Somewhereyournot 1,117 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 How many keep on top of them routinely? How many don't bother? What's too short n too long to you? Seen some dogs on here from time to time that look flat footed from terrible nails. I do mine as and when I can, I find no amount of road work wears mine completely back until I'm happy. I give it maybe 2mm past quick. Quote Link to post
Maximus Ferret 2,063 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I do them fairly regularly with pups, then once the dogs grown and fit, only if I notice them getting long. My lamping is mostly done on short grass in wettish, slippery fields so I like them on the long side. Dogs with naturally flat feet tend to wear them less and vise versa. 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 You regularly cut the nails past the quick? I haven't had to touch my pups yet. They just seen to stay short. But she's only 10 months so that could change. Brindle bitches grow like mad and no amount of road work keeps them short. I trim them at least weekly just to keep them down a bit. Quote Link to post
malc1 544 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I keep on top of all my dogs nails my sprocker has to be done every 3 or 4 weeks some grow fast some dont Quote Link to post
dan john 82 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I cut my dogs nail when they start to curl and dog has trouble walking Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 (edited) All dogs are individuals,...same as their owners... However,...I have found that keeping the nails, as short as possible,..is always benificial and seems to prevent collateral ligament damage,....etc,etc.... Edited November 8, 2015 by Phil Lloyd 2 Quote Link to post
strongbow1 257 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 my young bitch won't let me anywhere near hers when it comes to trimming them, I cut them to short when she was a pup and she not forgot, I have to take her groomers and they put her in a harness, costs me about a fiver. Quote Link to post
trigger2 3,110 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 i find that i only need to trim my dogs nails on the odd ocassion in the summer. if a dog is getting enough excercise then it should naturally keep there nails some where near right. 1 Quote Link to post
Somewhereyournot 1,117 Posted November 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 I keep mine fairly short, was wondering what others thought about it, Ye I often cut 2mm into the quick gaz, lol Quote Link to post
Dame92 387 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 How do you lads cope with black nails? Quote Link to post
steve2507 522 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 My bitchs front 2 middle nails always grow quicker every 2 weeks I clip then and file the rest Quote Link to post
bird 9,804 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 How do you lads cope with black nails? my dog Buck are all black, to be on the safe side , i only take bit off when i do them, say every 4 weeks , my dogs are good regards there nails they just stand there no prob, because when very young pups i used to just rub clipper over there nails at 1st. then b uild it up from there, meaning even though i am not cutting there nails say for 6 months till they grown, they got used to me touching there feet, and nother thing worth thinking about , if you go to close to the quick even with white nails ,once you hurt them they will (never forget) , so i always just take bit off every month . 1 Quote Link to post
scottish lurcher 185 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Never need to trim nails, but I keep dew claws as short as possible . As have seen a few torn due to be being a bit on the long side . Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,048 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 How do you lads cope with black nails? Nip the points off to start with, the quicks recede so just remove a small amount of nail about once a week until they are at the desired length, then it becomes an easy maintenance job, and can be kept in check with a file Quote Link to post
DEERMAN 1,018 Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 Every dogs foot is different ,exercise alone won't touch some dogs nails , once a week with tremmel ,little and often 2 Quote Link to post
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