Dog Nails

[fj40]

I thought I was done with dog problems when my beloved lab died last year but now my son (sconi) rescued a large bloodhound and brought him home. Big dog, great with the grandkids, etc. However, when it comes time to trim nails, he becomes a crocodile on steroids with the size to back it up. Looking for tips on how we should proceed.

 

[MathewsZman]

 

[deleted member]

Pay to have it done in the winter and run the shit out of him in the summer

 

[Whisky]

Timely thread. My dog goes to a groomer tomorrow for his nails and a bath. I think it's the second time in 13 years I've had his nails done. He is getting old so I don't run him much anymore especially in the winter.

 

[2400]

I thought I was done with dog problems when my beloved lab died last year but now my son (sconi) rescued a large bloodhound and brought him home. Big dog, great with the grandkids, etc. However, when it comes time to trim nails, he becomes a crocodile on steroids with the size to back it up. Looking for tips on how we should proceed.

Sounds like a great job for your son to figure out.

 

[LBrandt]

Have son place HIS HAND in dogs mouth preventing the dog from bitting your wife while she is triming nails. Crack a cold one from safe distance.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Rescue dog=mistreatment somehow, many to most times and I applaud your son. Maybe work slow just handle the paws without a clipper some but set it on the ground so they see it and reward good behavior with a treat of encouragement or kibble.

 

[zoops]

Oofda, makes me thankful for my big dumb lab that'll just take a good belly rub while you do it.

 

[luvcatchingbass]

Oofda, makes me thankful for my big dumb lab that'll just take a good belly rub while you do it.

Mine doesn't care for nail clips but we get by. I will have to try your belly rub idea as that might help.

 

[Up Y'oars]

I've done my dog's nails a number of times each year. It does work better when weather is cooperative and I sit out on the driveway with the Dremel (grinder wheel) and trim them up. My dog knows what is going on and just comes and lays down between my legs. He does it like this because he knows he's getting a treat as soon as we're finished. Same thing goes with baths, once we're finished he knows the Milkbones are out and he gets one as compensation.

Now, during the winter this sucks a bit because we're not outside and his nails are growing faster than the fur between his paw pads. I had to pull out the canine nail clippers last week just to get them downsized. The more you trim them the further back the dog's quick retreats back to the base of the nail. If you don't trim nails repeatedly their quick actually grows longer and the bleeding is more susceptible to occur.

Mother Nature surely isn't listening to the Farmer's Almanac prediction of our "mild" winter. El Nino isn't helping us out one bit!

 

[LBrandt]

El Nino turned into El F--fo

 

[Duckslayer100]

I have what I consider a pretty model dog in Remy, my first Wirehair. He's good around kids. Handles all strangers. Is chill at home and a machine in the field. Overall I couldn't ask for more.

But touch his feet and LOOK OUT. He HATES when people touch his feet. And it stems from when he was a puppy. The Vet we took him too trimmed his nails (after I told her not to because we'd just done it a few days prior) and wound up cutting THREE of his wicks in the process. He was bleeding everywhere and had a horrible experience.

Since then, you can't touch his feet.

So there may be some of that going on with your son's hound. Or he's just a prick. Either way, I'd take him to the vet and have them do it. That's what we do with Remy now.

 

[guywhofishes]

I have what I consider a pretty model dog in Remy, my first Wirehair. He's good around kids. Handles all strangers. Is chill at home and a machine in the field. Overall I couldn't ask for more.

But touch his feet and LOOK OUT. He HATES when people touch his feet. And it stems from when he was a puppy. The Vet we took him too trimmed his nails (after I told her not to because we'd just done it a few days prior) and wound up cutting THREE of his wicks in the process. He was bleeding everywhere and had a horrible experience.

Since then, you can't touch his feet.

So there may be some of that going on with your son's hound. Or he's just a prick. Either way, I'd take him to the vet and have them do it. That's what we do with Remy now.

feet are a canine's tools - damage the feet in the wild and they're done for

some dogs, while domesticated, still feel that way, even with zero bad experiences

 

[fireone]

One of mine needed a minor surgery and the vet ground the nails back while the dog was under. Better than clipping as the grinder sealed the quick from bleeding. This dog hates nail trimmers. My other dog doesn't mind at all. Long nails screw up their gait and are uncomfortable.