[BorderGal]

My oldest Border Collie is 12-1/2 and we've been doing this since I rescued her as a 6 week old pup and she still acts like I am going to murder her, tho she would never try to bite me.

Remember that dogs have a lot of nerves in their paws, and many are over-sensitive to the touch, so sometimes wrapping a small hand towel around it will help.

I also use the dremmel and once the dog gets used to the noise, it's usually ok. You probably have a 2-person job on your hands, at least for quite a while, and you might as your vet about some Ace if the OTC calming tabs don't work.

Good luck and hang in there.

[ValtheAussie]

My dog was traumatized at the vet's office where 2 techs held the poor dog down and clipped his nails while he wailed like a banshee.

That being said, I will be changing vets and will also be introducing the clippers to this dog very, very, very slowly and easily and carefully.

[kimel]

The Dremel is the humane way to go if you can get them to tolerate it. I found that the rechargable worked better than the corded because a) no cord to fool with, b) lighter and c) less high pitched whine.

Elle tolerates front paws just fine but is a bit squirmy for the back paws so the wife helps when we do those. I tip them bi-weekly and trim down more every 4 to 6 weeks. Kind of depends on what we have been doing. If lots of walking on concrete, asphalt, etc. they don't need the full trim as often; tipping takes care of it.

I'm not a big fan of drugs for grooming. Now with my previous dog drugs were a necessity on the 4th of July...better for all concerned.

[Hound]

Clipping your dog’s claws can be a very strenuous process. Dogs can be very wiggly and restless. An effective way that I have been doing is to have my dog lie on his side. I use my arm and my upper body to restrain my dog, while my hands hold one paw and trim the nails. I keep my arm gently over the dog’s neck to prevent his head from moving especially when I’m trimming the front paw. Try this method too. It might just work with your dog.

[Nevythesevla]

For the first 10 months of having my new blue heeler pup, we couldn't get near him with the clippers either without having to sit on him. So we just let it go for a long time cause he was wearing down his claws good enough just running around constantly. I then started to have him watch me as I cut my fingernails and every now and then ask for his paw and I'd try to trim his nail. But he was either too antsy or licking the paw I was trying to trim. Then I finally decided to use the peanut butter idea, and it was wonderful. I smeared peanut butter on the fridge just at his head level and he stood there in front of the fridge so busy licking the peanut butter off it he wasn't even paying attention to me picking up all his feet and trimming all his nails. It worked great for starters, and no fight or tension.

[sachikuga]

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