No bows for boys? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

aprilivy · 12-29-2010, 06:57 PM

Our rescue Yorkie, Baxter, has been with us for about 6 weeks now and is fitting in and learning so much.
I am thinking about taking him to a groomer rather than trying to keep doing it myself...my husband says: "No bows for boys" but I want to let his hair grow for awhile and don't want it hanging in his eyes.
Do you pull back your boys' hair in a top knot or something?

CouversMom · 12-29-2010, 10:41 PM

I always keep Couver's hair up and he occasionally will wear a bow. I think top knots and bows are perfectly acceptable for bows. They make very cute boy bows nowadays

kpstoybox · 12-29-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aprilivy

Our rescue Yorkie, Baxter, has been with us for about 6 weeks now and is fitting in and learning so much.
I am thinking about taking him to a groomer rather than trying to keep doing it myself...my husband says: "No bows for boys" but I want to let his hair grow for awhile and don't want it hanging in his eyes.
Do you pull back your boys' hair in a top knot or something?

Sure do....

Darlin Beauxs · 12-29-2010, 11:53 PM

Lots of Boy Yorkies wear bows!

chachi · 12-30-2010, 12:51 AM

My Husband doesnt want me putting bows in our boys hair either he said thats why he also got me a female so I could put them in her hair so maybe you could talk your husband into getting you a female

Pa Yorkie Mom · 12-30-2010, 03:59 AM

My Pistol wears his hair up every day. We put a bow in every once and a while. There are some very nice manly bows out there.

bessoRN · 12-30-2010, 04:22 AM

Too, funny. My hunny and I were just discussing this last night. He doesn't want me to put a bow on Mambo. I think they're cute and he's getting one, or some.

Rachael1983 · 12-30-2010, 05:26 AM

Bandanas for boys Bows for girls! I remember the first time Troy was groomed the groomer put a bow in! I about died. I understand that they have some very nice boy bows out there, but I still think they're girlie. I have combed and trained Troy's hair to lay toward the rear of his head instead of poking in his eyes.

AnimalLoverKris · 12-30-2010, 07:03 AM

My boy wears a bow! (only manly bows course...) If he doesn't have a bow he usually has a band to keep his hair out of his eyes.

laci32 · 12-30-2010, 07:09 AM

I saw a boy yorkie the other day. He had the long hair for show, but to keep the hair out of his face he had this braid and it fell down the side of his neck. I must admit it looked awesome

lil louis · 12-30-2010, 07:28 AM

Louis wears his hair in a topnot, and sometimes he wears masculine colored bows. LOL!

You know, blue, red, green....

Ladymom · 12-30-2010, 07:34 AM

A large percentage of my bow customers are boys! Husbands and boyfriends seem to think that you are going to put a pink frilly bow in their hair. LOL

Once they see "manly" bows with footballs, etc. they are usually fine with it.

viviansnickers · 12-30-2010, 08:07 AM

No bows for my boys!!!! Snickers has never worn a top knot or a bow. I tried the top knot once and he pawed it out immediately. Also, all the clothes I buy for him are all so boyish, that bows would not go. He has a few vests that are gorgeous from Fairytail Fashions that have bows on them, but that's the extent we will go with bows. I like camo, skulls, and bones, sailor, cowboy types clothing for my boys--bows don't go

!! My new boy Reesie (I know-not such a boyish name-but oh well!!

) will not wear bows either.

I do however think that they look super cute....once when Snick got groomed, he came home in a bow and he and my husband were not happy. Snick looked at me like "Get this thing out of my hair Momma so I can go outside and mark something!!" LOL!!!!

Happy new year-
Snick & Viv

Beamers Mom · 12-30-2010, 08:16 AM

Beamer says he wouldn't be caught dead without his BowBiz bow in.
He has a bow in every day. Of course he won't wear pink or "fru fru" colours. He has a nice assortment of manly bows.

We do get comments from some friends when they visit,as Lil Bit, our female Yorkie, is kept in a puppy coat and doesn't have a top knot (Now, she likes bandanas), and Beamer, our male, always has a bow in. Some people assume Beamer is the female and Lil Bit the male. But Lil Bit has a cottony coat so it is easier for her to be in a puppy cut, and Beamer has a siky coat, and he is almost in full Yorkie coat.

Nancy1999 · 12-30-2010, 08:25 AM

I love topknots on Yorkies, and it doesn't matter if they are a boy or a girl, after all, in the show ring all Yorkies are required to wear a bow. Men wear bow ties, why can't male yorkies wear bows? With skin-kids you have to worry about warping their identities, not so with fur-kids, other dogs won't tease him if he's wearing a bow! Start with just a band, and let him get use to that, and gradually he'll get use to wearing bows, but you put the bow over the band, don't use the bow to make the topknot. By the way, some of us call them ninja knots, instead of topknots!

12-29-2010, 06:57 PM	#1
aprilivy Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Arlington, TX Posts: 29	No bows for boys? Our rescue Yorkie, Baxter, has been with us for about 6 weeks now and is fitting in and learning so much. I am thinking about taking him to a groomer rather than trying to keep doing it myself...my husband says: "No bows for boys" but I want to let his hair grow for awhile and don't want it hanging in his eyes. Do you pull back your boys' hair in a top knot or something?

