I should add that's the same here. I see some dogs totally indifferent to it, almost sleeping through the process, but mine just tolerates it. And yes, treats throughout and when we're done.
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Paw pads will toughen as well running on concrete.
You would be surprised at how long it can take some to even learn 'how' to run on concrete. (yes there is a learning curve to that)
Because some owners never run their dogs on concrete the dogs never learn how to do it without damaging their feet.
When given the chance to learn - Dobermans will figure out very quickly that a high speed change in direction that they can do safely on grass needs to be done very differently on concrete or else paw pads will be damaged...
I prefer my clippers over a dremel any day but only because I can keep them sharp.
Dull clippers are not worth having and ALL clippers will get dull eventually.
Sharp is the important thing to consider here...
When you say clipper, do you mean something like these?
I'm not sure how you keep those Sharp but it would be good if you can. Because I remember using those many, many years ago and sometimes it would just kind of crush the nail instead of slicing through it. Plus I always found it hard to judge where the quick was when you're cutting off a portion like that.
My Dremel is always Sharp. It's a diamond tip so I wonder if it even wears down. Oil it once in awhile and it's always good. And I like being able to grind slowly and watch where the quick is before its too late.
But everyone has their own tool that they're comfortable with.
What works for one person may not work for another. It's all good.
When you say clipper, do you mean something like these?View attachment 153679
I'm not sure how you keep those Sharp but it would be good if you can. Because I remember using those many, many years ago and sometimes it would just kind of crush the nail instead of slicing through it. Plus I always found it hard to judge where the quick was when you're cutting off a portion like that.
My Dremel is always Sharp. It's a diamond tip so I wonder if it even wears down. Oil it once in awhile and it's always good. And I like being able to grind slowly and watch where the quick is before its too late.
But everyone has their own tool that they're comfortable with.
You are absolutely correct about how dull blades will crush the nail instead of slicing...
If you keep them sharp - You get slicing.
For the flat sides of blades like that I use my Tormek. Water cooled so - no heating during the grinding. (heating still happens but is carried away faster than it can be made)
Any sort of sanding do make heat regardless of the materials.
Clippers do not make heat.
Got to mention differences in clipper quality here -
A good set of clippers is going to last for a long, long time and many clippings before needing any sort of maintenance / sharpening.
I would not 'need' to be touching up edges here and there if I had not bought cheap chinese clippers like shown in your pictures.
Zero doubts that I could have spent a little more for better tools that could have lasted for multiple dogs...
This is what I am using now.
and the file I use for the round part when I got to do a touch up on the edge there (not nearly as often as you would fix the flat side of the blade).
Pretty sure these came from china and I like the way they work for me but...
The steel in those blades is soft and will dull a lot more quickly than 'quality' clippers. Once dull they are going to crush instead of cutting exactly like MyBuddy said.
Better tools with better blades would likely last for multiple dogs before needing any maintenance / sharpening...
My particular TSC (china) clippers here made it through the pair they were used on for 5years or so before needing any needing any sharpening and even then they did not need much...
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