How to really trim a dog's nails using a dremel

In this video a groomer with over 18 years experience will you how to really cut a dogs nails using a dremel. My goal is to give informative videos that really help people.I highly recommend using a battery operated dremel as it is much more safer as I explain in the video. With a dremel it is harder to cut the nails to the point where they bleed. A corded dremel is too powerful, can get too hot and if you get it caught in the animals hair it can actually fly out of your hands and injure the animal. The battery operated dremel I use will automatically shut off if it gets stuck in a dogs hair. Make sure you anchor your hand by applying pressure on the other hand. This way if the dog moves his foot your hands and the dremel move with it. If the dog wont hold still, push your hand down on the table to anchor it. In other words your are holding the dogs foot while pushing both hands together and also pushing your hands down on the table or ground. I should have demonstrated this and plan to an a video soon where the dog is not as cooperative . Also do not pull on the dogs arm too hard as you can injure them, especially with small breeds.A dremel will also give the nails a much smoother feel so they don't actually feel sharper than before you cut them as with typical nail clippers. Although with a dremel it is harder to make the nails bleed it is still possible. If you do make them bleed, use some kwickstop. If you don't have any (you really should) you can use cornstarch or take a match (wooden ones work best) light it then blow it out and press it against the nail for about 1/2 a second. Although this last method sounds cruel I have seen very few dogs complain when I use a cauterizer which was designed for use on dogs nails and is not much different in application, as long as your quick about it. Any questions or comments are welcome. Check out my website for more information at www.heidismobilepetgrooming.com and send me any suggestions for videos or if you have any questions or need help leave a comment or a personal message

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[darwinsmistake1]

great video but my dog a german sheperd is a screamer im still to scared wish i could practice on a dog like yours

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@darwinsmistake1 Do one nail then give him a break and do the next one later. also like i have mentioned in previous posts. if they are scared of the noise I put cotton balls in the ears. I do this with the dremel, clippers and especially the dryer. that way it is not as loud. JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE THEM OUT WHEN YOU ARE DONE. Also if you cant do the nails just use the dremel on low and rub it on his legs to get him use to it.

[imabigurl]

HI! Thanks for this video! How do you know when a dogs nails are too long and need to be cut? My vet tech told me- when you can hear them on the floor, it's causing pain to the dog; but, I trim them sometimes 1 time a week, more often every other week, and I still hear them hitting the floor... Is that really an accurate way to know if they need trimming?

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@imabigurl (part 1 of 2)  I disagree with the vet tech. 2 major warnings are if the are curling and going back into the pad. another one is if the nails are causing the toes to bend sideways, in that case the vet tech is right. many of the dogs I do don't need their nails done because they walk a lot on concrete and it wears them down. Also if the nails are not bleeding when you cut them then then you are not over doing it.

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@imabigurl (part 2 of 2) if you are doing them once a week you may not be cutting them short enough to begin with. Keep in mind all this advice is general and each case can be different. you could have a unique case as the vet tech has seen the nails and I haven't.But I have often taken dogs to the vet for my customers because they cant handle their own dogs. I don't tell the vet I'm the groomer,my experience is that sometimes they are wrong or just want to get you to spend money.

[sjwanderer]

Great video, saw lots of things I was doing wrong... most importantly the direction.  No wonder my dog fought me so much on just one nail. It'll take days to get him used to the sound again.

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@sjwanderer if they are scared of the noise I put cotton balls in the ears. I do this with the dremel, clippers and especially the dryer. that way it is not as loud. JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE THEM OUT WHEN YOU ARE DONE

[GardensLadybug]

Thank you for the video. I've found it very informative. I kept thinking there had to be something better than PediPaws. Now I want to get a dremel. The sound scared my dog. I desensitized her to the sound and feel over a period of a few days with treets and turning it on at arms length for a moment and slowly moving it closer, then touching the nail. Hold the toe so it doesn't vibrate worse & discomfort the dog. Now, my dog gets ready when she sees me pull it out.

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@GardensLadybug if they are scared of the noise I put cotton balls in the ears. I do this with the dremel, clippers and especially the dryer. that way it is not as loud. JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE THEM OUT WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

[HeidisMobileDogGroom]

@GardensLadybug if they are scared of the noise I put cotton balls in the ears. I do this with the dremel, clippers and especially the dryer. that way it is not as loud. JUST REMEMBER TO TAKE THEM OUT WHEN YOU ARE DONE.

[PreciousPitty]

won't it get to hot when you hold it on there in one spot?

[JunieGoonberg]

What model Dremel is that?