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January 29th, 2015, 01:51 PM
#41
for pups and difficult dogs : What I learned is that you don't need to get as close as you can to the quick and you don't need to do 4 feet at a time.
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January 29th, 2015 01:51 PM
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February 1st, 2015, 09:06 PM
#42
I'm not sure if this is true or not, but it seems to me that the dogs who have a relatively 'flat foot' without a lot of arch in their toes, develop a thicker "Bear Claw" type of nail which needs frequent trimming and which makes a lot of clicking noise on floors. Those nails never seem to wear down on their own The dogs with a well sprung 'cat foot' need less trimming of their nails, and the nails remain smaller in diameter as well as length. Maybe I'm not on the right track here, but right now I seem to have two of each. The Bear Claw type need their nails trimmed every 10 days to 2 weeks (1 Britt and 1 Lab) and the cat foot type could get away with once a month (1 Britt and a GSP). The level of exercise is about the same for all of them, and so is the diet. Ideas?
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February 2nd, 2015, 03:08 PM
#43
Has too much time on their hands
My lab has a very nice tight paw with a very good arch. I could cut her nails every three to four days no matter how much exercise she gets. My Springer gets tons of exercise and she trims her own nails by chewing them off.lol I have only needed to trim them a few times in the last year and a half.
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February 3rd, 2015, 09:21 AM
#44
I like the side cutters as well. I start cutting nails very young to get them used to trimming. When I have a litter I start at 2 weeks with human nail trimmers and they are done at least once per week until they go home. I also cut as for athletic dogs, that is I leave a little more point on them for extra traction. I don't know if it helps but I like the idea.deb
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February 3rd, 2015, 11:29 AM
#45
IMO a dremmel tool is the easiest and most forgiving way to go
Goosechsr
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February 3rd, 2015, 11:55 AM
#46
Cutting a dog that has all solid black nails is tricky because it's difficult to see the quick. What I do is look at the nails from underneath and I can see the quick rings and I cut just to the outside of the closest ring.
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February 3rd, 2015, 02:50 PM
#47
Yellow dog, I wish I had four who would trim their own nails by chewing them off! I guess my theory wasn't a very good one. I have bought a cordless Dremel and am clicker training all four dogs to think it is a good noise. Maybe it will be more pleasant than the nail clippers. Never a dull moment.
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