Being an owner of a pet dog, you all must know about the complications involved with having a pet who has overgrown nails. If you are someone who keeps forgetting to cut off your pet dog's nails, then over time, the nails become overgrown which can lead to your dog having severe tendon injuries and sometimes even deformed feet.
See how much trouble can be caused by a simple neglected action. Therefore, every dog owner must be habitual of trimming your pet dog's nails so they don't end up causing several health issues that can be very painful and uncomfortable for your dear dog.
3 Step Guide to Cut Long Dog Nails
We have come up with an easy to follow 3 step guide on how to cut dog nails that are too long to trim with some normal trimming devices.
Step 1: Ease Off Your Dog
If your dog acts all jumpy and disoriented whenever you try to cut its nails, then you should change your way of doing things. It's in their animal nature to hate having their nails cut and trimmed. Therefore, you should first try calming your dog down. Ease your pet dog first and help it to overcome its fears.
Accustom your dog with the nail clippers or nail grinder whatever you want to use. Let your dog sniff and investigate the device so it can stop being afraid of it. The more your dog will feel at ease, the more it will be easy for you to trim its nails. Be patient and don't try to hurry things.
Step 2: Get Your Dog Ready!
You can teach your dog to behave when trimming overgrown dog’s nails. Trimming becomes 10 times easier when your dog is relaxed and feeling comfortable. It also helps you to not be distracted instead focus and get a firm hold of your pet dog.
Try holding your pup in your lap or somewhere near you, from where you can have a good look of its nails. This will help you to see what you're doing. You can try squeezing your dog's paw a little and lift its toes to separate the nails that need trimming.
Step 3: Choose the Right Tool
The next logical step would be to choose the right type of tool that is effective in trimming overgrown dog's nails. I recommend using a nail grinder because it is easy to use. Nail grinders are effective as they provide a quick and effective way to trim your dog's overgrown nails.
Overgrown nails often become a cause of scars and scratches. Your pet can hurt himself if you don't get rid of his big nails. If the nail is very long, you can try to trim it little by little. This will help you in providing more accuracy. Also this way, you will not hurt your pet.
Conclusion
Once you have successfully trimmed the overgrown nasty nails of your dog, make sure to make a regular pattern of cutting them to avoid being in the same situation again.
