dog nail clipping trouble...any advice?
dog nail clipping trouble...any advice? General Dog Discussions
First of all she is now 8 months old<br />
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Okay well in obedience class we were taught to do this thing where we touch her paws, her tail, her mouth just so she is used to it. And she has never had a problem with us doing this before.<br />
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Okay our Sasha used to be very tolerant of these kinds of things. And for the most part she is tolerant of everything. But suddenly she has decided she doesn't like getting her nails trimmed. We trim our poodles ourself and we have been trimming hers.<br />
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Well now its taking the 2 of us to hold her still and another person to attempt to cut them. Yesterday she got so upset she was ready to bite after about an hour.. this dog doesn't have an agressive bone in her body. And she has never tried to bite before in her life. Needless to say she didn't get her nails trimmed.<br />
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I'm thinking we are going to have to throw in the towel and have the vets office start trimming them. This little girl has strength on her side when she doesn't want something done.<br />
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Now we stopped because we didn't want her to be afraid to have her nails trimmed and we didn't want to push her because she was getting really upset.<br />
<br />
Do you think taking her to the vets office to get them trimmed would be best? <br />
<br />
And also any tips for showing her that its okay and to be calm.<br />
<br />
She never had this issue until we tried to trim them the other day and she wasn't having any of it. We've been trying for 2 weeks.<br />
<br />
I don't know why she is so scared of it now. She has never been hurt getting her nails trimmed. She used to just sit there like a bump on a log when they were trimmed.<br />
<br />
We thought about getting one of those trimmers on tv..I can't remember what they are called but they gently file the nails but now it would probably be a waste of money because now she doesn't want us anywhere near her paws<br />
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She is a 22 pound Jack russell Terrier mix and very strong when determined and can knock you down if she is trying to get away. She is an indoor dog so I know some dogs tend to wear their nails down outside but she only goes out to potty and walk for an hour a day. Sometimes she plays outside. So that doesn't have an effect<br />
<br />
Any tips to keep her calm or should we just take her to the vet<br />
<br />
<br />
Okay well in obedience class we were taught to do this thing where we touch her paws, her tail, her mouth just so she is used to it. And she has never had a problem with us doing this before.<br />
<br />
Okay our Sasha used to be very tolerant of these kinds of things. And for the most part she is tolerant of everything. But suddenly she has decided she doesn't like getting her nails trimmed. We trim our poodles ourself and we have been trimming hers.<br />
<br />
Well now its taking the 2 of us to hold her still and another person to attempt to cut them. Yesterday she got so upset she was ready to bite after about an hour.. this dog doesn't have an agressive bone in her body. And she has never tried to bite before in her life. Needless to say she didn't get her nails trimmed.<br />
<br />
I'm thinking we are going to have to throw in the towel and have the vets office start trimming them. This little girl has strength on her side when she doesn't want something done.<br />
<br />
Now we stopped because we didn't want her to be afraid to have her nails trimmed and we didn't want to push her because she was getting really upset.<br />
<br />
Do you think taking her to the vets office to get them trimmed would be best? <br />
<br />
And also any tips for showing her that its okay and to be calm.<br />
<br />
She never had this issue until we tried to trim them the other day and she wasn't having any of it. We've been trying for 2 weeks.<br />
<br />
I don't know why she is so scared of it now. She has never been hurt getting her nails trimmed. She used to just sit there like a bump on a log when they were trimmed.<br />
<br />
We thought about getting one of those trimmers on tv..I can't remember what they are called but they gently file the nails but now it would probably be a waste of money because now she doesn't want us anywhere near her paws<br />
<br />
She is a 22 pound Jack russell Terrier mix and very strong when determined and can knock you down if she is trying to get away. She is an indoor dog so I know some dogs tend to wear their nails down outside but she only goes out to potty and walk for an hour a day. Sometimes she plays outside. So that doesn't have an effect<br />
<br />
Any tips to keep her calm or should we just take her to the vet<br />
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