Right now I trim Kodee's nails myself (about once every 10-14 days I take off the very tips. I've worked really hard on making Kodee understand that he must tolerate this, even though he doesn't like it, and it's recently been getting quite a bit easier to groom him/trim nails, etc. However, even though they are kept short, they are still fairly sharp. I saw a Dremel that is specifically for pet nails (only has the nail sanding attachments) for under $25.00. Are they worth the money? If it's going to be a huge hassel, I won't worry about it - I will just keep doing his nails the old fashioned way. But if anyone here uses a Dremel tool, I'd like to know if you think it's worth getting.
Love the dremel!!! I didn't get one until my dog was about 8 and hand filed the rough edges of the nails when I needed to. The dremel was much better. I still clipped a little of the nail and finished off with the dremel.
My dog had no fear of it because he was a standard poodle and very used to the sound of hair dryers and clippers. It was just another piece of equipment to him.
You might have to introduce it more gradually to your dog. There was a really good discussion here about introducing the dremel a while back.
Yes, a dremel-type rotary tool is a god send. I used to use an inexpensive old craftsman one which worked just fine.
Be sure to use the disposable sand-paper cylinders. It's better at shearing off nail rather than just grinding against it and getting hot like a stone.
I think there is no question about how cool the Dremel is for this.
I would ask which one is the best buy -- the cheap one, I think, uses AA batteries and I have plenty experience with other things eating batteries and winding up costing more than the initial outlady of a more expensive model.
The more expensive Mity Mite may be a better buy in the long run. It is also a two speed with similar RPMs
I used the sandpaper rollers, they worked quite well. The Dremel I used was the one that ran on batteries. I used it every 3 or 4 weeks for about 5 years and only changed the batteries 2 or 3 times. At the time that I bought it I think it was $25-$27.
I only had one dog to do and that's why I bought the battery charged one.
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I used a Sears Craftman's re-chargeable dremel-type model in the past but they broke far too often ( and have no doubt, Sears *does not* stand behind their products ).
The real Dremel model has been grinding away in my shop and kennel for over six years without a hitch.....
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