scissors for paw hair

[Nyboy]

major do you have a electric bread trimmer ? You might be able to use that

 

[majorcatfish]

dd does her nails with a dremel nola does not approve, so if nola just sat there last night think i will just stick with scissors..

 

[thistlebloom]

I need to trim Larkas pad hair. She gets big snowballs stuck between them.

 

[canesisters]

That reminds me, it's time for Gilligan's all around trim - toes, pads, feathers, tail. He brings in WAY too much junk from the yard in his hair. Making parts of him more like a beagle than a sheltie makes us both easier to live with during the long, wet winter.

 

[Nyboy]

For dogs living in heated houses the shorter the hair better in winter. Long hair gets ice balls which melt on sofa

 

[majorcatfish]

@Nyboy how short should i cut the hair between nolas pads....... pad level?

 

[Nyboy]

As short as you can, with razor cuts hair down to skin.

 

[majorcatfish]

As short as you can, with razor cuts hair down to skin.

guess once i get a good pair of scissors will trim as much as she truths me.
noticed that nola did better this afternoon once i get home on the kitchen floor from last nights trim.
thank you very much for all the information

 

[journey11]

It's good to touch and handle their paws as part of playing and petting. Helps them not fear it as part of torture every time. To trim my pibble's toe nails, I would have Ava hold her face and talk to her which did wonders to distract her. My chow mix, I had to sit on her, lol. She had black nails, and man, if I didn't hit the quick at least once each time.

 

[Nyboy]

I hate cutting black nails. A client once said to me her Vet cut her dogs nails and made one bleed, I do a much better job. I said I make them bleed too your just not standing in the room when I do it.