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So my dog has 16 nails plus 2 dew claws so that equals 18 nails and I've gotten 7 done today which leaves 11 left and I'm having a really hard time. I was wondering if anyone had some advice.
First I had spread some peices of food out on the bed and while he was eating that I was able to get two nails on his front right foot.
Then about 30 minutes later i fed him peices of food while my dad got 3 nails on his front left foot. I would have done it, but it was a weird angle.
Then about 2 hours later while he was chewing on a ball I got one nail on his back right foot (i got it while he wasn't paying attention). then my dad came in and was petting/playing with him in order to distract him so I was able to get one more nail on his front right foot so that's 6 nails total on his front feet and I've still got 4 left for his front (that includes his dew claws) and then 7 left on the back.
There's got to be an easier way to do this. He barks at me and flails his legs around and pulls them away from me when I'm trying to clip his nails. But here's the thing, I could hold his feet all day long if I felt like it, he doesn't mind that. I can even grab each one of his nails and tap on them with my nails and he doesn't care. It's just when I get the clippers out that he starts acting like I'm going to torture him or something.
Anyone have any tips? I got one of the miller's forge clippers (not guillotine style) I'm trying to cut them weekly or more often then that if possible because I'm trying to get his quick to go back.
First I had spread some peices of food out on the bed and while he was eating that I was able to get two nails on his front right foot.
Then about 30 minutes later i fed him peices of food while my dad got 3 nails on his front left foot. I would have done it, but it was a weird angle.
Then about 2 hours later while he was chewing on a ball I got one nail on his back right foot (i got it while he wasn't paying attention). then my dad came in and was petting/playing with him in order to distract him so I was able to get one more nail on his front right foot so that's 6 nails total on his front feet and I've still got 4 left for his front (that includes his dew claws) and then 7 left on the back.
There's got to be an easier way to do this. He barks at me and flails his legs around and pulls them away from me when I'm trying to clip his nails. But here's the thing, I could hold his feet all day long if I felt like it, he doesn't mind that. I can even grab each one of his nails and tap on them with my nails and he doesn't care. It's just when I get the clippers out that he starts acting like I'm going to torture him or something.
Anyone have any tips? I got one of the miller's forge clippers (not guillotine style) I'm trying to cut them weekly or more often then that if possible because I'm trying to get his quick to go back.