[nagdu] Nail clippers.

Sat Mar 22 04:27:32 UTC 2014

The Petacure seems to slow for larger dogs to me; Huck would never stand for
it.  Can you tell I did have one at one time.
	We won't talk about the time I used regular doggie nail clippers;
let's suffice it to say, I never tried again, but I agree: It is quite
expensive anymore, though when I lived in Oregon, often the puppy risers in
my area did it for me, as I went to meetings talking about what guide dogs
mean to their handlers--how much they are love; how they enhance our
independence, etc.
Darla & Huggable Huck

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrew J.
LaPointe
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 8:25 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nail clippers.

I got the Ped cure but has no good torque.  If you go with the grinder, get
the one you plug into the wall.  Andy and Shubert -----Original Message-----
From: Julie J
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2014 9:13 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Nail clippers.

There are grinders that work very fast.  Tracy has one.  Probably your
friend has the same grinder that I have, the Pedipaws.  That's probably the
most popular nail grinder because they had a lot of commercials and are sold
in all sorts of stores, not just pet stores.  It worked great when I first
bought it.  It's just lost it's get up and go.  New batteries might help,
but for the price of batteries, I am half way to buying a new and more
powerful grinder.  So for now I use the clippers, do touch ups with the
grinder and think about about buying a nicer grinder.

Julie

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> On Mar 21, 2014, at 7:10 AM, Vivianna <irishana at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> thanks for your input all.
> yes, Julie, i agree with you in that i would like to feel the tip so i 
> know how much is being cut.  hmmm.  maybe i'll just stick with what i 
> am doing.
> i did try a friend's grinder but, it was so slow that i would have to 
> spend loads of time on a task that my dog is already not thrilled with.
> :)
>
> Vivianna
>
>> On Mar 21, 2014, at 6:55 AM, "Julie J." <julielj at neb.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>> Both sets of clippers I currently have include a guard like that.  It 
>> doesn't change to different positions though.  So when the guard is 
>> in place you put the nail into the cutting area with the point 
>> against the guard and snip.
>>
>> Honestly though, I don't like the guard.  I prefer to put my finger 
>> there, so I can feel exactly how much nail is sticking out and how 
>> much I'm cutting.  The type of clippers I use look like a cross 
>> between scissors and plyers.  the handles are like plyers, but the 
>> blades are flat and come together like scissors.  The blades are 
>> curved, so that when they are open it makes a hole in the center 
>> where the nail to be cut goes.
>>
>> I also use a Pedipaws sometimes.  Recently I've been using the 
>> clippers first to trim and then the Pedipaws to smooth sharp edges.  It
works.
>> I'm thinking of getting a nail grinder with more umph though.  I like 
>> the grinder better, but mine is slow and stops all together from time 
>> to time.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Vivianna
>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:50 PM
>> To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List
>> Subject: [nagdu] Nail clippers.
>>
>> hi all,
>> someone told me that there was a dog nail clipper where, you can set 
>> a gauge to a specific measurement and there is a guard so that you 
>> only clip off that amount.  i went looking for such a thing and can't 
>> seem to find it anywhere.
>> have any of you ever heard of or used such a clipper?  and, if so, 
>> how do you like it?
>> i just use the plain old fashioned type but, it would be neat to clip 
>> them all exactly the same amount.
>> thanks for any input.
>>
>> Vivianna
>>
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