Short toenails

• 06-28-2008 1:15 AM

  grab01 Joined on 09-10-2007 middle of the desert Posts 883 Points 0

  Short toenails Reply Contact I like a pretty dog foot..  I don't often get to see it, mind you, since I have two older boys who would sooner die than have their feet handled (Legend tolerates it, but you have to hold him down and, with his arthritis, it's uncomfortable for him to be held down for too long. So, I just do a simple quick trim rather than taking my time dremelling) and I'm working on Ginger's, but it's a slow process getting her quicks worn back now than I have a dremel again. They all have properly trimmed nails, mind you, just not the compact short ones I prefer  With the pup, though, I'm going to have my pretty feet, darn it!  Since doing anything that requires sitting still is a chore to him, I figured I'd go all out and teach him to lie still for the dremel. He doesn't do too badly  How often should I dremel to get the nails nice and short and then keep them that way? Currently I do at least once a week..two feet one day and the other two feet the next. His front nails are especially coming along nicely

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• 06-28-2008 4:31 PM

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  Bonita of Bwana Joined on 09-13-2007 Foley , Alabama Posts 1,674 Points 4,655

  Re: Short toenails Reply Contact Normally I do nails ONCE a week Period.... BUT ...    with the 5 grandkids getting out for the summer,  Kota's minor surgery , Jasmine's major Surgery, Kota's Pit Bull Fight , and then commiting 10000000000% to making sure he did not carry any more residual angst or anger than need be.... It has been TWO MONTHS !! My pack looks like eagle talons and I have 3 weeks to get them back down before the next outing then 3 weeks before the Nationals !!  Arrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh I feel like Charlie Brown flying a kite!! Bonita of Bwana Bonita of Bwana AKC Rhodesian Ridgebacks Champions, Therapy Dogs and Awesome Companions

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• 06-28-2008 8:41 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 8,696 Points 75

  Re: Short toenails Reply Contact  I dremel my dogs' nails three times a week. I've done it, with Ena, since I got her. Now, she's standing on the table, tolerating it just fine. Their feet are gorgeous! There is no white showing, ever. I whack them back, visibly, with a pretty high speed tool.... I do not like toenails, at all. I don't have the heart to whack them off with clippers, so I dremel obsessively   Chinese Cresteds are known to have naturally longer quicks (they have a hare foot, as opposed to Emma's tight, pretty, cat feet). Ena's nails will be very close to gone, before I'm ready to show her. As of right now, I showed them to a Crested breeder, last week, and she was shocked... They're about.... 3/8" long.  Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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• 06-29-2008 4:04 PM

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  Whoa Nellie Joined on 04-24-2008 Mississippi, Delta Posts 63 Points 120	Re: Short toenails Reply Contact Guess am lazy? I trim my cresteds about every 2-4 wks, can tell am relaxed about it. They all tolerate it quite well as have pretty much given them no choice in the nail trimming routine. They are normally kept on the long side and think read it in one of my crested books.
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