[NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

Lisa Belville missktlab1217 at frontier.com
Thu Apr 13 19:02:20 UTC 2017


Tracy, how did you get your dogs used to the noise and vibration?  I'm 
guessing you used a ton of praise and treats and didn't do any major 
trimming for the first few times the dog was exposed.

Lisa

Lisa Belville
missktlab1217 at frontier.com
IF THE HOUSEWORK IS DONE - THEN THE COMPUTER IS Broken!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" 
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Cc: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails


> Hi Lisa.
> I feel wimpy about nail clipping, too, which is why I chose the Dremmel 
> for grinding my dog's nails.  I've been using the grinder for 20 years 
> now, and haven't hurt a dog.  I just have to pay attention to the heat it 
> causes, as Julie explained.  It's not my dog's favorite thing, but a 
> little kibble goes a long way to making it OK by him.
> Tracy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Belville 
> via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 1:35 PM
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> Cc: Lisa Belville
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails
>
> Jenine and all,
>
> Any of you who can clip your dogs nails are awesome.  I'm too big of a 
> wuss to do it. Plus I've had two dogs get badly cut by sighted nail 
> trimmers, one was even a vet tech.
>
> One thing I'd suggest for anyone is to get your dogs used to having their 
> feet handled. This should have already been done as it's part of basic 
> socialization, but most of us will need to do the work by touch, so 
> knowing what your dogs feet feel like and having them get accustomed to us 
> handling their feet and toes will help, too.
>
> Lisa
>
> Lisa Belville
> missktlab1217 at frontier.com
> IF THE HOUSEWORK IS DONE - THEN THE COMPUTER IS Broken!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jenine Stanley via NAGDU" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
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> Cc: "Jenine Stanley" <jeninems at icloud.com>
> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2017 2:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails
>
>
>> 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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