What is the best way to cut my dog's nails?

Answer 1

They make a dog toenail clipper. It can be bought at yoru local department store in most cases. It is very inexpensive. Make sure you do not cut them too short as it will cause pain and injury to your dog. If the nails are clear and you can see where the pink flesh is, make sure you dont cut into it. If the nails are black you may want to have someone more experienced show you how to. The clippers are shaped so that you place the toenail in and just squeeze it down, it will clip it like reqular clippers on a person.

Answer 2

Well if your dog is a puppy, then play with it's paws all the time when you are holding it. It gets the used to their feet being touched and played with. If not then try to do it when your dog is asleep. Make sure you don't cut the nail too short. You can see where their skin is on the back of the nail, or some dogs have white tips. They have nail clippers that squeeze and it cuts upwards. Those work well!

Answer 3

This can be tricky, but it's pretty easy if you have a calm dog. There are at least two different colors on your dogs nail. If it has clear/white nails, then there's a pink section. Do not cut past that section. You should go out and get some of those dog nail clippers. Sit down on the carpet with your dog. Let him/her relax. then carefully pick up one of his paws and cut A LITTLE BIT off. Go a little bit at a time, or you could make his paw bleed. On a dog with black nails, if you look at it in the light you can see a slight difference in color. But be careful. If the paw starts bleeding, stay calm. the dog will probably freak out, but you can get some stuff at Pecto or Petsmart that stops the bleeding. (If you are extremely nervous, you should buy it ahead of time). Hop0e this helps!!
P.S- If you have a really hyper dog, wait until he's practically asleep. It should be easier.

Answer 4

If your dog has black nails you will need to look under his nails to cut them so that you can see the "quick". That is the place where you do not want to cut, it will bleed if you cut it there, the "quick" is the blood vessel that supplies the nail with blood. You want to cut about halfway between the "quick" and the end of the nail. If your dog has light colored nails you can easily see the pink colored "quick" and can tell where to cut without having to flip over the paw.

And don't listen to these other goons about waiting for exercise to "wear down" the nails, that only works if your dog LIVES outside, and even that is not heathly for them. And make sure you cut the dewclaw too (if your dog still has his).

Answer 5

I just bought some of those ***** clippers at Walmart for $4.97. I have them back in the package ready to go back to the store for a refund! They were crap! The first nail I clipped cracked a little and I just clipped the very tip of it. I got out the trusty toenail clippers we use ourselves, had my hubby hold the dog and finished up with those. I was just very careful making sure he was still before I clipped and just clipped the very tip. If it looked liked it needed more or evened up then I trimmed a tiny bit more. My dog is a year and a half old and this is the first time I've had to clip them. He normally wears them down himself but they were getting a little ragged and the front ones seemed to be a little longer than usual. I recommend if you do choose to buy the ***** kind of clippers check with your vet and see if there is a brand they recommend.

Answer 6

There are clippers for dogs nails (any pet department) but you need to find out how far back to clip them. If you clip them in the wrong spot, you cause the dog pain and make it bleed. Letting the dog run outside will wear the nails naturally. You can also let a groomer do it for you but for a charge.

Answer 7

The best way is to wear them down naturally. If your dog is properly exercised you won't need to cut them...
LOL
So take ***** out to the road where there is no traffic and throw the ball for ***** down the asphalt..
Do this at least once a week, for a really good workout on top of the daily exercise I am sure (haha) you already give ***** and it will be fine..
Otherwise go to a professional, or your vet will be happy t do it while charging you a 40 dollar office visit..
They have handheld clippers that only allow the tip of the nail inside then you squeeze and it clips it off...
Do not go further up that 3mm at a time as the ***** can have meat in there and it really hurts

Answer 8

Buy pet clippers from a pet store. When cutting the nails, flip the paw upside down that way you can see the padding in their nails, try not to cut to close to the padding, because they can bleed very very badly if you cut their padding.

With the black nails, just trim them, or leave them alone, they are impossible to see the padding under them. Or you can just buy a metal nail file and file the nails down as mush as possible.

Also keep in mind that if you are walking your dog on a regular basis, their nails will file themselves on the sidewalk.

Answer 9

After an interesting game of "don't cut my nails!" my fiancee and I decided to spend $8 a month getting our dogs nails cut by Petsmart. He goes in every four weeks to get trimmed.

Answer 10

it is very frustrating for both owner and dog while trying to cut the dog's nails. I just took my dog to the vet today to have him trim them and they showed me how to hold the dog while cutting nails. Have the dog on the countertop, with your arm bent hold his head where your elbow is with slight pressure so he knows to stay still with the other hand holding him against yourself...we have tried cutting our dogs nails by ourselves before and it took both my husband and I to hold him down and cut nails and he tottally freaks out everytime. I took him to the vet today and he was much calmer with the way she was holding him down.