[NAGDU] Nail grinder question

[Vivianna]

Hi. Let me see if i can describe how i do it.
If you imagine the nail as a skinny rectangle and the base of the nail is facing south. Then, i use my dremmel to take off the top 2 corners…that would be the northeast and the northwest corners. This leaves a nice pointy bit that points north which i take off next. I have very occasionally taken a small swipe down the east and west bottom edge but, not often. If i just do the north side without doing the northwest and northeast corners first then, my dog seems to try and pull his foot away much to soon and i do not get near as much off the nail.
Now, i hope all that made sense. I keep my dog’s nails very short and, if i hear him clicking on the floor as he walks it’s only a few days and i will do them again.

Vivianna

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> On Feb 18, 2024, at 1:56 PM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I've been using a nail grinder for around 25 years now, but now I have a
> question.  I mainly work on the tip, raising it up a bit, but also taking
> some strokes from the back to the tip to take off the bit growing on the
> side. The instructions say to go from back to front as well.  But,
> especially on my old dog Krokus, the bit at the back seems a bit pointy and
> is very close to the pad, and it's hard to fix it because I don't want to
> scrape the pad.  So I wonder if there's something odd about Krokus's nails,
> or if I've been making a mistake and shouldn't make any strokes from back to
> front, or maybe very few.  What do other people using the grinder think?
> 
> Igloo's nails are more curved than Krokus's, and I can do the whole growing
> part without getting close to the pad, but I don't want to gradually get
> into the same problem with him.
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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