How to give a Yorkie Hair Cuts

Most dogs need some degree of grooming, but Yorkie dogs are considered to be high maintenance dogs. This means that they require more grooming than most other breeds. In fact, a Yorkshire Terrier requires daily grooming.

Daily grooming entails brushing and combing your Yorkie dogs daily. You should start doing this daily from the day that you bring him home, so that it becomes a part of his regular routine.

Before doing a Yorkie hair cuts The dog should be brushed thoroughly first. As you brush him, you will find knots in his hair. Gently rub these knots between your fingers to loosen them up. Never jerk through the knots with a comb or brush, as this is not only painful, but it also causes the hair to break. After brushing, follow up with a combing. The comb will find knots and tangles that the brush did not find, and again, work these loose gently. Never leave a knot unattended, as it will only get worse - not better.

How do you take care of your Yorkie's hair? Aside from washing and drying regularly, you need to periodically give your dog trims or haircuts. Yorkie hair cuts can be done by pet shops or special dog grooming parlors. There are different types of blades used by pet barbers for this, but it may be recommended to use a 7 or 10 blade to trim down the Yorkie's hair. You need to cut some of the hair off your dog's eyes so he can see better, and you may shorten the hair on the body if you don't want it to grow too long to reach the floor.

The Yorkie's hair on the rear end and the chest area grow the fastest, so you need to trim that down, too. The beard of the Yorkie is probably its trademark, and you as the owner have the option of styling it anyway you want to. After one month to two months, the dog's hair will grow back again, so you will need to repeat your Yorkie's hair cuts.

Yorkshire Terriers may be high maintenance, and they may require some time when it comes to grooming especially when doing a Yorkie hair cuts, but these special little dogs are absolutely beautiful and a joy to be with when they are properly cared for.