Claw clipping distraction techniques.
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Doggo hates claws being clipped, usually I take in to a grooming place. I hold onto him, groomer clips them. Because of stranger, strange place + confident manner of claw clipper, doggo subdued and we get through this with out too much hassle. He won't take treats until we've finished.
Will he let us do this at home? Not on your Nelly.
Any advice?
Will he let us do this at home? Not on your Nelly.
Any advice?
Rosie (cocker) used to hate her claws being clipped, would run as soon as she saw the clippers.
We are now able to do it with OH holding her and me clipping them (she trusts him more than me!) but it wasn't a quick process. We literally had to start by clipping one claw at a time with a day's gap or more in between. We can now do all of them in one go.
Sorry, probably not much help!
We are now able to do it with OH holding her and me clipping them (she trusts him more than me!) but it wasn't a quick process. We literally had to start by clipping one claw at a time with a day's gap or more in between. We can now do all of them in one go.
Sorry, probably not much help!
Mr Pointy said:
Why are dogs so nervous of having their claws clipped? Does it hurt them or is it a case of having a bad experience has put them off?
Some aren't. My two whippets are fine with it, always have been.For others, I think the reasons can vary. Some, like my first dog, had very sensitive paws and he didn't like you touching them at all, let alone clipping his claws. Whilst it shouldn't hurt, if a claw is cut too sort the quick can be accidentally cut, which causes bleeding and pain. Sometimes a dog that is nervous can also suddenly pull away its paw, and if this happens at the wrong moment (as has been the case for one of our dogs) the claw can be pulled out altogether. Not nice.
So all in all, unless/until you can get a dog reasonably relaxed about having its claws cut, it's probably best to leave it to a groomer or vet nurse. Although often, if they are exercised sufficiently on pavements, etc, their claws are kept short naturally.
Saleen836 said:
Liking that, didn't show the hind legs though. My dog hates you touching his paws in any way at all despite him loving all other forms of physical attention, the problem we have is not clipping his claws but trying to trim the fur in between his pads which gets very thick and bushy and clearly irritates him as he chews at it himself, but he won't let us go near it with a pair of scissors.
My last dog wouldn’t let me near his nails - some how though, his groomer Big Mandy always managed it.
The two I’ve got now - had them both from 8 weeks old and immediately started clipping the nails - both of them are fine with it.
I’ve even cut Nellys too short on a few occasions drawing blood (a dip in cornflour stops the bleeding quickly) and it’s not bothered her.
The two I’ve got now - had them both from 8 weeks old and immediately started clipping the nails - both of them are fine with it.
I’ve even cut Nellys too short on a few occasions drawing blood (a dip in cornflour stops the bleeding quickly) and it’s not bothered her.
MellowshipSlinky said:
My last dog wouldn’t let me near his nails - some how though, his groomer Big Mandy always managed it.
The two I’ve got now - had them both from 8 weeks old and immediately started clipping the nails - both of them are fine with it.
I’ve even cut Nellys too short on a few occasions drawing blood (a dip in cornflour stops the bleeding quickly) and it’s not bothered her.
I've managed to do a few, on my own. We're both going to have a go this afternoon, Mrs PR isn't too confident with the clippers, and not good at restraining wriggling. The two I’ve got now - had them both from 8 weeks old and immediately started clipping the nails - both of them are fine with it.
I’ve even cut Nellys too short on a few occasions drawing blood (a dip in cornflour stops the bleeding quickly) and it’s not bothered her.
A pal of mine has a dog that lies on his back, gets his tummy tickled, and claws clipped all at once.
My dogs claws are always short tbh probably from dragging them everywhere on walks, but one has an extra claw up his leg. Vet never removed it as a pup so it just grows and curls round and would go inside etc if we never cut it. Hes learned he gets a chew stick after so jumps up excited to get it done. So my advice, treat them after every time and praise and after a while it becomes a thing they want done to get the treat.
Unhelpful at this stage, but the answer is clipping them from when they are a puppy. Our older GSD wasn't clipped till she slowed down a bit - we never needed to. Getting her to accept clipping is a major fight, I can generally do one or two before she "forcefully" walks off (dogs are very strong....). With the younger dog, I clipped as soon as we got her - taking off half a mm or so. She now sees the clippers, sticks her feet in the air and awaits treats. The older one look on in disgust, and legs it when I have finished.
rxe said:
Unhelpful at this stage, but the answer is clipping them from when they are a puppy. Our older GSD wasn't clipped till she slowed down a bit - we never needed to. Getting her to accept clipping is a major fight, I can generally do one or two before she "forcefully" walks off (dogs are very strong....). With the younger dog, I clipped as soon as we got her - taking off half a mm or so. She now sees the clippers, sticks her feet in the air and awaits treats. The older one look on in disgust, and legs it when I have finished.
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