when MAXIMUS was about twelve weeks old, i took him to get his nails trimmed....so there i stand holding my baby on the table, when a guy came in with some plier looking things and a big bottle of something... so he grabs a tiny paw and.........squealing, crying and blood.....he then gets the bottle and a cotton ball and says it's to stop the bleeding... was he kidding? ...that's one nail.....did he seriously think i was gonna let him do any more?.....his little nails are clear...so there is no reason to accidentally get too close.... ...i asked him if that's how he does his kids nails or his own......so i grabbed my puppy and left before i got really ugly with him....ugh!!!!!! ...i know not all groomers are so careless...let's just say, i am sooo glad MAXIMUS doesn't have to be groomed....i only have to trim his thummies every once in a while.......my sister in law has a lady that comes to her house to groom her two....she said there is a difference between the mass production shops and the home personal groomers......