Nails

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

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.

[Maximus Ferret 2,055]

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.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

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.

[malc1 544]

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

[dan john 82]

I cut my dogs nail when they start to curl and dog has trouble walking

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

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

[strongbow1 257]

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.

[trigger2 3,100]

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.

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

I keep mine fairly short, was wondering what others thought about it, Ye I often cut 2mm into the quick gaz, lol

[Dame92 387]

How do you lads cope with black nails?

[steve2507 522]

My bitchs front 2 middle nails always grow quicker every 2 weeks I clip then and file the rest

[bird 9,587]

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 .

[scottish lurcher 185]

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 .

[low plains drifter 9,458]

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

[DEERMAN 1,016]

Every dogs foot is different ,exercise alone won't touch some dogs nails , once a week with tremmel ,little and often