My vet showed me how to clip Jasmine's nails too, but I am so afraid of cutting to far and into the quick. Having her nails trimmed is Jasmine's all time "unfavorite" thing, and she squirms so much, I wait until my granddaughter is here, and I hold her while she trims the nails. Yeah, I know - I'm chicken. LOL But I keep telling my granddaughter - "oh, you do so much better job than me" LOL