how often should I get my dog's nails clipped?

Answer 1

I clip my own dogs nails. I do when I can hear their nails on the harwood floors.

Answer 2

It depends on what type of activity they get and where. If they go for rapid walks with you on concrete, then approximately 2 - 3 times a years. If they spend most of their days on soft ground, like grass then once a month.
Concrete acts like an emery board and wears down the nails but they do need at least an hour a day to keep the nails in shape. Where there is no wear on the nails, they can become long very quickly and can actually give the dogs sore feet from the uncomfortable pressure that the nail pushing up will cause. They also become to prone to breaking the nails. If broken too short the toe can become sore and sometimes develop an infection.

Answer 3

Whenever they get long! You can tell by looking closely at them - you'll be able to see the quick of the nails as a line, where the white joins the pink - this is where the nail bed begins, same as with ours, and where you mustn't cut down to! Any more than, I would say, about a centimetre of white and the nails need clipping. Or before if they start to get in the way or clack on the floor!

If your dog has black nails, you may still be able to see the quick if you look reeeaally closely, perhaps shine a little light through the nails so it shows up.

Chalice

Answer 4

It depends on how fast your dog's nails grow and if he does a lot of walking/playing on hard surfaces that could help grind them down. Every 2-4 weeks is a good measure. The longer you wait in between time the longer the "quick" grows, so the less you can cut it back. Frequent trims, even if it's just a tiny amount will cause the quick to shrink back towards the toe for those who have let the nails grow a little or a lot too long. If you hear a clickity noise when you dog walks on the floor, they could use a trim. Don't neglect the dew claws either, they will grow in a circle and penetrate the toe!

Answer 5

That would depend on how fast your dog's nails grow. Also if they are only in a grassy yard, there is nothing to help keep the nails short, (such as concrete) so just watch the nails and take it from there..I have to clip mine once a week, because they grow so fast

Answer 6

It relies upon on the canine, and how short you pick them. we've 4 usual poodles- all with black nails- certainly one of our females' nails develop large speedy- and are consistently longer than the others, no rely what we do. If the nails are long, and you pick to shorten them, you're taking a touch off at a time, and try this a week to 2 weeks. once you decrease the tip, the quick recedes- permitting you to take greater off. in case you decrease the tip, yet nevertheless wait a pair of month, then you definately've gained no longer something. while you're scared to honestly clip the nail- you may evaluate making use of a dremel- it grinds the nail quite than decrease- with the grinder, you could desire to truly artwork to decrease the quick- you additionally can get greater off at a time. The canine will react once you get close to the conserving sheath around the quick. We grind our canine' nailas approximately each and every 2-3 weeks.

Answer 7

I normally clip my dogs nails about every other week. if you dog walks alot on concrete you should be able to get away with once a month or so.

Answer 8

I clip all my dogs nails clipped once a week.

Answer 9

I need to clip my rottweilers nails once or twice a month.

Answer 10

My females get their nails done once a week, my males about every 3rd week