getting a hair cut

[Babymax]

i am just woundering when i should get max's first hair cut i want him to have the puppy cut all the time , Also how ofter should i shampoo him

[GracieLou]

im not sure about the hair cut part b/c im letting gracies grow but i wash gracie every week and a half not to dry out her skin n stuff!

[yorkieusa]

I like the puppy cuts. They're cute. From what I've read, you might want to say you want a "yorkie" puppy cut when you go to the groomer, so they don't leave him looking like a chihuahua.

I've always bathed mine once a week. It's worked great for me all of these years.

[tobyfan]

What exactly is a puppy cut? Im new..

[yorkieusa]

Originally Posted by tobyfan

What exactly is a puppy cut? Im new..

It's what you see on a young puppy. Say, when they're around three or four months old.

[tobyfan]

Ok..Thank you!

[yorkieusa]

You're welcome.

[chachi]

I bathe mine every week and a half to two weeks. I keep chachi in a puppy cut. I let Jewels hair grow but get it lightly trimed once a month

[Babymax]

thank you all for the advice

[ditsy]

A puppy cut is keeping your dogs coat similar to the natural coat of a young dog.

Typically anything from an inch to two inches in length all over (with the private parts trimmed shorter for hygiene purposes).

If your looking for a groomer, ask them if they have any other Yorkie clients and if you are able to get references from them and / or see pictures of the work they have done.

I wash my dog when he starts to smell

I try and not wash him more than once a week unless he's rolled in something yucky and aim for a 10 day - 2 week bath routine.

[blondflava]

I think it's like with human haircuts, every one will have a different hair-cutting routine, I wish groomers had portfolios with pix of their clients and you could see if you like that particular groomer's tendency... You know what I mean?

[sims822257]

I keep my boy in what I call a puppy cut. Whoever said to specify is right!! If I can offer any advice it is to do a HUGE search for pictures of something you like. There are always pictures of Yorkies on here with puppy cuts. Take that to your groomers and tell them o do that. I learned the hard way that what I thought was a puppy cut was not what the groomer and I were both thinking of. Now I take pictures and I have never been disappointed.

Also to answer your original question, I take Murphy about every 2 months to keep him short all over.

Let me know if you are interested and I can see if I can find a few threads for you that have good puppy cut pictures. Good luck!

[codegirl42]

How young is too young to go to the groomers?