Cutting dog toenails too short...Oh Boy!

[@jeffwilliams9086]

The most useful video I’ve seen yet on nail trimming, thank you!!!

[@ssrobi1]

Best info on nails I've found! Thank you!!!

[@PetPrepper]

Thank you. More videos to come

[@leanneellison77]

Thankyou so much. I have watched hundreds of video's on cutting dogs nails and not one person explained about looking for the quick underneath the nail.My labs had a bad experience and wouldn't let anyone cut their nails. I've always been doing in from the front and not tipping the paw back like that and it was impossible. The nails were really really long and I was taking a millimeter off every week. UNTIL TODAY. I've watched your video and done it exactly like you did and my dogs now have lovely short nails all done in 5 minutes.I was so scared of cutting the quick before but by looking underneath I just kept cutting with confidence until I saw the small black circle.I can't tell you how grateful I am and so is my dogs. Because they had a confides relaxed mum, they were relaxed too. AMAZING VIDEO AND LADY. THANKYOU.

[@PetPrepper]

Your comment made me smile from ear to ear because I could feel your excitement through what you were typing, thank you so much. I needed a smile today. I am very happy for you.

[@bestashok]

Here's how I do it? I clip the OUTER PART of the nails bit by bit. I ensure that the mid part of the nails protudes. It shows me the QUICK. I exactly now know how much of the nail I can cut. It will look Ugly but since I clip the nail really bity by bit, I always get to see the QUICK. PLUS I touch the nail in the mid part to see if it's soft after every clip. Moment I feel the mid part of nail is soft, I stop. This technique is like cutting away at the pencil using a blade without touching the lead. Get it.

[@sobhagrana]

Thank you so much for the video. Of all the videos, yours is the only one that helped me understand how to do it properly, both visually and with step by step explanation. 🙏

[@michelleruggiero-barbier4510]

Same! She explained it all-others I’ve seen just show what for me was “the obvious “ I needed MORE and learned on her other video that I wasn’t cutting enough off which was of course NOT helping shorten too long nails!

[@jennyadams3117]

I just used your video to help guide me in trimming my 16 year old toy poodle's nails. They get trimmed when she goes to the groomer, but since her fur is really curly, I can usually put off going to only about 3 times a year. I noticed lately that her nails have grown really long, but I was so scared to cut them myself. I used to when she was a puppy, but I cut one nail too short once and she yelped and I freaked out... needless to say I haven't attempted to try again for the last 14ish years. Tonight she just layed very calm and I made sure I didn't allow her to pull away. We did just fine and her nails are much shorter. I'm sure I could have trimmed even more, but this was a good and positive first re-attempt for both of us, so I left well enough alone. I think I will come back tomorrow and file them as well. Thank you for your video and the confidence I needed to give it a go... even after all these years!

[@PetPrepper]

Thank you so much for this comment, I needed a positive comment and am so glad you were able to have a good experience. Also good luck tomorrow as well

[@k.winger8383]

I recently adopted a 12-year-old collie-sized dog and her nails are longer than they should be. So, I just finished watching about 10 different videos that all said they were showing how to trim nails. Thank God I finally found yours. It's the only one that really taught me anything. Now that I know exactly what to look for I'm confident that I'll have her walking more comfortably very soon. Great job! Thanks.

[@PetPrepper]

I am so glad this video helped, and thank you for the nice comment

[@k.winger8383]

I just finished clipping all 10 nails far shorter than I ever would have before without seeing a drop of blood. Happy dog, happy me! Thanks again

[@lilypoppy1962]

My dogs about to turn 7 and I still don’t know how to clip them. I witnessed someone cut another dogs nails and the dog started bleeding everywhere and crying. After witnessing that when I was 10 years old to this day as an adult I’m scared of cutting nails. I clip just the part that I’m 100 sure the super white part. I’m too scared. But his nails seem so long and make noise when he runs so I feel they should be shorter but I’m scared to cut him. So if I’m not very sure I leave it alone. Idk.

