Tips And Tricks To Help Make The Toenail Trimming Process Easier

We’ve talked a lot about cutting a dog’s nails in our last few articles. Here are some extra tips and tricks to help make the process easier for you!

Exercise Your Dog On Hard Surfaces

Hard surfaces wear down a dog’s nails, allowing them to be sized down to a good length without your assistance.

Make It Fun

Give your dog praise, treats, and rewards when their nails are cut and they may even start to look forward to it!

Clip After Exercise or Play

This is when your dog will be tired out and more agreeable to having their nails clipped.

Start Young

The younger you start trimming your dog’s nails, the easier it will be for them to get used to it. Trying to teach a dog who’s never had their paws handled to accept having their claws clipped is going to be quite difficult!

Experiment With Different Positions

How is your dog most comfortable when you cut their nails? Do they prefer to lie on their sides? Maybe they’d rather stand or sit? What works best?

Avoid The Quick

In light-colored nails, this is clearly seen as a pinkish nail bed. In dark nails, you’ll see it from the “cross-section” of the nail – once you see a white inside with a black dot in it, you’re nearing the quick.

Make Sure You Can See

Brush or trim away paw fur so you can see the nails clearly.

Ask For Help

Get someone to help hold your dog still, or speak to a groomer or vet for pointers on cutting your dog’s nails.

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