Jamie Craig Webboard User Reg: 09-01-2009
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What is the ideal nail length? My dog's front nails seem to ALWAYS need clipping (his backs are nice and short and have not been clipped since I got him, they wear perfectly even).
Currently his nails look like this (he's got his toes grabbing the rail which is why his foot looks funny, that and he just spun around on a beam 4ft off the ground...my dog's part monkey) http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g7/Blitzava_art/DSCN5033.jpg his nails were clipped 3 days prior to this picture? I took them back to right before the quick (he's got one white nail on each foot, I use that as a ref), the trim before that was 5 days previous....they have nearly doubled in length in 3 days....I'm wondering if I'm being to picky on nail length? Are they to long in the picture, should I clip them again? 3 days seems like such a short amount of time...
Jamie Craig Webboard User Reg: 09-01-2009
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His mother was mostly ACD with something else a generation or two back, dad was a shepherdish stray (my dog isn't as barrel shaped as most ACDs I see, and has more leg)
I had no idea nails grew more in the spring O_o is it just related to the shedding out or is there some other reason for this?
Jamie - the nail thing is truly a pain, but part of the deal I guess. From the pic - they look long - but maybe I'm used to the shortest nails I've ever seen on a rescue Akita we have right now. He's been running the streets for awhile, so his are worn down to nubs.
I do know this: allowing the nails to get longer allows the quick to lengthen as well. We have an italian greyhound who is such a weenie about getting his nails clipped, and they grown like weeds as well. If we don't keep up with them, the quick gets longer and they are then really difficult to get short again.
I've heard that once you use a dremel for nailtrimming, you'll never use anything else. There is a good article on the internet by a Dobie breeder on how to train a dog to accept dremel trimming. Someday, I'm gonna...I already have the dremel...have the dogs...have the nails (x 48 at the moment.
That's an athletic dog - good balance!!
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Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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I do my dogs nails every other week, but don't cut as much off in the winter as the spring & summer months. Their nails grow more quickly during that time of year. My horse's feet & cat's nails grown more quickly in the summer. Come to think of it, mine seen to also.
I use a battery powered dremel (Walmart - around $20) and do "toes on Tuesdays" as I learned from Ed. I LOVE the dremel and marker training made the transition from clipping to grinding a breeze.
I've heard that once you use a dremel for nailtrimming, you'll never use anything else. There is a good article on the internet by a Dobie breeder on how to train a dog to accept dremel trimming. Someday, I'm gonna...I already have the dremel...have the dogs...have the nails (x 48 at the moment.
That's an athletic dog - good balance!!
I agree 100%. Made the switch to a dremel and haven't looked back. So much easier and no worries about getting someone hurt. Especially my dog with black nails. Get one!
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