[NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

[Jenine Stanley]

Danny,
You want a dowel about the size of her nail. I'd say too that just in case you can't gether to the vet, see if you can get a ride to a pet store like Pet Smart where they have groomers who trim nails. 

It can be done by blind people, no doubt, just not necessarily *every* blind person and not knowing you, I couldn't give you much advice beyond getting her used to having her feet handled, to you holding her nails, even putting the clippers on them without squeezing the clippers shut . That's your best way to start once you feel OK with clipping the dowel rod. 

When I say not *every* blind person can clip dog nails, I'll expand that to not just *anyone* can clip dog nails. I've seen vet techs screw it up, repeatedly.
Jenine Stanley
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> On Apr 20, 2017, at 5:25 PM, Dani Pagador via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Janine.
> I need to learn to clip Peg's nails. She's retired now, so I can't use
> paratransit to take her to the vet, and D.H. and I don't own a car.
> 
> What size dowel do I need, and how do I go about practicing?
> 
> Thanks,
> Dani
> 
>> On 4/9/17, Jenine Stanley via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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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