold them while doing all this. Since my puppies start going through the grooming process as soon as they've had their first shots, they're pretty easy to handle and are table trained.

LOL! Now everyone's gonna call you! jk You can PM any of the mods or Admin to delete your post w/your info.:D
Wow! What an incredibly sad but great ending story! Bet you have loads of fun & crazy stories...can you be my mentor?:D

Aw, that was great of you to take him in :).

It actually wasn't the first grooming the Yorkies had, sadly. They were very dirty, which looks like months of no baths.