Mona Howard Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Could someone recommend a type/brand of toe nail trimmer they like? The one I have now is on it's last legs and many years old. My Willy hates having his nails clipped. It seems odd to me that I have to do this about every two weeks. With my other two dogs I only had to do it maybe every two months. Oh, and where you got it too! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossie Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 This is what I have. A guillotine-style trimmer from Resco. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 You might want to read "How to Dremel Dog Nails" at the DoberDawn site. The link is on the left side of the home page (she prefers that people not link directly to her Dremel page, since its location changes periodically). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Howard Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Thanks both of you. I have the same type of clipper as pictured. I'll try the Dremel site. I still wonder why his nails grow so fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane allen Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Whole Dog Journal just had a 'coming soon' note about a clipper that somehow tells you if you're about to hit the quick. I've dremeled forever, but the pup really isn't too excited about that (yet, anyway...). I'm sure this new tool will be incredibly expensive....but may be worth it! There's a link on Gen. Discussion about creating your own dog nail file - check it out! Interesting concept... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelliwic Border Collies Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 I used to use the guillotine style, but it seemed to cause a lot of chipping when I clipped their nails. I have a groomer friend who uses this style. The chipping stopped immediately when I switched to that type. Some dogs' nails just grow faster than others. It could also be related to what he's eating that cause his nails to grow faster, or what type of surfaces he walks on. For example, grass, carpet, wooden or laminate floors don't wear down nails at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrigan Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 The scissor style nail clipper works way better than the guillotine type. They are usually much sharper, so cut fast and clean. Plus many of them (such as the Millers Forge brand) have a movable guard against the back so that you can only cut so far at one time which helps prevent quicking. That being said, nothing beats a Dremel for doing nails in my opinion. It's fairly fast, you can get closer to the quick, get a smoother nail, most dogs actually seem to tolerate it much better than clippers and if you do happen to quick the dog it's instantly cauterized by the the heat of the sandpaper attachment on the Dremel. My mom asked me to trim her 10 yr. old 100 lb. Lab's nails. They had gotten pretty long because he's gotten older and wasn't moving around as much - not playing with the younger dog, etc. He never really had his nails done before and he was very good about the Dremel even though he is deathly afraid of the vacuum cleaner. Handling him made me appreciate how much easier it is to manuever the BC's in comparison for stuff like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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