Yorkies!

I grew up with Yorkshire Terriers, so these are one of my favorite breeds of dogs!  This is Macy, my mom's dog.  She is the mother of my dog, Daisy. She came all the way from Worland, WY for her grooming with me.  We call this her "winter look" because her hair is growing out for the cold weather.

 This is my dog, Daisy.  She used to stand for 2 hours while I would clip her hair with a pair of scissors (before I became a groomer), but now she doesn't even want to sit for 20 minutes so I can professionally clip her in my shop (even though she has done great with other professional groomers)!  I think it's kind of like what they say about kids being better for others than they are for their own parents: dogs are better for other groomers than they are for their own owners to groom them!  I have found now that it is better to get her up on the table for just a few minutes here and there, so it seems like she's always a bit shaggy either in the face or on the legs, because she gets so stressed out if I try to do both in the same sitting!

This foxy lady is Jamima!  She came from Buffalo for her grooming.  Her owner told me that this rescue girl only has 2 teeth left, so she is constantly licking her face, therefore making a mess of the hair around her snout.  The owner requested that I cut the hair as close as possible around her nose and face.  I'll be honest, this scared me a bit, because I didn't want to make Jamima look bad.  But her owner assured me that looks weren't the issue, she just didn't want the hair getting gross from the licking.  I have to admit, when all was said and done, I had nothing to worry about.  Miss Jamima looked darling!  Shaved face and all!  I think it kind of gave her a fox-like look.