Do you clip your dogs nail

[Flatcoatluver]

i clip my own dog's nail and file them and put clear conditioning nail polich on there nails about once every two weeks how about you?

[IRescue452]

I do it myself when they need it, but I have the vet do it when they go for their shots. They get their annuals in March and usually go to the vet with long nails because they don't wear down much in winter. The vet must think bad of me for this but I don't need to cut them much in the summer, they wear down to nothing with our daily long walks and lots of outside time.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I used to clip their nails myself once a week but now we take them to a friend of ours who uses a dremel, it gets the nails a lot shorter without any bleeding plus the dogs seem to prefer it.....

[chocolatepuppy]

I clip my dogs nails myself, not always fun, but it gets done. ;)

[wolf_Q]

Yes I clip all the dogs nails myself. Nebo's the most often, it drives me crazy if his nails aren't as short as possible.

[Kfamr]

I clip them every week.

[cali]

I clip my dogs nails as well as my friends dogs nails, well I personally clip Happy and Mistys nails and Blairs, as well as Shadows and Dakotas, I help my mom clip Perkys and Ripleys nails, Ripley because a long time ago my mom accendently clipped into the quick and he freaked out, now he wont let anyone near his feet without PB lol and Perky is a good dog about her nails, but she found out the Ripley gets PB and she though "hey thats not fair" so now she intentially acts up so she will get PB too lol I have a hrad time with Dakotas nails, and PB is out of the question because he is the first dog I have ever met that HATES Peanut butter lol he is so big I need my friend to hold him still for me :rolleyes:

[sammy101]

Kodie and Lucys nails never need to be cut.They go for walks on pavement twice a day,and that keeps them nice and short.:)
I file Lucys nails though,they can get sharp.

[Flatcoatluver]

Originally posted by sammy101
Kodie and Lucys nails never need to be cut.They go for walks on pavement twice a day,and that keeps them nice and short.:)
I file Lucys nails though,they can get sharp.
yeah my dog's get warned down pretty for so i file them most of the time and put conditioner on it

[k9krazee]

Yup :)

[cocker_luva]

yes, i and my boss (the groomer) clips em

[PJ's Mom]

Nope...never. Peej screams like a girl and Bailey jumps on me and thinks it's play time. :D

[vinjashira]

I clip snowy's nails every week as well.
she is very co-operative fortunately :D

[Pam]

Yes I do both of mine too. I used to do them every two weeks but have stepped it up to every week. Bella's nails are easy to do (clear) and she is very cooperative. Ripley's are black and I admit to being nervous when I do them so I take very little off each week. When he first came to live here I cut them too short and he bled and I don't ever want to do that again because then he might be afraid of the whole process.

[lvpets2002]

:) Well I have in the past [but scared too] due to one time I clipped to short & was just sick about it.. So now the Vet does the dogs.. But now I do my cats all the time.. I know their paws very well & am comfortable with them..

[just me]

Being outside dogs, they naturaly stay short.
When I had Lady, she was inside all the time, I had to trim them and did it myself. Shes been gone 14 years.

[gemini9961]

Not usually, however I did clip Sadie and Maggie's yesterday. Took some time, but it got done. I had them in a big 35 gallon tote because they were in there to get a bath. They put their paws on the edge to try and get out and I clip them while they are standing there. Maggie bit me a couple of times and screamed like a human kid but it got done. Sadie kept pulling her back paws away and I had to be patient. Usually, I let the vet do it but I was feeling brave yesterday so I did it myself. Haven't tried clipping Grant's yet myself, my clippers are pretty small for Sadie and Maggie so I don't think they would work on his nails.

[Flatcoatluver]

Yeah I Give My Dogs A Bath Once A Week Because They Sleep On My Bed And My Bed Is White, So I Read A Grooming Book And They Said To Clip Their Nails After Their Bath So Their Soft And Easier To Cut And Less Likely To Bleed. Then I File Them So Their Not So Sharp And Condition Them So They Don't Crap Since My Dogs Are A Fast Agility Dogs ;) But Both My Dogs Have Black Nails Even My White Dog Does.

[gkristian]

i clip Foxy's nails once a week

[Suki Wingy]

I try to with a guiatine one but my mom gets mad when I do because she cut the quick once and now she takes him to petsmart to have it done. His are kept pretty short anyway from running on cement.

[Vette]

Nope...never. Peej screams like a girl

Kirbys the same way. but i still clip them anyway. i may not clip them quite as short as i should becasue of it. but oh well. its better then nothing. :D

[jesse_3]

I clip Jesse's nails, my friends dog's, my aunts, and my cousin's dogs! I check Jes's every week, and clip them when they need to be..

Steph, Jesse, and Splinter

[Kirbys Mom]

ya i do it for my collie, plus bath her, brush her and clean her ears. she likes to move her hand on me when i do it.

[grybai]

Laura's cut Payson's nails but I'm a little nervous of doing it myself. I'm going to have to get over it though because he needs to have his nails cut pretty often- he's still scared of the outdoors (I'm working with him on it, but the going is slow...) so they don't get worn down at all naturally