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Beabble · 01-29-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Maximo

I think Gemy meant just snipping the ends of the hair. After reading her reminder this morning, I did Max's hair because I have been negligent in doing it. Snipping the tips fights off the damaging effects of split ends. Keeps the hair stronger.

It's like human hair. Even if you have really long hair, all one length, you should have the ends snipped once a month to keep the hair shafts from fraying.

So perhaps this IS something I could do at home? And if I mess it up, no one here at YT laughs right?

My goodness, you should see Maggies toes. They were so furry, I let them grow like that cause they were just so cute, but it made it hard when it came time to trim her nails, so I finally cut it. It doesn't look the greatest, but it'll be easier to trim her nails now. I've promised her I would get better at it and it won't stay like that for long, she's forgiven me, lol. If I mess Jazzies up, it's gonna be a lot more noticeable and I'm gonan be so mad at myself! Anyone got any videos of how to do this properly?

BabyGirl Rosie · 01-29-2012, 11:57 AM

Oh my I don't think I should do this on Rosie. I better leave that in the hands of my groomer!

Beabble · 01-29-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyGirl Rosie

Oh my I don't think I should do this on Rosie. I better leave that in the hands of my groomer!

Lol, I'm thinkin the same thing for Jazzie, but I would be interested in seeing a video of it being done to see if it's actually something I COULD do. I just prefer to do all my furkids grooming myself. Think I may go see if I can find anything on You Tube.

gracielove · 01-31-2012, 01:57 AM

I think it depends on your dog's coat and what kind of issues you are having. Some fur is more sturdy than others. I used to have an issue with Gracie's ends getting tangled about 3 days after her bath. I started using a spray conditioner that is intended for after bath or between baths. It's has worked great. I just use it on her ends though and she does have a long coat.

Sometimes when I take Gracie's top knot out her hair is kind of messy so I give it a light spray of water and it helps me to comb it out without a problem. I never brush her until after I have combed through her entire coat to make sure all the tangles are gone. Brushing can cause breakage when the coat is snarled.

01-29-2012, 11:57 AM	#32
BabyGirl Rosie I ♥ my girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: With My Yorkies Posts: 18,980	Oh my I don't think I should do this on Rosie. I better leave that in the hands of my groomer! __________________ Momma to three sweet Yorkie girls Rosie Marie, Mikki Leigh , and Lily Mae Grace!

01-31-2012, 01:57 AM	#34
gracielove YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NY Posts: 6,582	I think it depends on your dog's coat and what kind of issues you are having. Some fur is more sturdy than others. I used to have an issue with Gracie's ends getting tangled about 3 days after her bath. I started using a spray conditioner that is intended for after bath or between baths. It's has worked great. I just use it on her ends though and she does have a long coat. Sometimes when I take Gracie's top knot out her hair is kind of messy so I give it a light spray of water and it helps me to comb it out without a problem. I never brush her until after I have combed through her entire coat to make sure all the tangles are gone. Brushing can cause breakage when the coat is snarled.