[NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

Fri Apr 21 20:09:11 UTC 2017

Yes, take some time to get the dog used to it at first. Just one touch to a 
nail and then move on. Maybe only one foot. Depends on the dog's response. 
Make it a happy time with praise and treats if that's what works for you. My 
guide and our pet are good with it now. When I get the grinder out, they 
both come over. They don't like it, but they know it will happen. Plus they 
always get treats at the end even now. My guide even looks away when I do 
his front feet. lol. Kind of like people who look away when it's time to get 
a nedle.

Jean

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 2:41 PM
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Cc: Tracy Carcione
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

No, I'm a rough old customer.  I just hand out kibble, praise, and scold him 
when he wiggles.
At first, I had to put my leg over him, while he was lying down, to hold him 
still.  He still wiggles a bit when I do the front paws.  But he knows he 
gets a kibble for each paw when it's done, and a jackpot at the end, so he's 
good.
I just touch the grinder to the nail for a short time, then take it off, 
then touch again.  The vibration doesn't seem to be too bad.  And, since I 
do nails faithfully every week, it's not a long job.
I use escalators occasionally, and I really like having total control over 
the length of my dog's nails.
Tracy

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 3:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Clipping dogs nails

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>
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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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