[@gyrlgeorge]

This was the most helpful, informative, and detailed VISUAL demonstration on dog nail clipping I’ve ever seen. And now I FINALLY GET IT! I no longer dread and procrastinate the most hated chore in our household. 🤣 THANK YOU! PS Subscribed!

[@nsjak4ever0413]

Thank you so much for filming up close like this. I'm a visual learner so its easier to see. Other peoples videos describe but they never get up close like that to show the quick.... Now if only my dog was a calm as this when I cut his nails 😏

[@rabbitslippers]

I really appreciate you doing such a detailed video and getting up close pictures in the video so that we can tell when you’re getting close to the quick. I have a very large dog with black nails and I’m scared to death to trim them but I’ve been looking through videos that I’ve been very helpful and have been helping me build my confidence. Thank you so much!

[@lillygordon9121]

Excellent demonstration. Thank you!

[@rozeerustic5477]

You gave the best instruction ever! I had no idea of what to look for inside my fur babies paws. I've subscribed.

[@pyropixie]

Some of these comments are very ignorant. I'd rather have a slightly quicked nail, than deformed paw joints, arthritis, and any other issues that stem from overgrown nails. Anyone not in agreement needs to Google digitigrades, because that's what dogs are, and it is important to their overall health to have good posture via short nails. This video is probably one of the best I've seen that explains the process, and you really do show compassion with your demonstration.

[@gangstamum]

You have the most informative and easy to follow videos on dog nail trimming. (Pedi-Paws..lol) Thankyou for taking the stress out of it, for both me and my dogs.

[@TheMohawk102]

So glad i found your page , i have a 10 pound yorkie and i take her to the groomer to have her nails trimmed . I never really saw nail cutting on a dog . but your video was very informative . thank you and daisy say's thank you to .....

[@rabbitslippers]

I also recently saw a video where a gentleman took his cell phone flashlight and latest phone down so that the flash light shined up towards the ceiling and then he held his dogs paw over the light and could clearly see where the quick ended! It was amazing!

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

Lol! My dog looks similar AND has the same cooperation! He's so chill....perfect dog. Thanks for this video.

[@lovemysammyboy]

{{{{Ké SiNGS}}}} Do you have any idea how lucky you are? My dog will sit calmly while I groom him but will fight me tooth and nail...literally lol...he will bite me and he is the gentlest dog otherwise.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

@@lovemysammyboy Lol! He is a sweet, sweet dog, thats for sure! But he was dumped on the side of the highway in a garbage bag so I think he is grateful that he's got a good home and has love. He's super docile when it comes to bathing and cleaning.

[@michelleruggiero-barbier4510]

Great video! Thank you!

[@brookiebrooke5299]

Thanks so much!! This helped me a lot!! You make the best and informal videos ever!!

[@PetPrepper]

Thank you so much, I get of "shut up and get to the point" comments, but there is a lot of stuff I need to explain before I demonstrate, so I appreciate this comment more than you know

[@brookiebrooke5299]

No , Thank you!! You have taught me so much and I can't wait for more videos from you!! My dog's nails are looking better than ever, by the way! Thanks so much!!

[@PetPrepper]

That is awesome, I am glad I can help

[@bctruck]

I know its time to trim my dogs nails when I can hear them clicking down the hall.

[@PetPrepper]

Me too, groomers are the worst, have you ever watched one of my videos? There are always dog nails clicking on the floor lol

[@akdaydream53]

Thank you for another great video. I'm learning a lot from you.

[@PetPrepper]

Thank you so very much!

[@BillGoudy]

Man, you make that look easy!!! ;-)

[@PetPrepper]

It is easy if you are one of my students!

[@JRCHomesteadTexas]

Thanks Pet for the video. I'm having to trim our polydactyl cats about every two months. Just trimming the extra toes nail that they can't retract. Our male kitty has one claw that's on a very little toe and it tries to grow back into his pad. So far they are very tolerant of the trimming.

