Who cuts their own dog's nails?

Out of interest, how many here cut their own dog's nails? I know so many people that take their dogs into the groomers for this task.

I've always done the nails on my dogs on my own.

My lab will not let us cut her nails. When we try to do it she will run or fight us as soon as she sees the nail clippers. So we take her to the vet and she will just sit and let them do it. She has been like this since she was a puppy.

I use a dremel tool to grind the nails on my 8 month old St Bernard. He hates it and tries to fight and get away, so I normally will take him out for a good hour or two of running around to wear him out and then while he is snoozing I can get the nails done. Although when I did them a few days ago he woke up right near the end and wouldn't let me finish the last few nails.

I do it myself and I hate it! My beagle "sort of" falls asleep sometimes, but most of the time he is continually pulling his feet away and is very jumpy. It must be very stressful for him.

I have always done my dog's since she was a puppy, a small treat as a puppy when i was finished convinced her it wasn't all that bad!

With 4 Labs in this household , our daughter does them most of the time , my wife also does them periodically and I do sometimes , only one of our dogs is hesitant to have them done , the others just lie back and have them clipped.

Yes, for both dogs.

Although, my wife has been doing it lately; our dogs have black nails and I cut too close TWICE in the same session. I had never had that happen before, and boy did it feel awful.

Both the dog, and myself were clip-shy after that. I have been re-evaluating our clippers, which are still nice and sharp, but obviously don't agree with me.

My parents' dog was not started on the home-trimming as a pup, and now will not allow them to be clipped voluntarily.

I do the cats' nails too, although one is a lot more aloof and squirmy than the other. She also has tiny, sharp, claws that seem to go through any clothing encountered.

I do it myself, but it's a two person job.

I'll cut and my wife will sit there and pet her, long as someone is comforting her, she is fine. When she goes to the vet for her yearly checkup I'll get him to do it as well, as he takes allot more off than I, and long as I'm petting her she just lays there.

I used to with a Dremel tool and sanding disk until one time he swung his fluffy tail around and the spinning disk got caught in it. What a mess! He refuses for us to even go anywhere near his nails now. However, since then he has taken upon himself to keep his nails short by simply biting and trimming them. Problem resolved...lol

I'll admit that this pup I have now has been the most challenging in the nail cutting department but firmness patience and her knowing there's no choice in this, (it's going to be done whether she likes it or not) has come a long way. The reason I started this thread is because I just finished cutting her nails and there's always a little bit of a struggle but not nearly as bad as it has been. She's getting much better with the procedure