[nagdu] petty paws

[dmgina]

so you do this weekly?
Interesting.
I was thinking monthly.
wow.
I was going to start on the bottom of the toes.
Not the rounded part.
I am hoping that I can get someone who can see to show me.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at wowway.com>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 8:09 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] petty paws


>I too use a nail grinder, I'd have to look at the package to see its brand,
> but I won it as a door prize at some convention or other. Nice door prize.
> <grin>
>
> I love it though and Swap takes extremely well to having his nails done 
> once
> a week.
>
> Yes, they can generate a lot of heat from friction. In one way this can be
> good though if you happen to cut the quick. The heat will cotterize the
> wound. Chances are your dog will never let you grind its nails again, but 
> at
> least it won't bleed everywhere.
>
> I've found that the best way to grind the nails is to come from underneath
> the nail up over the top. It's hard to explain in writing. It would be as 
> if
> the dog was walking on the grinder, that part of the nail, is where I 
> grind.
>
>
> I say this because I started out grinding by going down over the top of 
> the
> nail to the underside. This ended up taking off a bit in front but not the
> part that hung over and made the nail long.
>
> The other warning about grinders is to make sure, if you are using a 
> battery
> powered one, the batteries are well charged.
>
> I've used an emery board and even a specially designed dog nail file, but
> unless your dog has nice thin nails like my Lab/Poodle had, you need to
> press hard to really get the filing done and many dogs don't like that.
>
> Jackson, my husband's dog, has very thick nails. He also hates to get his
> nails cut. We get the job done by bribing him with bits of cheese. Kent
> holds the cheese just out of his reach while I either clip with these
> clippers that resemble bolt cutters, or grind. I try to grind his nails 
> once
> a week also, but it takes two of us and it's harder with him as he has 
> very
> shaggy feet. That's the other big warning. If you have a Golden or any dog
> with a lot of fur around its toes, be very careful. The fur gets caught
> easily and stops the grinder. If you have long hair, tie it back because
> it's no fun when yours gets caught either. <grin>
>
> Jenine Stanley
> Sorry, I don't have the authority to save the world today.
> jeninems at wowway.com
>
>
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