Clipping Nails

[pitc9]

Who clips your dogs nails?

[Samantha Puppy]

Either the groomer or the vet. I refuse to because Samantha's nails are black and I'm afraid of cutting too short, cutting the vein inside and crippling her.

[Kfamr]

I do all three every week.

[micki76]

Usually the vet clips them once a week, and then I bring them home and file them smooth.

[Logan]

I can proudly say, for the first time, that Scott and I have mastered clipping those nails, finally!!!! I used to always have the vet or groomer do it, but after helping my dad with Scout a couple of times, we finally decided to get the right tool and try it ourselves. Our "kids" are very cooperative!

[PJ's Mom]

The vet or groomer does my dogs nails.

[LorraineO]

Lucy has hers done by the vet,,,, but with Merlin,, we are gonna try it ourselves.. he seemed just fine with the vet doing it for the first time!

[Glacier]

Clip their nails???

I don't bother clipping them actually. They need them a bit longer to grip on ice in the winter when they are running. Most of them keep their nails pretty short on their own with all the digging they do! Franklin is currently hard at work on a new "human trap"--that's what we call the holes he digs right near the gate. Someday I am going to break an ankle!

[cali]

I do I dont have a specifice schedula that i clip them though I just look at their nails regularly and if they are long I cut them lol oh and we ALWAYS cut them before a dog event, like flyball, or agility, just so they dont hurt themselves. Blair though we have to get tranquilizers from the vet, and from there its still a struggle! lol so we go through that torture only if it absolutly cant wait any longer, it takes 2 people, a double dose of tranquilizer, a pillow, a blanket, nail clippers, sissors, the table, and some banadages to fix yourself up after being bitten and scratched for an hour lol

[LorraineO]

Originally posted by Glacier
Clip their nails???

Franklin is currently hard at work on a new "human trap"--that's what we call the holes he digs right near the gate. Someday I am going to break an ankle!

thats when those big ol snow shoes come in handy,,, youll be able to walk right over those big holes,,,

[dappledoxie]

I clip my dogs nails once weekly, Rebel is great, Claire is getting alot better, I'm so proud.

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Drake doesn't get his nails clipped. Our daily six mile runs and long walks do the trick!

[Logan]

If I could and did run 6 miles/day with my dogs, we wouldn't have to worry about clipping nails either! LOL!!!

[dukedogsmom]

I do Duke's with a portable Craftsman thing. Can't remember the technical term.

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

I clip them every 1-2 weeks by myself, Tango doesn't have to get them done often though because she runs around so much they're about where they're supposed to be.I MUCH prefer the actual nail clipper made for dogs, I find it easier to use and my dogs aren't afraid of the clipper like they are with the dremel thing.