[@PetPrepper]

You are welcome, and I am so glad your cats tolerate it, cat bites are not good!

[@MrMakeStuff]

Excellent job

[@MiaMore.]

Could the nails be breaking like that because you were maybe coming from a side angle as opposed to vertically with the nail? I find holding the clippers vertical to the nail eliminates the issue with the nail crumbling.

[@she_sings_delightful_things]

I think you're correct, I think she was supposed to cut the nail at a different angle.

[@ljhm6816]

Are you still making videos?

[@PetPrepper]

Oh boy, I haven't in a few years, but have the itch, why?

[@lovemysammyboy]

How can I do this when I am flinching with every clip? I really want to be able to do it myself. How can I learn to not react? Can I achieve the same results with a pet Dremel?

[@AurelienCarnoy]

0:28 Don't pull the bent leg toward you. It is a painful arm lock. Thank you for your courage.

[@NormanMcGregor]

Cool Job! Well done Pet!

[@PetPrepper]

Thanks Norm

[@mirelamusic3812]

When she cut it too short it gave me anxiety 😅

[@PetPrepper]

Then don't watch. This is a video to teach people that want to learn

[@interdimensionalsteve8172]

@Hollows NH You're an idiot. She barely hit the quick in a demonstration on how to trim nails... because she did this, she then titled the video about hitting the quick. You think she did that intentional for the video? Sigh.

[@kyliedunstan2911]

River looks so similiar to my boy! It's uncanny! What breed/s is he?

[@jimforjzs777]

good job. great video

[@jolfer1334]

Where r u from? I would say either Canada or mine

[@wyattoneable]

He took that well. One can tell you know what your doing. As if there was any question at all. :)

[@PetPrepper]

For the love, so will yours! Just don't react. If you hit or don't hit a nerve, there is no reason to panic! Dude you are doing a good thing by cutting to the quick. Listen to me! I am going to be flying with a pilot who I don't know in 2 days. I want to trust him/her, but if it were you, I would not even question it and when they say "sit tight" I will lose my mind. If I heard your voice over the speaker saying so, I would believe it. Believe me and listen to me. Could you fly me to AZ on Tue? lol

[@wyattoneable]

If you ever get to fly with me you'll never go back to an airline! Not because I'm all that special but the plane I fly is. Pure luxury and convenience. No TSA, no lines, no hassles. You show up to the plane and your crew is waiting to spoil you at every cost. Catering, wine, beer, anything you want is available at your finger tips. And talk about leg room! How does unlimited sound. LOL

[@PetPrepper]

OMG, I am going to try not thinking about this as I am sitting balls deep in a strangers lap on Tue! lol

[@wyattoneable]

LOL You'll be fine and that stranger is a lucky man!

[@PetPrepper]

It is going to be a women who smells bad, coughs and eats a Sun Country airline cheese burger

[@gloriap6168]

What about the nail on the inside? I forgot what it's called 🙁 sorry

[@PetPrepper]

Cut it the same, It is just a matter of how you move the nail

[@gloriap6168]

Dew claw, I think its called, thank you!

[@shanarablue339]

We call them the slip claw, not sure if that's right or just my grans way , God bless her.

[@k.7.l.m]

For me I make sure my dog is relax and the best position would be lying down side way or tummy face up. Standing up to trim the back legs would be a challenge. It takes an expert to clip quick and precisely. Kudos to this dog owner.

[@kurgan322]

Not my favorite job. Once again, you make it look easy!

[@PetPrepper]

Still to this day after doing at least a million nails, not my favorite job. Practice and watch my videos, I make it simple, just like you did with the pigs. Ohhhhh, I hope to be bugging you again soon, might be moving into a place where Sweet Baby and I can get pigs again!!!!

[@kurgan322]

That's great! I hope it works out, you know I don't mind.

