The nail trim can be a very traumatic experience, especially if they were done improperly as youngsters. The quick or vein in the toenail has nerve endings which causes pain if cut. If your pet’s nails have ever been cut too short or blood was drawn and there was pain, they will always remember. One of the wonderful and amazing aspects of our animal companions is one of forgiveness.
We have turned around a lot of dogs who have been terrified of having their nails trimmed. We have been able to trim nails on dogs who have had to be muzzled and/or sedated in the past, and with loving words and gentle restraint (no muzzles) we were quite successful. In fact we did regular nail trims on a little Chihuahua named Pebbles who just couldn’t wait for us to take her from daddy to get her nails done!
We have turned around a lot of dogs who have been terrified of having their nails trimmed. We have been able to trim nails on dogs who have had to be muzzled and/or sedated in the past, and with loving words and gentle restraint (no muzzles) we were quite successful. In fact we did regular nail trims on a little Chihuahua named Pebbles who just couldn’t wait for us to take her from daddy to get her nails done!
