Trimming corners of the eyes on drop coated yorkie??

[picardyxoxo]

Hi Everyone! I have a ridiculous amount of Yorkie customers and I love grooming them. I have a new one that I have groomed twice so far, he is just under a year and his Mom wants to grow out his coat. It looks beautiful and silky so far, but I was wondering about the corners of his eyes. The two times I have groomed him I have trimmed out the corners because the groomer before me did it. I am thinking that since he has a drop coat I would like to stop trimming out the corners of his eyes and train the hair to grow in the proper direction. Right now it looks like it is growing out like a fan. Should I have his mom use hair gel at home to train the hair to grow down? I do not groom any other drop coated dogs so I am not sure what to do. I would appreciate any advice

[LJRSnowcat]

Use thinners and no I wouldn't put gel or anything that close to eyes.

[OntheBRINKofDisaster]

Trimming corners of the eyes on drop coated yorkie??

If you want to grow out the hair, it HAS to go through that awkward stage. It needs the length and weight of the longer hair shaft to lay flat. Hair, unfortunately, grows up before it grows down. This means no thinning it, no touching it while it grows out, or you just prolong the process. Depending on that particular dog's rate of hair growth it typically takes 3-4 months before its long enough to lay flat. It won't be done growing by then, but it won't be a bother.

I also wouldn't gel it, but you have to train the hair. Have your client get a flea comb and practice combing and petting it flat at home. When you have her on your table, blow dry it down. It's a process, and needs patience on both owner and groomer's end. Takes time.

[Dolly]

First of all, I would talk with the client, is she asking that the hair grow out, and does she mind the hair being cut at the corner of the eyes? Personally, I prefer the cutting because the hair always ends up matted from eye drainage. The past groomer might have been cutting too much, just tip the #10 blade and get a wisp of hair, instead of following the bridge of the nose.

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[SetterGirl]

If the owner wants to keep the hair there uncut, have them get a $0.50 plastic flea comb and comb out any eye gunk everyday. Most of my flat coated dogs get their eyes scooped because the owners don't want to touch the gunk or let it build up for days. I keep a few of those little plastic combs in my tub to get it all out, sometimes after a soak with face wash.

[Downtowndogs]

The hair will need to go through that awkward stage. Does the mom want you to trim that hair? It's up to the owner if they want that hair to be kept short or grown out. What has the owner said? It will take months for the hair to "lay" properly.

[fireislandmuffin]

Trimming corners of the eyes on drop coated yorkie??

I thought you were talking about the outer corners of the eyes (not the inner corners) until I saw Dolly's reply. I call it the "stop". I just use thinning shears.

I only have one client that doesn't want the stop trimmed at all and it's a Maltipoo. She says the dog gets poked in the eyes as it grows back in.

[woofus]

I have several Yorkie clients with no-cut hair. This is what I do:
Get some small stripping sticks( I love CC) and start stripping out the hair in the corners of the eyes in the direction you want it to lay, now it's going out in all directions but you want below the corner to grow down and above the corner and in between the eyes to grow up. Strip out some of the hairs that are growing in the wrong direction, not too many though. Then, next grooming, some of those hairs will have grown in and you can see if you need to take more. It does take time, but training the hair right away from the root is going to be easier than trying to get the owner to train it by brushing. I use a little hair spray to keep the fly aways tamed, and that way owner can wet a comb and run through the coat to reactivate the spray. You can spray it on your fingers and run it over the coat up the bridge of the nose, don't do it below the eye though. As it grows longer, put it up in a topknot and don't trim it unless you need to restrip a few hairs here and there. You can use your fingers but sticks work a lot better for sculpting. This is the same thing I do for my hand strip terriers that don't want the fan in front of the eyes, as well as Scotties and Schnauzers. Once you get the hair to stop poking them in the eyes you will also see less drainage in the long run.

That's my 2 cents

[fireislandmuffin]

Thanks for the tips. I'll look into those sticks.

I have several Yorkie clients with no-cut hair. This is what I do:
Get some small stripping sticks( I love CC) and start stripping out the hair in the corners of the eyes in the direction you want it to lay, now it's going out in all directions but you want below the corner to grow down and above the corner and in between the eyes to grow up. Strip out some of the hairs that are growing in the wrong direction, not too many though. Then, next grooming, some of those hairs will have grown in and you can see if you need to take more. It does take time, but training the hair right away from the root is going to be easier than trying to get the owner to train it by brushing. I use a little hair spray to keep the fly aways tamed, and that way owner can wet a comb and run through the coat to reactivate the spray. You can spray it on your fingers and run it over the coat up the bridge of the nose, don't do it below the eye though. As it grows longer, put it up in a topknot and don't trim it unless you need to restrip a few hairs here and there. You can use your fingers but sticks work a lot better for sculpting. This is the same thing I do for my hand strip terriers that don't want the fan in front of the eyes, as well as Scotties and Schnauzers. Once you get the hair to stop poking them in the eyes you will also see less drainage in the long run.

That's my 2 cents

[picardyxoxo]

I have several Yorkie clients with no-cut hair. This is what I do:
Get some small stripping sticks( I love CC) and start stripping out the hair in the corners of the eyes in the direction you want it to lay, now it's going out in all directions but you want below the corner to grow down and above the corner and in between the eyes to grow up. Strip out some of the hairs that are growing in the wrong direction, not too many though. Then, next grooming, some of those hairs will have grown in and you can see if you need to take more. It does take time, but training the hair right away from the root is going to be easier than trying to get the owner to train it by brushing. I use a little hair spray to keep the fly aways tamed, and that way owner can wet a comb and run through the coat to reactivate the spray. You can spray it on your fingers and run it over the coat up the bridge of the nose, don't do it below the eye though. As it grows longer, put it up in a topknot and don't trim it unless you need to restrip a few hairs here and there. You can use your fingers but sticks work a lot better for sculpting. This is the same thing I do for my hand strip terriers that don't want the fan in front of the eyes, as well as Scotties and Schnauzers. Once you get the hair to stop poking them in the eyes you will also see less drainage in the long run.

That's my 2 cents

This is great, thank you!!!!!