 Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Melissa Thom ]
#321702 - 03/12/2011 10:53 PM |
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I think I can see now why you use the Dremel tool. The vet trimmed back one of Skipper's nails and now it is cutting into the side of his next toe. I ordered the Miller clippers. I think I am going to have to file that nail down so it will stop hurting.
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Jenny Arntzen ]
#321709 - 03/13/2011 05:29 AM |
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Al Curbow ]
#321710 - 03/13/2011 06:22 AM |
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Al, with the dremel do you have to be careful about hitting the quick?
We have major nail trim problems over here. I think part of it is because I have never had a dog with black nails before and I'm a little afraid of hurting her. Right now her nails are an embarassing length!
For the most part she behaves for the goomer, occasionaly needing a muzzel but not always. I think part of it is the table, but I'm sure its also that the groomer does it so quickly without even having to think.
Maybe with a muzzel and a dremel I could do it myself. Your video makes it look so easy.
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Lauren Jeffery ]
#321711 - 03/13/2011 06:46 AM |
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Hi Lauren,
If you look from underneath you'll see how far you can go. When I first start them out my wife kind of smashes hotdogs in her hand and makes a gentle fist, the pup then works to get "into" the fist, meanwhile I quickly grab each toe and buzz the nail, then we're done. The next time same thing but a little more time, then more time etc......
I do 2 neighbors dogs nails that "absolutely" couldn't be done, if the dog is hungry enough it goes smooth, lol And the best part is one of the old ladies rewards me with homemade chocolate chip cookies, so she keeps me motivated! 
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Al Curbow ]
#321712 - 03/13/2011 07:11 AM |
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To bad you don't live near me. I'd make you a steak dinner!
I will give it a try. Part of the reason she is so bad with the nail trims is all my fault. When she was a little younger a groomer cut one too short, and she bit the groomer. I gave her a pretty hard correction for the bite. The whole situation had to have left a pretty bad impression on her.
The nail wasn't bleeding, so at the time that it happened I thought the bite was for no reason. But it must of hurt. I felt SO terrible when I realized what had actualy happened.
I've worked on it, but no luck. Maybe a new tool would be a help.
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Lauren Jeffery ]
#321715 - 03/13/2011 08:30 AM |
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Lauren, I found marker training worked perfectly with introducing the dremel. Af first, I simply touched the paw with the dremel off, marked and treated. Then touched the toes, marked treated. I did this a few times a day for maybe two or three days. Then I turned it on and just marked and rewarded for being near them while on. Then just touched the nail, etc... Within one week we were using the dremel. I still mark and treat after each nail is trimmed and only spend about 2 seconds on each nail, so they don't get too hot. After doing all four paws, I begin again if needed. The dogs now run to their beds when they see me get the dremel out... drooling. 
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Barbara Schuler ]
#321716 - 03/13/2011 08:59 AM |
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I tried doing that with some success, but when it came time to actually clip the nail she was like "Oh no. No. I know what this is all about!", and she was all mouth.
I worked on it really slowly before even touching her with the clipper. Then I tried at least a dozen more times with only one success of clipping the bitty tip of one nail, and that only happened once.
I will try a do over with the dremmel. Maybe having the clipper out of the equation will help. If not its time for a muzzel. I can't have her running around with dragon feet.
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Barbara Schuler ]
#321723 - 03/13/2011 11:47 AM |
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Lauren, I found marker training worked perfectly with introducing the dremel. Af first, I simply touched the paw with the dremel off, marked and treated. Then touched the toes, marked treated. I did this a few times a day for maybe two or three days. Then I turned it on and just marked and rewarded for being near them while on. Then just touched the nail, etc... Within one week we were using the dremel. I still mark and treat after each nail is trimmed and only spend about 2 seconds on each nail, so they don't get too hot. After doing all four paws, I begin again if needed. The dogs now run to their beds when they see me get the dremel out... drooling.
Yes...I second this precaution. Unfortunately, my husband has undertaken nail trimming with the dremel in the past (without me being around) and has injured at least one of JD's nails until I discovered he wasn't doing it in short spurts. I finally said "put it against your nail and see how hot it is now" and he finally got it. 
Any woman who's ever had her nails done by an incompetent manicurist can tell you how much this hurts 
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Dana Martin ]
#321822 - 03/13/2011 11:07 PM |
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I'm lucky, Ryuk's wear naturally...however in the winter when we can't find the ground as often I taught him to paw at a board covered in fine sand paper...no stress on either of our parts (and no sharp freshly cut nails or loud dremels)
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Re: What nail clippers do you use for your dog(s)?
[Re: Jamie Craig ]
#321874 - 03/14/2011 04:11 PM |
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I have had 3 dogs that were never hurt by clippers going too short, but still all of them HATE the clippers. They all get so nervous and then each time I make a cut they wince - even when really sharp and only taking a little off so it's nowhere near the quick. These dogs let me do ANYTHING else to them - ears, meds, anything else involving paws, teeth,etc.
I have come to the conclusion that clippers can hurt - maybe they crush the nails a little, I don't know. So I took other people's advice on here and got a dremmel last year and Kasey just lays in my lap and sleeps while I file his nails. I did the clicker like Barbara did when I first introduced it, and now it's a piece of cake. I recommend them to anyone who has trouble clipping their dog's nails - we learned the hard way that long nails are an accident waiting to happen!!
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