I know how you feel, and no matter how much I play with my dogs' feet, they hate it. Riley hides from me as soon as I open up the evil closet--where the clippers are!!!
Abbey is a saint--she'll lift her paws for me, and sit and wait patiently for me to finish. I haven't tried Jada yet, but Riley and Kito are a pain. With those 2, it is a 2 person job--my husband holds them, and I clip the nails--not fun. Kito lets out the most horrific "shiba screams" when I am doing his too

Good luck!!!!