[@AZFarms]

Thanks for the video! :)

[@someoneyouknow525]

I just can't get rid of that heart pounding feeling I get! Even watching you do it gave me anxiety. 😬 Doesn't help that every time I get even semi-close to the quick, my dog yipes loudly like I'm murdering her lol (And yes, I'm using sharp, high rated clippers) Thanks for the tips! It's so frustrating to not be able to do something that seems so simple. I'm going to try doing multiple cuts per nail slowly like you do instead of one big, fast clip per nail to get it over with.

[@RJ_S_182]

I have two Pekingese and nails are a constant issue... The pet groomer that trimmed them must have really hurt them because the shiver when i bring a clipper close to them.. I have now resorted to filing down the nails instead of clipping... They still don't like it but at least i can get the nails shorter... So i file them down until i see the round part in the middle, but as soon as i get there , the start pulling away... its as if its very sensitive for them... im trying to get the kwik back , but its a mission....

[@pantherGuenhwyvar]

Our dog does not like it but she allows my husband to do it and he is good at it but the nails always bleed and he trims just a little..why do they bleed always? Do we need to do it more often or? Also, does it hurt the dog a lot when they bleed? We use chicken as a treat to show her it is a good experience.. can you also tell me is it better to cut them more once even if they bleed or no? Since we cut them but I can still hear her when she is walking ..I am confused 😭

[@AnaDireita]

But is it supposed to bleed?

[@PetPrepper]

Not really sure what you are looking for here. In order to properly clip a pets nails you need to get down to and expose the quick, once in a while you cut into the quick and I am simply making a video showing people how to deal with it and how to react to try keep their pets calm and not having PDSD. I hope that helped

[@mmpoggs2033]

No not at all just determined to take too much off :-/ I wouldnt take my dog there!

[@PetPrepper]

All I can say is that your dog will end up with over grown nails. Every single nail will pain him/her every single day and their toes can end up crippled. Too determined? Or have seen owners that think like you for the past 27 years? More power to you.

[@shanarablue339]

I just hate seeing dogs legs pulled up, but that's just me, I've always had good enough dogs ( so far) that they've just lay down as part of their grooming and got their nails done that way, I would have thought she would have mentioned if you have a larger breed , small too actually if they are overly long support the toe , the chunkier the nail the more so, my boy has chunky toes he's not keen on his feet done but let's me, if I don't support his toe he feels it more, plus he has a few toes that aren't very straight , he will pull his foot back of I don't position it right. Never take too much off at one clip , it's better to take smaller bits off until your at the quick . His mum hated her nails done after the vet made her bleed on every foot, she had arthritis too you had to take care . One of the better videos I've seen though .

[@PetPrepper]

Their anatomy lets you lift their legs certain directions and not others. If you are trained correctly lifting their legs does not hurt them at all

[@actuallytyler8262]

all your links don't work?

[@connierose311]

Thank you

[@shannonlandis5224]

I find it hard to trust someone who hits the vein on the first one she shows us! Poor dog!

[@PetPrepper]

I clip at least 600 toe nails a week and very rarely hit the quick, I posted this video to show what to do in case people actually do clip the quick, if you have a problem with that, I am perfectly OK with it, but it has and will help many people gain the courage to clip their pets nails at home.

[@aprojectcalledlife998]

Ben Williams did the dog Yelp? Obviously he/she want in distress.

[@bitterteeth1665]

Groomers can hit the vein on accident. No one is perfect

[@Yorkieapsa]

I wish I lived close to you I would love to take your grooming classes you are a great teacher.

[@PetPrepper]

Ahhh, thank you, I will eventually be giving online classes

[@liviameany7739]

“i use a q-tip because the kwik stop really messes up your fingers” -the woman who just cut a dogs nail, which is like a finger to cats/dogs too short for educational purposes

[@terryglazier4677]

Why is she hurting the dog by cutting into the quick when she is showing us how to not cut into it and not make the dog have pain I thought..

