Dremeling Nails

[jackyvail]

Thanks for the video "how to" I have a dremel tool but have been spending $11 a pop for our dogs nails.

[Pharrellzwifey]

these comments were funny

[chaismom]

I have a 4 month old German Shepherd Dog puppy and I have not yet trimmed her nails. My sister is a groomer (who lives too far away to assist me) and suggested I get a dremel. I saw another video suggesting not holding the nails as securely as you do with your method. Have you ever tried this and what do you think if so? Can you give me any tips as to how to know how long to leave the nails? Any other tips will be appreciated too. Thanks.

[sitotis54]

I hope the people that come over your house know not to eat anything off of your coffee table...

[SavageDestiny]

Yeah, because its not possible at all that it gets cleaned, you know?

[jmathys]

I care. This is very helpful to someone like me whose 100-lb. Lab is very skittish about her feet. Thanks for posting.

[dragonmaden]

looks like that beats the heoo out of using pedipaws

[SavageDestiny]

The Peticure or Pedipaws or whatever is basically just a dremel with an absurd little cover on it. I can think of only a handful of dogs that come in the shop who'd let me stick a nail in a little hole to dremel, so I think I'll stick with mine. :)

[learntoargue]

I've seen it done a few different ways, and this is a nice variation on the technique. I'm a little surprised that the sound of the Dremel doesn't spook the dog - then again, your Dremel is much quieter than my heavy duty model.

[SavageDestiny]

Well, keep in mind also that Riddle has had her nails dremeled weekly since she was four months old. :) Desensitization is a big part of how good she is.

[weborganix]

where are all the filings going???

[SavageDestiny]

There's no chips or pieces that come off. :) The dremel grinds the nails, and a fine dust comes off, but that's it.

[SavageDestiny]

I wouldn't take my video as the be-all-end-all of dremeling videos. I was demonstrating the thumb-between-the-toes technique for a friend who already knew how to dremel. I don't suggest dremeling unless you're already comfortable handling dogs and doing their nails, and know how to use a dremel. You can hurt your dog (and yourself) if you're not experienced.