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Doberman Nail grooming tips

iceman

Active Member
Came across this on facebook today & thought it might be usefull for those who are inexperienced in nail grooming..

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I was just thinking I need to trim Marco's nails... I never have... and GOOD THING I saw this or I'd have a bloody mess on my hands! THANKS for posting!

So my next question is... how much should you trim from the end of the nail? Obviously I don't want to make him bleed. Is it 1/8"? 1/4"? Or does it depend on the dog?
 
So my next question is... how much should you trim from the end of the nail? Obviously I don't want to make him bleed. Is it 1/8"? 1/4"? Or does it depend on the dog?
This is why I really prefer grinding nails. You grind for 3 - 5 seconds at a time until you see the white spot. No worrying about clipping too far back at one time. But that's just my trimming method of choice.
 
I would go by the feel of the nail. When they are too long they develop a 'hook' on the end. If you feel the bottom of the nail you'll probably know what I mean. It's hard to explain how much to cut off whiteout actually being there as it depends on the individual dogs nails.
 
I was just thinking I need to trim Marco's nails... I never have... and GOOD THING I saw this or I'd have a bloody mess on my hands! THANKS for posting!

So my next question is... how much should you trim from the end of the nail? Obviously I don't want to make him bleed. Is it 1/8"? 1/4"? Or does it depend on the dog?

It really depends on the dog as to how long their quicks are. I too prefer dremeling because you can take just a little bit off at a time and you can get really close to the quick that way. I just use my eyes to see the quick along with my fingers, the texture is different. I'll usually wet my finger and you can see the difference between the nail and the quick.

This picture shows the quick, once you reach this point, you don't need to go any further other than rounding the nail off.
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It really depends on the dog as to how long their quicks are. I too prefer dremeling because you can take just a little bit off at a time and you can get really close to the quick that way. I just use my eyes to see the quick along with my fingers, the texture is different. I'll usually wet my finger and you can see the difference between the nail and the quick.

This picture shows the quick, once you reach this point, you don't need to go any further other than rounding the nail off.
JdGHn.jpg

thanks for the pic! :)
 
I have never done my dogs nails myself lol.. I have always done so much myself on the horses and all the critters that it's too funny that I have mostly had the vet do their nails! However that being said I'm am going to start doing it myself! The vets and now even the grooming place I use never quite does them to my satisfaction...if ya want something done right do it yourself :confused: My daughter used to have Cockatoos and we always did their nails so I have no excuse for not doing the dogs:eekwtf:I just never have go figure!! It's all you guys fault that I have become so picky about it but they never have gotten them short enough to look really nice and the vet doesn't even care if they are even!! So no more lazy me the new and improved me is going to get a dremel and sigh do it myself geez! Anywho thanks for all the info on it.. I have forgotten a lot but I know that when done often enough you can get the quick to recede..All the pics are awesome thanks for posting;)
 
It's all you guys fault that I have become so picky about it
LOL, I think that's real true for many of us. :D

I had the vet do Della's once when she was in for a spay just because it was a good time to get them real nice when she wasn't fighting us, and he did an excellent job. I don't get ours done as often as "I'd" like because I have Hubby help me and he has a hard time kneeling down for that long so I always feel rushed when he keeps saying "good enough?" and I'm saying "no".... :tap:
 
I dremel Aer's nails since I'm always afraid of the clipping of her nails. Last time a groomer cut her nails she bleed all over the carpet (before we replaced it with the hardwood). It was a huge mess to clean up when we learned that it had bleed before and they stopped the bleeding only to send her home with us. Aer doesn't mind getting her nails dremeled but sometimes she will try to put up a fight.
 
So,I had a question,and was going to ask for advise.Did a quick search and found this thread.Thanks Iceman!This site is great!! Have questions,do a search,find answers.

I was thinking even after I trimmed them back they look too long,and nipped the quick on the one my thumb is touching.Looks like we will be trimming a bit more often to get the quick to recede.Daisy nail.jpg

So? Do these seem too long?
 
They aren't terrible, but if you do a little at a time you can work the quicks back a bit more than that. Our dogs need it too since it's been so hectic I haven't had the time to keep them up the way I'd like.

Some have suggested that if you put something like Preparation-H on the tips after you've trimmed them as far as you can it will help it recede too, but I can't personally verify that either.
 

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