You
want to make sure that at bath time the room is warm without
any cold drafts. You will want to turn on the water and let
it run until its warm. Put the cotton balls in your Yorkies
ears, one drop of mineral oil in each eye. Thoroughly wet
down your Yorkies coat with warm water start at the
head by lifting it up so the water runs down to the back.
Apply the shampoo to the back of your Yorkie & head, then
gently massage the shampoo in. Let it stand for a few minutes
and then rinse thoroughly. To rinse your Yorkie, spray the water
from head to tail and again lift the head up and back to avoid
getting water in the eyes and ears. Make sure you rinse under
his tail and his tummy. It is important that you get out all
the shampoo so rinse well.
To
clean your Yorkies face, put a small amount of tearless
shampoo in your hands, rub them together to form a lather
and then use your fingers to carefully clean the hair around
the eyes and muzzle. Then rinse being careful of the eyes.
I recommend using a small pitcher filled with fresh warm
water.
Remove
any remaining eye mucous with a fine toothed flea comb.
Apply
the conditioner according to directions, and rinse thoroughly
using a spray nozzle or a pitcher.
After
rinsing squeeze out the excess water from the coat and then
wrap your Yorkie in a towel and squeeze the towel for a
few minutes, so that the towel absorbs much of the water.
Now
use the blow dryer, set the heat setting on low or medium.
To avoid burning your Yorkie, keep the dryer moving over the
entire body. Never let the dryer stop on an area as this
can burn the skin. Begin drying the back areas first and
work your way to the front, gently combing through the hair
with your fingers. You can also use the Pin Brush and gently
brush the hair as you dry. Do the face area last with the
dryer on the low setting. Now to finish you will want to
use a fine toothed comb to part the hair down the back and
take out any remaining knots.
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