problems with a skiddish yorkie haircut?

I have a 3 year old yorkie, who is skiddish around everything. he is a very lovable dog, but has gotten a series of bad, or half finished haircuts, simply cause he cannot sit still long enough to finish a cut. he is ok about his back and belly, but around his face he pulls and jerks away. my wife and i cut our other yorkie with no problems. Is there anything that i can do to calm him, or relax him, or even expedite his next haircut? mojo would greatly appreciate any help i can get.

You can try conditioning your dog to the clippers and to the clippers being near his face. There are a few ways you can do this. First take the clippers while they are off and touch them to his face the way you would if they were on. Give him a treat if he lets you touch his face with them. Or if your wife is around, have her hold a treat while your dog chews on it and you put the clippers to your dogs face as if you were trimming his face. You can also just have the clippers on in front of him without advancing towards him while feeding him treats. This just makes the clippers positive. It may take many days to finally get him to be relaxed under these conditions.

If you continue to have a hard time, you could just try using scissors to trim his face. Hold the hair under his chin to try and keep him still.

Good luck!