12-29-2010, 10:41 PM	#2
CouversMom and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 14,732	I always keep Couver's hair up and he occasionally will wear a bow. I think top knots and bows are perfectly acceptable for bows. They make very cute boy bows nowadays __________________ Michelle- mommy to Couver and Khloe Mae! http://yorkiehavenrescue.com/

12-29-2010, 11:53 PM	#4
Darlin Beauxs Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Monroe, La, Us Posts: 1,326 Blog Entries: 1	Lots of Boy Yorkies wear bows! Last edited by Wylie's Mom; 12-30-2010 at 07:41 AM.

12-30-2010, 12:51 AM	#5
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	My Husband doesnt want me putting bows in our boys hair either he said thats why he also got me a female so I could put them in her hair so maybe you could talk your husband into getting you a female __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

12-30-2010, 05:26 AM	#8
Rachael1983 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Burbs of DC Posts: 2,198	Bandanas for boys Bows for girls! I remember the first time Troy was groomed the groomer put a bow in! I about died. I understand that they have some very nice boy bows out there, but I still think they're girlie. I have combed and trained Troy's hair to lay toward the rear of his head instead of poking in his eyes. __________________ Owned by Troy(RIP) & Emma

12-30-2010, 03:59 AM	#6
Pa Yorkie Mom YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 384	My Pistol wears his hair up every day. We put a bow in every once and a while. There are some very nice manly bows out there.

12-30-2010, 04:22 AM	#7
bessoRN Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Andalucia, Spain Posts: 41	Too, funny. My hunny and I were just discussing this last night. He doesn't want me to put a bow on Mambo. I think they're cute and he's getting one, or some.

12-30-2010, 07:03 AM	#9
AnimalLoverKris Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 204	My boy wears a bow! (only manly bows course...) If he doesn't have a bow he usually has a band to keep his hair out of his eyes.

12-30-2010, 07:09 AM	#10
laci32 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 901	I saw a boy yorkie the other day. He had the long hair for show, but to keep the hair out of his face he had this braid and it fell down the side of his neck. I must admit it looked awesome __________________ Baby Andy

12-30-2010, 07:28 AM	#11
lil louis ♥My Yorkie, My Shadow♥ Join Date: May 2009 Location: usa Posts: 1,337	Louis wears his hair in a topnot, and sometimes he wears masculine colored bows. LOL! You know, blue, red, green.... __________________ Lil Louis

12-30-2010, 07:34 AM	#12
Ladymom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 8,317	A large percentage of my bow customers are boys! Husbands and boyfriends seem to think that you are going to put a pink frilly bow in their hair. LOL Once they see "manly" bows with footballs, etc. they are usually fine with it. __________________ http://www.myladysdogbows.com/ http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref...6213341?ref=nf

12-30-2010, 08:07 AM	#13
viviansnickers Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,755	No bows for my boys!!!! Snickers has never worn a top knot or a bow. I tried the top knot once and he pawed it out immediately. Also, all the clothes I buy for him are all so boyish, that bows would not go. He has a few vests that are gorgeous from Fairytail Fashions that have bows on them, but that's the extent we will go with bows. I like camo, skulls, and bones, sailor, cowboy types clothing for my boys--bows don't go!! My new boy Reesie (I know-not such a boyish name-but oh well!!) will not wear bows either. I do however think that they look super cute....once when Snick got groomed, he came home in a bow and he and my husband were not happy. Snick looked at me like "Get this thing out of my hair Momma so I can go outside and mark something!!" LOL!!!! Happy new year- Snick & Viv __________________ -Vivian Mommy to my cuddlebug baby boys-Snickers & Reesie

12-30-2010, 08:16 AM	#14
Beamers Mom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Palm Bay, Fl, USA Posts: 5,957	Beamer says he wouldn't be caught dead without his BowBiz bow in. He has a bow in every day. Of course he won't wear pink or "fru fru" colours. He has a nice assortment of manly bows. We do get comments from some friends when they visit,as Lil Bit, our female Yorkie, is kept in a puppy coat and doesn't have a top knot (Now, she likes bandanas), and Beamer, our male, always has a bow in. Some people assume Beamer is the female and Lil Bit the male. But Lil Bit has a cottony coat so it is easier for her to be in a puppy cut, and Beamer has a siky coat, and he is almost in full Yorkie coat. __________________ Help control the pet population. Have your pet spayed or neutered. - Bob Barker

12-30-2010, 08:25 AM	#15
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	I love topknots on Yorkies, and it doesn't matter if they are a boy or a girl, after all, in the show ring all Yorkies are required to wear a bow. Men wear bow ties, why can't male yorkies wear bows? With skin-kids you have to worry about warping their identities, not so with fur-kids, other dogs won't tease him if he's wearing a bow! Start with just a band, and let him get use to that, and gradually he'll get use to wearing bows, but you put the bow over the band, don't use the bow to make the topknot. By the way, some of us call them ninja knots, instead of topknots! __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals