I tried a dremel - well, almost tried a dremel - on my dogs. They hated the noise so bad that I couldn't get any of them to sit still long enough to do anything. Also I bought one of those nail clippers that have the light so you know where the quick is - but I bought it at the flea market - silly me thought there was only one brand - and it isn't sharp enough to cut anything! There is a new cryptic out - it is a liquid that you squeeze out and spread on, it has worked better for me than anything else. I have had dogs bleed more than I would like and the only thing to do is get them to hold still (by laying down or something - I know no dog is going to just stand there). The amount of bleeding seems to have something to do with how much shorter you cut it. If you just nick it, the bleeding stops much quicker than if you get it good.

Most of my dogs have the pink toenails except Jack and Taggert. Taggert tries to run away when you even look like you are going for the cutters and Jack screams like a baby if you try to hold him down and do it. I have found that it is easier to cut his during bath time - he already has to hold pretty still and he lets me do things in there (like trim around his feet and legs) than he does when I am using the clippers.