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I’ve just done two of Milly’s nails on her back foot! :Woot :Woot :Woot She was lying on the couch when I decided to grab her foot and the grinder. First she knew about it was when I made a huge fuss of her and told her what a good girl she is.

Now she’s tucked her feet underneath her in case I act weird again. :Hilarious

 

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I've just done two of Milly's nails on her back foot! :Woot :Woot :Woot She was lying on the couch when I decided to grab her foot and the grinder. First she knew about it was when I made a huge fuss of her and told her what a good girl she is.

Ha ha! Stealth approach! I like it

 

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Ha ha! Stealth approach! I like it

Think I'm in the bad books tonight - I gave the girls their flea and wormer too.

 

[Guest]

Ok so I FINALLY sat down to work this dremel out. Got the dogs on the grooming table (love that thing) and just held to to a couple of their nails. They didn't love it, but they tolerated it. Considering McKenzie thinks nail clippers are out to murder her, it was a significant improvement!

I haven't gone back to read the rest of the thread yet so it may have been answered, but wondering what sort of speed is best?

ETA oh and what fine-ness of sandpaper do I want?

 

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I haven't gone back to read the rest of the thread yet so it may have been answered, but wondering what sort of speed is best?

ETA oh and what fine-ness of sandpaper do I want?

Slower speed is quieter, but tends to not have enough power if you push on it, faster speed tends to be less ticklish.
I'd play around and see what works best for you and the dogs.

I used a coarser grit sandpaper on the danes otherwise nothing came off. You may have to play around there too and see what works.
Just be super careful with the sandpaper, it does get hot really fast, especially at faster speeds.
I love the diamond tip doesn't dull and doesn't get hot. If you get along with your dremel may be worth investing in a diamond tip.

 

[Guest]

Slower speed is quieter, but tends to not have enough power if you push on it, faster speed tends to be less ticklish.
I'd play around and see what works best for you and the dogs.

I used a coarser grit sandpaper on the danes otherwise nothing came off. You may have to play around there too and see what works.
Just be super careful with the sandpaper, it does get hot really fast, especially at faster speeds.
I love the diamond tip doesn't dull and doesn't get hot. If you get along with your dremel may be worth investing in a diamond tip.

Thanks, I switched to the finest one and it worked well with McKenzie's nails but not so much with Elliot's so will keep trying.

It was bouncing off the nail quite a bit - am I not pressing firmly enough?

My knuckle got a good sanding too :Facepalm

 

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It was bouncing off the nail quite a bit - am I not pressing firmly enough?

For bouncing try changing the angle a bit or switching directions, like, if you're holding the dremel on the right of the foot, hold it on the left.
You might need more pressure too, or higher speed.

 

[tabelmabel]

I found this a few days ago which advises between 10 and 15 000 rpm. It's quite an interesting page so i will link it here

https://milesandemma.com/how-to-dremel-dog-nails/

 

[Guest]

I found this a few days ago which advises between 10 and 15 000 rpm. It's quite an interesting page so i will link it here

https://milesandemma.com/how-to-dremel-dog-nails/

Oh that's helpful thanks. At first I tried 5 and then changed to 10 which worked well for McKenzie, could maybe go 15 for Elliot.

 

[Guest]

Ok here are Elliots nails in their current state. They don't touch the table when he's standing, but they do click. What am I aiming for?

Sorry, the pictures are rubbish and his feet are dirty and wet - just back from a walk!

 

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The rear ones look good (the first photo yes?)
Front ones, I'd knock the tips off along the green line I've put here:

That's a guestimate on my part BTW, You'll have to see where his quick is, but you might be able to knock that all off in one session. From there his quicks should recede and you should be able to take more off.

 

[Lurcherlad]

Jack is lying next to me on the sofa so I tried turning on the sander to see how he reacted to the noise.

He didn’t, apart from raising his head so I tried stroking him with my finger while holding it in that hand. No reaction apart from laying his head back down.

So I tried holding a paw in my free hand and isolated a nail between two fingers and touched it with the grinding end. Again, nothing so I gave it a brief tinkle round the tip and took off about a millimetre. Did the same on another and then stopped.

Will try a bit more later.

Really pleased at his relaxed attitude to it

 

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Jack is lying next to me on the sofa so I tried turning on the sander to see how he reacted to the noise.

He didn't, apart from raising his head so I tried stroking him with my finger while holding it in that hand. No reaction apart from laying his head back down.

So I tried holding a paw in my free hand and isolated a nail between two fingers and touched it with the grinding end. Again, nothing so I gave it a brief tinkle round the tip and took off about a millimetre. Did the same on another and then stopped.

Will try a bit more later.

Really pleased at his relaxed attitude to it

That's what I did with Milly. . She wasn't having any of it with her front paws, but her back paws were fair game. I still need to take more off, but hey, still progress.

Good boy Jack.

 

[tabelmabel]

That's excellent news @Lurcherlad - aren't you glad now that you joined nail club

Great going for you too @LinznMilly - murph is better too with his back feet.

I'm focusing on keeping murph tangle free before he goes to the groomer on Wednesday. He is matting up on a daily basis atm. Really dont want him losing his lovely locks

 

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Managed to cut the hair around Honey's feet this afternoon I preparation for the grinder. Expected much more drama from my little diva, but apart from a look that said "WTF are you doing?" she didn't react.

I'm under no illusion that it'll be that easy with the grinder.

 

[tabelmabel]

Amazing news!!!!!!! You know how i have just been using a distraction technique with murph and he has been standing up not at all happy really (except when he had his nose in the beef)


Well. MAJOR ADVANCE FORWARD i had him lying in the game on position. And i have been able to tap the switched off grinder against his nail before, but he has always shot up when it switches on.


So today, i tapped it against murphs' nail on a FRONT paw 3 times, saying 'tap' each time. So tap, tap, tap.

Then i told him i was switching on, talked him through it (murph does respond well to a human voice telling him how well he is doing)


And then i swiched on to low speed and tapped 3 times and HE DIDNT MOVE AT ALL!!!!!

Can you even believe that???!!!!!!


And i did it again!

Just one nail and didnt take anything much off at all but i really think this is a huge breakthrough.

Once he believes it wont hurt, i think i will actually get him loving his nails done like he loves being combed and brushed.

Very, very optimistic about this now.

 

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Took some more off the nails off Milly's hind feet. I stopped when I caught her lick her lips out of the corner of my eye.

 

[Guest]

Today Elliot's decided he doesn't like the dremel Kenzie will let me sit next to her on the sofa and do little bits on hers provided the treats keep coming, but Elliot's totally not on board. I've started sitting on the floor with a pile of treats and the dremel turned on and treating him if he approaches, which he will do if he sees Kenzie getting all the treats! :Hilarious

 

[Sarah H]

Today Elliot's decided he doesn't like the dremel Kenzie will let me sit next to her on the sofa and do little bits on hers provided the treats keep coming, but Elliot's totally not on board. I've started sitting on the floor with a pile of treats and the dremel turned on and treating him if he approaches, which he will do if he sees Kenzie getting all the treats! :Hilarious

FOMO can definitely help in these situations!

 

[tabelmabel]

FOMO can definitely help in these situations!

It is definitely helping murph. He is showing off to tilly for definite so he gets more attention. He has seen me doing her calm training and he just wants to stay one step ahead. 2 dogs definitely helps!