I'm trying to learn to groom my yorkie and bichon. My reasoning is to save them the stress of being left at a grromer and to save a little money.

I've been working mostly with Kirby the bichon. We went down last night and he let me trim about 70% of him (top of his back and head/down both sides). He looks a little raggedy, but as I get better he'll look better) We're just doing it for short periods since he gets stressed and so do I. But I do have to say, if you have to learn he's the perfect dog to do it on. He is so patient and sweet. He doesn't fight or squirm. And I don't use the noose on him.

Molly the yorkie on the other hand is a wild child. I was only able to trim her face last week. She has to be done in short spurts. I do use the noose on her to keep her from jumping down and hurting herself. I think as she gets more used to me doing it, we'll dispense with using the noose.