Morkie tips please....

[MauiGirl]

Originally Posted by Sally42

I have a morkie puppy. He is 3 1/2 months old. I don't know how to find the 'forum' or whatever it's called for morkies. Help?

Welcome to Yorkie Talk. Morkies and other Yorkie mixes are included in all area of this forum. I suggest you start a new thread in the General Section to introduce yourself and tell us a little about your pup.

I have 3 Morkies myself, in addition to one Yorkie. They are all wonderful little fur kids.

[LILYgirlandTAKA]

Lily is a morkie and her matts are terrible to get out lol...I try to bath her about once a week. I have been doing that since she was 2 months old, she's 1yr 6m now. I brush her while watching tv every other day but I think I might have to do it everyday bcuz she is still matting really bad. Her hair is thick and curly so its almost impossible to keep the matts out. I haven't tried a detangeler but I think I might have to now. I cut the hair around her eyes because I feel bad that she cant see and gets annoyed by it but I probably should've waited it out and let it grow :/

[MauiGirl]

Originally Posted by LILYgirlandTAKA

Lily is a morkie and her mats are terrible to get out lol...I try to bath her about once a week. I have been doing that since she was 2 months old, she's 1yr 6m now. I brush her while watching tv every other day but I think I might have to do it everyday bcuz she is still matting really bad. Her hair is thick and curly so its almost impossible to keep the matts out. I haven't tried a detangeler but I think I might have to now. I cut the hair around her eyes because I feel bad that she cant see and gets annoyed by it but I probably should've waited it out and let it grow :/

My oldest Morkie, Meika has hair as you describe, but more wavy than curly. If her first 2 years, I grew her hair out floor length, but had to brush her once or twice a day to keep from getting mats. You need a good brush that goes deep. One thing that helped is Minksheen Shampoo with built-in conditioner, plus additional conditioner (I like Pet Silk). When I added 2 more Morkies to my pack, I didn't have the time from all that brushing, so I shaved the hair on her back, and only left the legs a little fluffy and face. I LOVE this cut so much more, and hardly any maintenance. I have my Yorkie and 2 other Morkies also cut like this and it is adorable on all. Odd that the 2 younger Morkies have more silky Yorkie-like fur and do not mat like Meika.

[LILYgirlandTAKA]

Originally Posted by MauiGirl

My oldest Morkie, Meika has hair as you describe, but more wavy than curly. If her first 2 years, I grew her hair out floor length, but had to brush her once or twice a day to keep from getting mats. You need a good brush that goes deep. One thing that helped is Minksheen Shampoo with built-in conditioner, plus additional conditioner (I like Pet Silk). When I added 2 more Morkies to my pack, I didn't have the time from all that brushing, so I shaved the hair on her back, and only left the legs a little fluffy and face. I LOVE this cut so much more, and hardly any maintenance. I have my Yorkie and 2 other Morkies also cut like this and it is adorable on all. Odd that the 2 younger Morkies have more silky Yorkie-like fur and do not mat like Meika.

I also had lily cut the way you described...it is so much better this way!! But my hubby doesn't want her cut like that anymore. He wants the hair long on both of them but of course he does since he doesn't brush them! I told him it was so much better this way, with it short on her back. Help me convince him!! Lol I bought detangler yesterday and its working good for her and Taka.

[ironmike86]

Originally Posted by sweetbajan

my vet told me that givin my puppy a bathe every week is too much because this dries out the puppies skin. So she recommended 3-4 weeks.

If you use good shampoo without all the additives and rinse real well there skin won't dry out. I know about 15 Yorkies that get 1-2x a week and don't have dry skin

[SadieMyMorkie]

I bathe my two year old Morkie, named Sadie, every two - three weeks. She gets tear stains often. She also gets what I like to call "eye boogies" that I wipe away several times a day. Having short hair around the eye area helps A LOT!!! So make sure the eye area is short. I trim her myself, as I used to work part time for a grooming salon back in high school. Although it's not difficult to trim the hairs inbetween grooming. Just be careful when using scissors near your dog's eyes!!! They can move their head easily. Especially when seeing scissors or anything close to their eyes. So make sure your dog's head is being held so her head doesn't move at all when trimming!!! I do this myself but you may want to have someone else hold your dog's head. If you don't think this can be done safely then please have your groomer do this!!!

To answer your question - you should bathe your morkie every 2 - 4 weeks. If your morkie gets dirty from being outside or whatever then you should bathe your morkie that day! You should brush your morkie daily too.

My morkie looks more like maltese. She had long curly white hair. But when it started getting warmer here in NJ, I decided to have her hair cut short. She looks even cuter with short hair. Sort of like a mini Labrador Retriever. Plus, brushing her has become much easier with short hair. If your morkie has long hair, you need to brush daily to avoid knots and hair getting matted.