[NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

Jenine Stanley jeninems at icloud.com
Sun Apr 9 19:22:58 UTC 2017


Jordan, 

I have done the nails for both of our dogs for a while now, since the late ’90’s in fact. 

Right now I’m using a set of Miller’s Forge clippers with a guard but I don’t like the guard because I can’t feel how much nail is in the clipping area or in what position/angle that nail is. 

The key is to be confident about this. If you are anxious that you will trim too much and cut into the vein, you probably eventually will and your dog will sense it. 

I like clippers with a scissor action rather than a guillotine action. this means that both blades move past each other slightly to cut the nail. It just gives you more flexibility in positioning. 

I have used the Dremel and the PediPaws tools and if the PediPaws had a corded version, I’d buy it in a heartbeat. The larger grinding area and nicely designed guard really allow you to sculpt the nail. This is good for dewclaws that sometimes grow oddly. The PediPaws takes 2 C batteries I think and just doesn’t have enough power for really thick hard nails. 

My current guy has not had his nails ground yet and despite clipping him once and drawing blood, we got past that and he now sits on my lap to have all 4 nails clipped. I wish my husband’s dog was that easy. 

If you want to try this though, get a dowel rod and a pair of Miller’s Forge clippers, get 2 pairs, they’r not expensive, and practice on the dowel rod first. 

Do not try to clip nails when in a hurry or in a bad mood, she says from experience. 
> On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:32 PM, Jordan Gallacher via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> How do blind people go about clipping their dogs nails?  Belto's dewclaws
> especially grow like weeds, and I would like to know how to go about
> clipping his nails and what tools people are using to do so.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jordan
> 
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