My almost 7 month old puppy, Riley, HATES getting his nails cut! Today I broke down & put a muzzle on him. I was able to get almost all of his nails cut. Although I'm completely exhausted now, I do feel a sense of accomplishment. I was ready to take him to a groomer, which I've done before.
I've had almost 30 foster dogs & have never had a problem doing nails before. Riley squirms, shrieks & nips at the clipper. Today he started nipping at me, hence the muzzle. Safety first! He eventually just gave up, laid on the floor & let me clip away.
The past month I've been clipping 1 or 2 nails at a time in hopes of "getting him used to it." No such luck!
Riley is happily devouring a Busy Bone in his kennel now (with shorter nails).
My Mom and Dad have one dog that squeals and bucks...it takes 3 people to hold her down to get nails cut. The other 2 dogs are fine with it and just lay there nicely.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to meet Riley...haven't met him yet. We have to get together for our scary movie soon! Miss you...you are a good friend. So glad to see you started a blog! I'll link your blog to mine and follow.
all i have to say about the matter is make sure you do his anal glands before hand! lmao
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