How to trim dogs nails

The most important reason for trimming your dog’s nails is because it can be painful for your pet to walk around with such long nails, the nails will eventually curl up and dig into their skin especially the dew claws.  Leaving your dogs nails uncut can lead to infection by the bed of the nail, bleeding as well as broken nails. Another reason why people trim dogs nails is because they don’t want the dog to scratch up their floors and furniture. Not trimming your dogs nails is also a safety issue as your do can easily scratch family members while playing.  This is especially important when you have little kids as they will be spending a lot of time with your pet. `

One important fact to understand is that dogs hate getting their nails trimmed. As an owner of an American Pit Bull Terrier I know it is  not an easy task to trim dogs nails unless he or she is trained at an early age.  Most people are not experienced dog owners and do not know the importance of early puppy care thus not feeling their feet as a baby or getting them used to the clipper along with treats.  By the time your puppy reaches 6 months of age their nails will come into your attention along with their rough play, now trimming becomes a priority.  If your dog is not used to the trimmer by now it is very difficult to hold him or her by yourself, you will need another person to hold the dog while you get the work done. You also have to be careful not to cut too much of the dogs nails during their first time, you do not want to scare them, just clip the tips off for now.  Nail trimming is easier on a dog with light colored nails as you just cut the white part off and don’t cut close to the pink. Dark colored nail tips however are for the experienced, as you do not know how much to cut off as a beginner, in this case just cut the tips off till you and the dog gets more comfortable with it. Here is a picture guide to the right on how to trim dogs nails for beginners. If you accidentally cut too much of the nail be sure to have a styptic powder in handy this will stop the bleeding, you can find this at Petco.

There are many tools on the market to trim your dogs nails one of the best tools i recommend is the Safari Nail trimmer with safety stop. You can buy it from PetCareRx.

My American Pit Bull terrier hates having her nails trimmed and it is often a hassle for even the professionals at Petco to trim her nails. I paid ten bucks to trim her nails at Petco once and their staff just couldn’t get most of the front nails however they managed to get the hind legs.  From that day on I just let her run around in the concrete floor outside and that seems to do the trick and it slowly files the nails so that it never gets too long or too sharp. In order for this trick to work your dog should have a proper nail cut at least once and then the concrete will take care of the maintenance part. This is indeed a hassle free way of maintaining your canines nails but for those of your who do not have this luxury early puppy familiarization is a must.  Reward your puppy with treats after each nail is clipped and never cut too much of the nail so that they are not scared at the sight of the clipper.  Here is a great video to assist you, Happy clipping!

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