Originally posted by Shelteez2
Could you get the vet to prescribe a mild tranquilizer for her? Just enough to maybe take the edge off?

Have you tried gently playing with her feet, holiding the nail giving a treat, squeezing the nail giving a treat etc. Just a few times a night. Also you could try showing her the clippers and giving her an extra special treat, then putting the clippers away.

At work we have had a few dogs that would take at least three people, and a muzzle, and lots of wrestling, in order to get their nails cut. But the owners perservered and now for a lot of them the muzzle and the wrestling and the 3 people are no longer needed.
Funny thing is that she absolutely LOVES to have me massage and play with her feet/toes. She'll basically groan and her eyes roll into the back of her head. then in a split second, she is monster mutt when she sees clippers!

She loves the vet but hates the table that moves up. She refuses to get on it. As you know, its basically impossible to move a 100 pound dog that does not want to move! It takes the vet, the tech and myself holding her down along with the muzzle and we still can't get anywhere. I hadn't thought of the tranquilizer concept. My monster mutt because has an acute fear of nail clippers!

I told her this afternoon (beforeI read your post) that if she didn't let me trim them soon! I honestly know they are way too long.