Nail trimming can be frightening. Dogs are sensitive about their feet. Young dogs need to be handled on their feet every day so that they learn to accept having the feet touched.
Adults can be trained to accept nail trimming. It is a slow process. Look for a click trainer in your area or learn how to give positive reinforcement with click training.
As a last resort, some adult dogs need to be sedated, but teaching the dog to accept handling is the best.
Question-- what if your dog snaps at you if you try to cut their nails?
We've tried ourselves, and we've taken her to the vet to get them done but when we do it ourselves she panics and snaps and after she got them done at the vet she was traumatized for weeks.
Nail trimming can be frightening. Dogs are sensitive about their feet. Young dogs need to be handled on their feet every day so that they learn to accept having the feet touched.
Adults can be trained to accept nail trimming. It is a slow process. Look for a click trainer in your area or learn how to give positive reinforcement with click training.
As a last resort, some adult dogs need to be sedated, but teaching the dog to accept handling is the best.
careanimalclinic 2 years ago
Question-- what if your dog snaps at you if you try to cut their nails?
We've tried ourselves, and we've taken her to the vet to get them done but when we do it ourselves she panics and snaps and after she got them done at the vet she was traumatized for weeks.
Kavirako 2 years ago