PET YORKIE GROOMING OPTIONS

Like many drop coated breeds, a full or long coated Yorkshire Terrier often requires more grooming than most own pet owners are willing or able to provide. Here are a few of the different trims I do for my Yorkie clients. These are certainly not all the options.

Traditional long-coat Style:
The traditional look of the Yorkshire Terrier is long and flowing, with very little trimming. The coat is carefully parted down the spine.  On this dog we trimmed only the tips of the ears, feet, under the eyes and under the tail.  She was professionally groomed monthly for years.

Teddy Bear Style:
This was Sadie in her prime. I groomed her for over 10 years. She was short and stocky, and I clipped her body with a #4 or #5 blade and scissored the legs. The head was done in a westie look. She was terrible about having her head groomed, acting like the scissors were killer bees buzzing around her head. When she wasn't shaking her head, she'd tilt it to one side and hold it there. Arghh. Good ole' Sadie, I miss her.

Here is one of Sadie's last groomings. I used a snap-on comb on the head here and it came out .... not too bad.

By this time, I was also cage drying Ms. Sadie and using a snap-on comb on her legs. She looks a little curlier, but still cute as a button.








The Skirted Trim: Some yorkie pet folks like the skirted trim that leaves flowing hair like the standard breed style, but the body and neck are clipped close.  Clipper length can vary for the season, from a #5f to a #10 "smooth" look.





Here's another look, the short-all-over trim:

The dog on the right was done with a #4F blade all over, face trimmed short.  Blade size and shortness is optional, owner's choice.  On the left is my shortest trim, a #7 blade used in reverse, against the grain, on Scamp.





Some yorkies look good in a mid-length trim. Here's a longer look for Jazzie:

As I recall, this was done with a Laube #2 snap-on comb, legs and under line were scissored. This is a dog that would benefit from some Angels' Glow tear stain remedy.

Angel is another version of this same type of trim, although he is a very different dog.

Angel, also known as "Jitterbug" for his dancing on the grooming table, is most likely a yorkie mix. Not only are his ears dropped, but he is three times the size of the others pictured here. He was groomed using a Laube Speed Feed trimmer and a #3 snap-on comb, skimming straight down the sides. The insides of the legs were also trimmed with the clippers, while the outsides of the legs were scissored.

This gives you an idea of some of the different looks I create on the yorkies that come across my table. As with all straight and fine coats, scissoring these dogs is a challenge. I do my best work with smaller, bevel edged scissors that are kept well sharpened. Selected tools can be found in the BBird Shopping Cart. Click HERE to go THERE.  More articles on other breeds can be found at Petocracy.com where I am proud to be a Resident Expert.