Alfie02 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hi all So just a curious question. If your dog has dark brown or black toe nails, how do you know how short to cut them without cutting the quick? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Check under the nail for a hollow or ditch. Cut above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Check under the nail for a hollow or ditch. Cut above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Check under the nail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfie02 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Share Posted April 20, 2011 wow, you learn something new everyday! Thanks for the replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabel964 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Cool, I was wondering as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washa Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Wow, thatnks for that. Check under the nail for a hollow or ditch. Cut above that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danois Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 And if it bleeds you know you've gone too far! When you're getting used to them it pays to keep a cake of soap or a small bowl of cornflour or stypic pencil handy otherwise the dog will follow you around the house when you're trying to find one of these and leave blood everywhere I always make sure the feet are clean i.e. no dirt under the nails before cutting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsrawesome Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Great always wanted to know!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lab_Rat Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I also trim my dogs nails outside in the sun....that way if they are the slightest bit transparent you can actually see the inside of the nail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rysup Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Also you can just take a snippet off, and do them more often. The quick will recede pretty fast. But once you have cut a few hundred you get a feel for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzy82 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I have wanted to know this for ages. Long nails are a pet peeve of mine, I hate seeing their nails sticking out. I always keep my puppy's nails really short, but my poodle x has black nails and is so fidgety when I try to cut them that I always end up not being able to cut as much as I want, plus I am really paranoid about cutting the quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Q Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 My sisters dogs got ridiculously long a while ago, they re all black and she had a couple of bad experiences and was terrified, so lots of training and small trims every few days and we've got them under control now. I got one of those cheap dremel type things which is pretty handy. I clip the nail and then run the other device over it in a few directions so its not sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chran Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I always keep my puppy's nails really short, but my poodle x has black nails and is so fidgety when I try to cut them that I always end up not being able to cut as much as I want, plus I am really paranoid about cutting the quick. Remember that they need nails for grip - no grip & they can ruin their paw pads. For me, the ideal is not touching the floor when standing up, but makes tickety tick sound when walking The exception is dew claws - these are cut as short as possible. Cutting the quick looks worse than it actually is. Yes there's a lot of blood but you can staunch it (styptic). Other than licking the nail, I've never seen a dog behaves differently when the quick's cut accidentally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I have, an old cocker spaniel of mine used to freak out about having her nails cut, after just one bad experience of the quick being caught (not badly) it took a lot of retraining to get her to allow me to trim her nails (even though it was her breeder who did it to her by accident) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniek Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I also trim my dogs nails outside in the sun....that way if they are the slightest bit transparent you can actually see the inside of the nail ;) Yep and/or shine a torch from the other side of the nail towards you IFYWIM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W Sibs Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I also trim my dogs nails outside in the sun....that way if they are the slightest bit transparent you can actually see the inside of the nail ;) Yep and/or shine a torch from the other side of the nail towards you IFYWIM I use to do that but I have a dog that fights me every single time I cut his nail now that it's quicker and easier to look/feel under his nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_inoz Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 my girl takes two people to trim. She wriggles way too much. For in between - I have used a good wood file and filed them back. She doesn't mind this at all, but clipping is much quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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