Doggie Desensitization: How To Introduce A Dremel (And Other Processes) To A Dog

My 2 step method for not only desensitizing dogs, but also understanding the desensitization process. Desensitization can be used to help acclimate your dog to all kinds of potentially difficult processes, including (but not limited to) nail clipping, nail dremeling, fur brushing, veterinary inspections, and administering meds. Since every dog differs so much, these steps are meant to help you design your own process for your individual dog and situation.
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TIMESTAMPS
0:18 A note about desensitizing puppies
1:10 Step 1 of my process for desensitizing a dog
5:20 Step 2 of my process for desensitizing a dog
5:56 Your general goal
6:41 Summary
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[@Shad0wSmurf]

I've looked for good dremel tips and tricks, and information in general for years. finally found your channel . Thank you

[@TLC936]

I’ve been working with my dog since she was 3 months. I got her used to me touching her paws first so she wouldn’t be anxiety ridden by that. Just massaging them, look at the nails but don’t clip, so they learn that type of behavior is “normal” and there’s nothing to be afraid of. While you’re cuddling/petting, just grab a paw or start by petting their legs and work your way down to the paw. I had to start with petting the inside of her front legs with 1 finger when I first got her because she was too afraid. Then I got her used to the smell, sight, and sound of the hair clippers. When she was ok with that, I touched the handle of the running clippers to her side so she could understand that the vibrations weren’t going to hurt her either. And she’s done very well with that, even allowing me to clip the hair between her toes/pads, ears, and her lips (clean lips on cockapoos can be tricky). Next we will be working towards the dremel type of tools. Right now she lays flat on her back/side and allows me to clip the nails and use a regular nail file. She sleeps most of the time while I’m working. Also, my mom had a dog that was very panicky about his nails being clipped, but the groomer she went to found that if she let him eat the mail clippings, he relaxed. Treats didn’t work for some reason but that did. 🤔 I understand in a professional setting this probably wouldn’t work because you only have the dog for so long.

[@ameliamurphy8416]

This is great info on dog behavior. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@janmueller1588]

Excellent information! Thank you for all your great videos. I'm going to start the desensitization to the Dremel right now. I do not anticipate any problems, but will let you know if there are any. Keep up the good work and thanks again.😊

[@kaylaanderson2699]

You are brilliant! You are on point with putting the dog first and looking at it from a pain tolerance, emotional or physical or both, and applying problem solving for the handler using baby steps! And the fact that you listened that much to your clients ( the dogs) that you learned this through experience. You would make a great animal behaviorist and low stress handler. If you haven't already, look up Karen Pryor and Dr. Sophia Yin.

[@GoodDogGrooming]

Thank you! I have seen some of Dr. Yin’s stuff, but I don’t think I’m familiar with Karen Pryor. I’ll check her out! You are awesome to say such nice things 🐶

[@mydyisgod]

Great advice and thanks for sharing.

[@joette4677]

Awesome information, Thank you so much

[@Utubeuser000]

Thank you so much for putting this invaluable information out! My dog is adopted and she's got really long nails. On top of that, her nails are completely dark, so I'm always afraid of hitting her quick while trimming. I've kind developed my own desensitisation routine with her, but I'm sure we'll have a much more significant progress by adding your great tips! Thank you!

[@GoodDogGrooming]

You’re more than welcome. Thanks for watching! 🐶🦴💕

[@jeffwilliams9086]

Love your videos, thank you!

[@GoodDogGrooming]

Thanks for watching! 🐶

[@Siobhan146]

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[@dtchouros]

I would love to acclimate my new puppy to the dremel. She has a somewhat unique situation and was wondering if you could advise given your grooming experience with different dogs. She is an 11 week old rough collie. She is insanely intelligent. She also fears nothing….and I am not kidding. We have found nothing that she wants to do or that happens that slows her down or gives her reason to pause. That being said she is quite hyper and headstrong. In her mind, she is the star of the show and everyone can move out of her way. She also is a little (lot) ocd with biting everything. When I have clipped her nails, she had zero fear but wiggled and got a little crazy because she had to stay in one spot that long. Do I wait to introduce it until she has matured some? She learns very quickly. In days she has nailed about 12 commands and has the best recall of any dog I have ever worked with. I haven’t worked on stay or long focus because we are making training just fun at this stage and it has been very successful. Will waiting make it harder to introduce later? Maybe do one nail a day or so? Help. P.S. Love your video instruction style!

[@GoodDogGrooming]

Thanks for watching! I’m not a professional trainer but based on my experience it’s never too “early”… but it’s very important that the sessions be positive. So at that age I often go for shorter sessions but slightly more frequent. (yes sometimes just 1 nail per session) It’s way easier to control the “mood” of the session by keeping it short. You’ll start to learn what your dog can handle. Here’s a video that I made to demonstrate how resistant puppies can be. It’s very normal for them to be wiggly and whiny because having their feet held and hearing the clipping and dremeling sounds is just a lot of new kinda foreign stuff. Watch this vid to see how I personally don’t push a pup any farther than I have to. Perfect nails aren’t the goal in the beginning! Here’s the vid: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn-8c56hhaedgKM

[@annmeacham5643]

I was really disappointed that you chose white lettering on the colors because your panic was completely illegible. Might as well not have bothered. Green good, orange not so good, red bad. You didn’t give any specifics on recognizing where a dog might be on that panic scale. My dog hates having his feet touched at all, let alone trimmed. I’ve managed over time to be allowed to trim one or two nails at a session. So his nails are chronically long, as is his quick. I’ve never nicked his quick so it happened before he rescued me. He’s super reactive to machine noises so I’m discouraged.