While you're at it, try a Dremel or a similar nail grinder. I can tell you - I've had to cut many dogs' nails with the clipper and I hated all of them. I hated the scissors type and I despised the guillotine type. They both made me stress because I was so terrified of quicking the dog (which I did a few times).

With the Dremel, I can grind a little bit every day which makes it easier for the dog and me. Plus, I've never quicked a dog with a grinder and I don't think I've heard of anybody doing so. I'm sure it's possible, but it's more difficult and I hear the heat cauterizes whatever bleeding may occur. That said, the noise is something you need to desensitize your dog to so, in essence, it's more work in the beginning. But the end result is a very short, rounded nail you simply can't get with a clipper.
http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merens...el/dremel.html