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06-21-2009, 02:36 PM | #1 |
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| stiff black hairs on face sammy has a golden face with a few stiff black hairs on each side. i trim him myself but have never touched this area in case they are like cat whiskers. what does anyone think. is it safe to trim them or just leave them alone
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06-21-2009, 03:11 PM | #2 |
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| Its safe to trim them.
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06-21-2009, 03:56 PM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Yeah, while it's important never to cut a cat whiskers, but it's ok to trim a dog's whiskers. Cats apparently use their whiskers for balance, as well as determining if they can fit through a spot. When Joey first grew his whiskers, as a puppy, they seemed super bristly, and one time when his face was wet, they were sticking out so I easily trimmed them. The new black hairs don't seem as prickly as the first ones did, so I just leave them alone, but some do come out when I comb his mustache.
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06-21-2009, 05:57 PM | #4 |
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| Laya has them around her mouth and in her eyebrows. I cut them because they stick out all crazy looking.
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06-22-2009, 09:21 AM | #5 |
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| Those are Whiskers and I have been told never to pull them out. |
06-22-2009, 09:43 AM | #6 |
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| There whisker's. I trimmed Buddy's yesterday because I trimmed his face too. I don't like them sticking out farther than his fur. They are very course. LOL |
06-22-2009, 09:45 AM | #7 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | Don't pull them out that would probably hurt, some do just come out when I comb Joey's mustache, but it's ok to use a scissors.
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06-22-2009, 09:55 AM | #8 |
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| I have always been told dogs use those to feel around with... |
06-22-2009, 10:07 AM | #9 | |
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Seriously tho', I've been told by the Groomer that it is perfectly fine to trim whiskers on a dog. There are many breeds who have their muzzles groomed so, that would make sense that it's okay.
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06-22-2009, 10:13 AM | #10 | ||
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06-22-2009, 12:00 PM | #11 | |
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06-22-2009, 01:47 PM | #12 |
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| thanks all it sure is good to know that they are a normal thing. i used the cat whiskers term because that is what they look like. i will be trimming them now. his face needs a good going over and now he will be all handsome thanks to all of you
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06-23-2009, 07:24 AM | #13 |
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| i trim those ugly things sticking out, wiskers.. i try to pull them if they are entirely too long, but lexi knows now what i want to do with them.. i hate them.. shes no dummy, now she turns her head. and fights me .
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06-23-2009, 02:12 PM | #14 |
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| i know what you mean. i dont like them on his cute face so i plan on getting them trimmed down so they are not so noticable.
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06-23-2009, 03:06 PM | #15 |
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| I've noticed on Uni's that they have started to change color! Just like how her face has changed from black to gold. I believe other yorkies will change as well. Look down at the root of the whisker. Uni's are all changing to gold, and they are thinner than when they are black! it's interesting! I've cut off most of the black now. Anyone else's baby does this too or is Uni just weird?
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