Grooming

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Grooming Your Yorkie

Yorkies are very gorgeous little dogs, known for their long flowing silky coats. To keep a Yorkie in full coat is not as difficult and time consuming as is said providing you have purchased a Yorkie with the correct silk coat. The choice whether to shave your Yorkie down to a puppy cut, or to let their hair grow is up to you. Below are some grooming tips to help with the maintenance of a silky coated Yorkie

  • Bath Preparation
    Yorkie Brush For Grooming a Yorkshire TerrierYou should bath your Yorkies at least once a week. Prior to bathing, all tangles should be removed, as they are more difficult to do so after the bath which seems to set them in. Tangles should first be sprayed with a good detangler of your choice, there are many different brands on the market. Then pull the tangle apart with your fingers, trying to free has many hairs as possible from the tangle itself. Then brush the remainder of the tangle out with a boar hair and nylon hair brush. Go over the remainder of the entire dog gently brushing all hair with the boar hair and nylon hair brush. This should then be followed by brushing out your Yorkies coat one more time, now with a pin brush. You want a solid metal pin brush not one with plastic tips on the end of the pins. (Please see pictures of examples of brush's to the left). I use Mason Pearson brush's on our Yorkies. As you brush through your Yorkies coat, be sure to be gentle and talk to your Yorkie trying to make it a pleasant experience for your them, as you want your Yorkie not to dread grooming day. Be extremely gentle when brushing around your Yorkies face. If there is any discharge around the eyes, first moisten (which will loosen it from the hair) and wipe softly with a wet washcloth, then you can use a fine tooth comb similar to a flea comb to remove any bits that still remain..

  • Bathing Your Yorkie
    Have your towel, shampoo, conditioner and anything else you will need already at the sink ready to bath your Yorkie. Never leave your Yorkie unattended in the sink even for a second. Put a nonskid mat in the bottom of your sink so that your Yorkie will feel more secure by not slipping and sliding. Having better footing will lessen the chance for injury. You can buy an inexpensive rubber bath mat at your local store and just cut it down to size to fit your sink. Also be sure there is a filter/strainer across the water drain so that your Yorkies paws can't slip into the drain, scaring or even hurting them. Be sure not to collect the water in the bottom of the sink, you want it to run off the dog and right down the drain. Use your sinks sprayer, if you don't have one, you can buy one that attaches directly to your sinks facet.

    Next be sure that the water is tested for temperature. Use the bottom of your wrist, just as you would for for testing a baby bottle prior to feeding a baby. It should be lukewarm. Remember that your Yorkies skin is more sensitive. Use a good quality dog shampoo and conditioner for your Yorkie. Gently massage the shampoo into the coat. Don't rub or scrub, or else you will have tangles to deal with afterwards. Be especially careful when you are washing your little ones head and face. Many Yorkie owners use a no tears shampoo so that they don not have to worry about getting soap in their eyes. When you have your Yorkie entirely lathered, its time to rinse. Rinse the shampoo out, until the water running down the drain is clear with no suds, once you think you have it all out, rinse the entire dog again. Rinsing thoroughly is very important. Repeat with conditioner and it is time to dry.

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