For a home remedy I have found that corn starch works much better than flour. Just a little FYI in case anyone ever needs it

As for dremmeling... I do prefer it because you can get the nails shorter and closer to the quick without actually hitting the quick. Also alot of dogs seem to not mind the vibrating of the grinder as opposed to the pinching of the clippers.

That being said, I don't dremmel my own dog's nails. I don't know why, I've just never learned. Instead I take them to my friend's house who does it for me. I should just ask her to show me though, my dad has a dremmel and it would save me the trip

For those of you who might be interested in doing it yourself check out this website. It has ver detailed info along with pics.

How to Dremmel Nails.