So today I cut Daisy's nails. And if you looked at my arms, you would've thought I'd been self harming!

Seriously, she acts like it's torture.

I use nail clippers what we would use for our nails - which work fine, it's just she tries to pull away and Im worried it'll hurt her.

So how do you all cut your chi's nails? What works best for you, in positioning them and getting them to hold still?

Eventually I had to get my mum to restrain her and I clipped them.

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I use guillotine clippers, a lot of people say they are no good, but personally I find them much easier to handle.
I normally position them on their back with their head on my belly, hold their paws and clip them. They do wiggle but they get better at it each time.
I never cut Chanel's nails though, the groomer does that because she is black and I can't see the quick on her nails so I am scared.
But with Prada and Gucci I have no problems

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If you want the best seat in the house, you've got to move the Chihuahuas!

I use a dremel grinder once a week. Works great. No worries about cutting into the quick.

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"Having heard all of this, you may choose to look the other way.....
but you can never say again that you did not know." William Wilberforce 1759-1833

I got a dremel Amberleah was scared to death, so I gave it to my daughter, I just cut Amberleah nails yesterday, I have to have my husband hold her while I cut, she also thinks I am killing her, each nail I gave her her favorite treat helped a little then after I gave her treat.

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We have been looking at Nail Clippers for Jaxx. We usually just take him to a groomer but my boyfriend pointed out that for the price we pay for his nails clipped we could get some of the more expensive clippers that are supposed to help make sure you do not hit the quick and they be paid for within 2 or 3 times of going to the groomer.

At the groomer we always have him ground instead of clipped.

I like the option that they ground them so it is not sharp. Is your dogs afraid of the Dremmel? Are they hard to use and is it easy to know how far down to grind?

My boyfriend suggested maybe getting his nails done and then buying a Dremmel and keeping them up dated on what the groomer had done. That way we know how short to keep them.

try just clipping one nail a day for a few months. make it a happy time with lots of love
and maybe a treat afterward. eventually they get used to it

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"My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet." - Edith Wharton

Next time you go to the groomer, ask them to show you how to do it. Most are happy to show you how to do it.

No, Brody is not afraid of the grinder. It's really not hard once you get them used to it. It is quick and easy and I'd never go back to clipping. If you get close to the vein, they will pull their foot back and then you just go to the next nail. And no, I've never quicked a dog using a grinder but unfortunately I have using a clipper. That's awful. Painful for the dog too. I just find using a grinder the best way to go. And Brody has jet black nails. You learn how far to go.

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"Having heard all of this, you may choose to look the other way.....
but you can never say again that you did not know." William Wilberforce 1759-1833

I use human nail clippers. Works fine. I would suggest trying different things to see what works best for you and your baby. I hold mine on their back in my lap, and clip away. They don't like it, but they sit still for it. : )

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