Do you cut your own dog's nails?

[chelle]

Just curious! Nails are such a pain. I can do my oldest dog's easily, she just lays there.... my middle dog is a PAIN... and Bailey is somewhere in between. He requires many treats, but I can get the job done.

Just wondering how many of you do your dogs' nails yourself or have the vet or groomer or Petco or whatever! do them.

First time doing a poll, hope this works....

[jocoyn]

Dont see a poll

I cut my own. The vet would not cut close enough and I have seen too many groomers just quick a dog and move on.

[PaddyD]

Just switched to the vet because they cut them shorter than I do.... without cutting the quick. $9 is a bargain.

[KZoppa]

I do the majority of the time but i'd rather someone else do it. I usually have to do a couple passes before i feel comfortable i got close enough to not hit the quick but also cut the nails short enough to not clickity clack on the floor. If i dont feel like doing it, i'll take them to Petco and have them do it. I've finally reached the point i dont have to physically sit on Shasta anymore to keep her still lol. Riley just deals with it. Shasta still wiggles a bit but she's gotten a lot better about it.

[RocketDog]

I use the pedi paw dremmel. Did it with my lab, and started with Rocket at 11 weeks. He just acts bored lol. I love it!

[onyx'girl]

Didn't vote....with two of my dogs, I trim their nails(one fights me but I deal with it and one puts her paws in my palm for her mani-pedi and foot fluff trims)
The other of the three dogs fights~hates feet touched and I can't do it on my own, because he is big and agile.
So he does go to a groomer once a month so they can get a work out. They have his butt in a corner while one holds and one dremels. The holder is always red-faced and out of breath when they bring him back to me a few minutes later. He howls and wails the whole time.

He's fine when they are done dremmeling/gives the groomer kisses as soon as she takes off the muzzle, but what a drama queen during it. I pick my battles with him and nail trims aren't worth a fight.

[chelle]

I'm lucky in that two of the dogs have white nails and you can very easily see the quick. Gives me more confidence. My oldest dog has some dark nails and I once cut the quick and hurt her. She hated doing nails for some time after that... poor girl, dumb owner. We're back on good terms now.

[selzer]

nails are no big deal for me. Usually I take the clippers out there and do everyone. I sometimes nick someone. There are never any repercussions.

[vicky2200]

I cut Ditto and Daisy's. If I slack and I am in the vet I get them cut. Dakota's are so thick I can't do them very well. I can do the very tips, so I do. But to get them clipped properly, we do it while he is at the vet. We don;t take them to a groomer.

[Cassidy's Mom]

I dremel while my husband feeds treats. Keefer is more cooperative than Halo is, he'd probably hold still while I do his nails if he just got love and attention - not that he minds the treats! Halo is squirmier and a bit of a diva so she usually decides she's done before she really IS done. Fortunately, her nails don't grow nearly as fast as his so I don't need to spend as much time on her.