[@kathleenm6715]

Terry Glazier it happens and it’s normal. It’s not gonna kill the dog. As you can see the dogs nails are black and it’s very difficult to know how far the quick is. You’re sorta just guessing where it is.

[@morganwiddison]

I was expecting this huge gush of blood, dog's life source draining out completely in two minutes, dog screaming and thrashing from pain amd the groomer screaming OH NO GET THE KWIK STICK THIS DOGS GUNNA DIE. Im really glad it didn't go like that. :)

[@patriciawolfe8983]

she saw she was close to the quick so she cuts again and it bleeds. ????? nails are done perfectly. are you kidding? ick. not coming back to watch this mess.

[@audrawelsh8467]

Interesting fact about the protein! But I also think it’s because the nails are way too long, and because of it unhealthy

[@ax7236]

If you cut to short the nails bleed and the dogs or animal can die because of blood lose

[@rexmeh7484]

Count all the times she has said white and chalkey

[@judyweikumbenson199]

Why are you going all the way to make the nails PERFECT? It's a good thing you have a dog that is used to having the quick cut!

[@paulettebarrow9791]

WHAT THE HELL POOR DOG

[@joescheller6680]

you are cuting too much off wait a week and trim them again.

[@mmpoggs2033]

i thought you were snip happy slow down no empathy! poor little dog

[@anitraduke3616]

GC DATA SYNC Does it hurt you to have your nails cliped? Why would you think it hurt a dog. It is the exact samething. The only thing that may have hurt was when she hit the quick enough to bring blood.

[@MiaMore.]

@@anitraduke3616 it actually does hurt if your nail is clipped or breaks too short even when it doesn't necessarily bleed and it's sore for a few days. That's basically what it feels like when you cut into the quick.

[@anitraduke3616]

@@MiaMore. Umm Hello? Did I not say that cut to the quick is painful????? Umm yes, I most certainly did!! If you have ever done a dog's nails. You would know that for the dog being clipped. Quickly if you can see the vain. Dog's don't like to have their feet restrained. When I do my 7 poddles nails, I go as quickly as I can, but I'm not standing there every day all day clipping dog's. If I'm not 100% sure were the vain is I will just file them. To NOT keeping your dogs short enough causes much more pain! A dog walks on it's feet. Which means that if you don't get them short enough the dog isn't walking on their pad, like God intended. They are are walking on their nails. That means that that their nail is being shoved INTO the quick of the nail and the into the pads. Have you ever had something shove your nails into the quick of your fingers or toes??? Then have you have had to walk and run over and over. That crap HURTS. Oh and much like older adults that aren't able to clip their own toenails. The nail will end up twisting, turning, and digging the pade of their toes. That is exactly what they will do. Since a lot of people won't cut their dogs nails it is important to have them clipped by a groomer or vet's is so important to keep that from happening.

[@MiaMore.]

@@anitraduke3616 "Umm Hello?" to you because your response did not make any sense in correlation to mine. You were talkin about clipping a nail to a point where bleeds and hurts and what I'm saying is that even if it's not bleeding when you cut too low it still hurts the dog just like it hurts a human when you cut too low on your nail even when it does not bleed. I have been a dog owner along with many different pets my entire life and am very familiar with clipping many species' nails from K9 to Avian. I am more than aware of the importance of keeping your dog's nails groomed and I've always done it myself since being very young and never had to go to a vet nor a groomer to have it done but thank you for your rant.

[@anitraduke3616]

@@MiaMore.Sweetie if you think that was a rant, you don't know what one is. I'm sure that you have clipped as many dog's as this professional has. I have clipped nails of a lot of different animals, Adults, Seniors, children, baby's, preemies, and Micro Preemies. You have to do with what is needed quickly and confidently. Do accidents happen sometimes absolutely. But it isn't the norm, and it has to be done. Have a blessed day!

[@jesusleyva5139]

Damn u fucked up poor dog