I definitely have to see that picture of Mister too. He must be adorable.

My dogs were okay with trimming until they got older. Same with brushing. As soon as they hit about 8 or 9 years old, things changed. They started getting wierd about things like that (bathing too). I found dogs develop phobias as they get older and it doesn't matter if you've done it all their lives. Cats are another story all together. Kudos to anyone who can trim a cat's nails. I got bit and scratched so many times, I just took them to the vet. Too painful.