Cutting dog nails?

i have a maltese and bichon and im taking on the task of cutting their nails. the bichon is amazing and will just sit there and his were sooooooo easy but as for my maltese....thats another story

when i take her to the groomers sometimes they cant even clip the hair on her feet because shes doesnt like them being touched and pulls back so they never clip her nails and now im trying

wondering if anyone has advice for scared dogs

as for the clipping part ive been doing that ever since i had dogs so i know all the details on that

Cutting dog nails?

You will have to take it slowly. Just start by giving her treats and making little clicking noises with your mouth or the clipper. Praise her when she doesn't growl or flip out. Get closer and closer to her feet, making soothing noises all the time. This may take a couple days, or even weeks, but she will learn that if she lets you touch her feet and clip her nails, it won't be so uncomfortable walking.

Cutting dog nails?

My dog gets soo scared when I go to cut her nails. Some different things I have tried are

1) wrapping the dog in a blanket or towel

2) lay the dog on it's back and lay one or your legs over it so it can't roll back over

Hope these help you. I have found it calms my dog down when I talk to her while I am trying to cut her nails!

Cutting dog nails?

It seems like a two person job. My family's old dog, Kerri, was a yorkie with the same problem. The only way her nails could get clipped was with help.

My mom would lay her on her back on my mom's legs while my mom sat in a chair. I would hold both the back legs while she calmly struggled to clip the front and then we would turn her around so I could hold the fronth legs while she clipped the back. All the while I was rubbing her tummy, scratching her ears, and talking quietly to her.

It was still hard to do but it made the job do-able.

good luck.

Cutting dog nails?

Dogs paws are sensitive, so don't be surprised if your dog pulls them away from you when you are trying to cut their nails. Also, have you ever cut just even one nail before? If you have, then maybe you cut it too far so it went past the quick and hurt the dog and now it has memories of you cutting it too far and is scared. If you havent done any of this before, go and see a vet. They will guide you and may also be able to prescribe some medicine which may help your dog.

Cutting dog nails?

i agree with sheena. take you time with it. also, when you are just hanging out with her you can start to pet her feet instead of her head and body so that she continues to get used to her feet being touched and realizes that its not hurting her. good luck

Cutting dog nails?

When she is relaxing with you handle her feet-stroke them and say good girl. As she becomes more comfortable with that touch her toe nails and repeat good girl. Get the nail trimmers out and place it where she can see it and smell it but don't pick them up. Once she becomes ok with that hold the trimmer and let her smell it and gradually allow you to touch her with them. Once she is ok with all that you can proceed to do one nail at a time as she allows until she is comfortable with you doing them all at one time. This process does take time but it is all worth it in the end. Good luck:%26gt;)

Cutting dog nails?

I've had two dogs with the same situation. One we have been able to clip by giving her a chewie and keeping her busy and subdued, but she still pulls away, and it definitely takes two people. When we have it done at the vet it takes a few of them to hold her down to do it. We are also working on slowly adjusting her to people touching her feet when she's laying around next to us.

That however, did not work with her predecessor.

But with our dog before her, feet issues were non-negotiable. People could not touch her feet. We tried repeatedly at home. We tried repeatedly at the vet's office. They had to muzzle her. Three times she proceeded to escape the muzzle or escape the grasp of her feet, and this was with five people holding her down. So, thereafter, she had to be sedated in order to get her nails trimmed, I kid you not. The dog had to go under before anyone could get near her paws.

So, I suggest trial and error. If you have too much trouble at home (and since you'be been doing it, you know to be careful) I suggest trying the vet if you have one you trust. They can make the call on how managable the dog is for getting nails clipped.

I wish you the best of luck, it is not always an enjoyable experience, but we do what we have to do right?

Cutting dog nails?

I adopted a bichon that was abused and had a broken leg at the time. She was 5 months old then and is now 4 yrs old, but is still a little shaken when someone touches her legs and/or paws. BUT she has gotten better, and what I have found has helped is when having cuddle time and petting her, I pet her all the way down to her paws, over and over for a few minutes each time. At first she is a little annoyed but after a minute she gets used to it. After she is used to it, I will then concentrate more on her paws, pushing her nails out and so forth, and the entire time, giving her positive praise and lots of love. Sometimes this will involve cutting her nails and others not. Sometimes I do it to do it, just to help her feel comfortable.

But when I do actually cut her nails, again, lots of praise and a treat after wards!

Good luck and love to your pooches!

Cutting dog nails?

Getting a dog over it's fear of something requires creating a positive association with that event. I have a Bichon that fought teeth cleaning like crazy until I discovered doggy tooth paste; she loves it! and now she likes having her teeth brushed. You are going to need a hungry dog and some very special treats to create a positive association with nail clipping. You also need to understand the timing necessary to create an association; it must be immediate. If you clip a nail, turn around to pickup the treat, turn around again and give the dog the treat, that's not immediate, and the dog is not likely to associate the nail clipping with the treat. Little things like this make it hard to train without experience. One other thing; you don't need to clip all twenty some nails at the same time. Start with one nail per day and you won't have such a struggle.