Question on Nails

[Crystal7883]

I just clipped my dogs nails. He is still clicky on the floor. I have clippers with the guard on them but my question is how far do I go? He has 2 white nails on each of his back paws but all the others are black so I'm a bit nervous everytime I do it (I have Quick Stop on hand). Am I supposed to clip down where the thick part starts? For now I just clipped the tip of them off. Should I leave them as is? Thank You!

[Lucky Puppy]

Good for you! Congratulations.

[Crystal7883]

Well Jack had a visit at the vet. It was horrible. He freaked out as usual. Anyway, the vet took a quick look at his nails and said I did fine. So I guess I'm doing something right

[erdog3]

Here's a tip for you, I used to be a groomer and clipped nails, if you are still wanting more off, get a piece of sandpaper and scrape each nail in a backwards direction, it works wonders.
it also smoothes off the sharp edges left from the clippers.

[Crystal7883]

I will have to try that. Thank you so much!!

[oakville]

But no one answered her question do you clip all the way back to the thick stuff or just clip the tips

[erdog3]

Theoretically you are supposed to be able to go back to the thick stuff, I have done this before and accidently caused bleeding, I don't take the chance now, I cut about half way down the hollow part then use the sandpaper.

[oakville]

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[Anika85]

Hello,

I have been a groomer for about 2 1/2 years. My trainer taught me, when trimming black nails, to trim just a little bit off at a time until you see a little black gel like thing in the middle of the nail. THis means you are getting close to the quick and it is good to stop. On white nails most of the time you can see the quick and i always leave a sliver of nail left between the quick and my trimmers, just to be on the safe side. I have always done this and it works well. Of course it is harder to trim the black nails like this if the dog does not coperate, so good luck!!
Karlie [img]smile.gif[/img]
P.S. I don't know about trimming until it gets thick. Sorry

[Barbie]

Chrystal, you are suppose to cut close to the pink when cutting your dog's nails. That's what the vet said. If your vet said they look good, you must be stopping before you get them too short.The pink is to let you know when to stop.