How To Clip Dog's Back Nails - Professional Dog Training Tips

In this video, you will learn how to clip a dog's back nails. This is often a much more challenging process than clipping the front nails. For this video, we called on the experts. Joanna from Yellow Dog Grooming stopped by to talk about some of the really important tips for making your dog more comfortable with the nail clipping process. She will show you how to trim your dog's back nails with a few tips for keeping your dog in one position. As well as talking about the best way to position your dog's foot so you can easily assess and clip those difficult back nails.
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[@McCannDogs]

Tons of great information from recording this video with Joanna, so I have to say a big thank you to her and everyone at Yellow Dog Grooming! If you're looking for even more nail clipping tips, then be sure to check out this playlist: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJTNdpuonql9pZI Thanks for watching! ~Ken

[@goldenhearts8822]

Sweet! Thanks for this! Joanna is awesome...not separating the toes is a great reminder.

[@McCannDogs]

So glad you found it helpful, Golden Hearts! Thanks for watching! ~Ken

[@KM-px8cs]

Note on dewclaws - they DO touch the ground but during running, so don't think the dog doesn't need them! They prevent painful torsion of the legs that can cause them pain (that they won't reveal to you due to their instinctive nature) their entire lives and arthritis later on, and the dews also aid in balance.

[@pammilles9671]

Great information! So helpful

[@Gagzy4you]

Thank you so much for the video.. It's really helpful.. But can you please make a video on how to trim the black nails.. I have a German Shepherd and its hard to trim her nails as her wick isn't visible.. Plzzzzz help me with how to trim her nails.

[@barbfroede1343]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@McCannDogs]

I found it helpful too, Barb! Thank you for watching! ~Ken

[@steffipavitti]

Thank you, I like the spoon idea 😊 could you think about doing a video on sleeping dogs, ie should you just leave them be, how to wake or move a sleeping dog without the growling as sometimes they fall asleep in the wrong place (my four month old puppy does and dislikes being moved). Many thanks again 😁

[@emily.thatsit7281]

Any tips for dogs who are terrified to get their nails cut? Our groomer can’t even cut one of my dogs nails sometimes because he freaks out so bad. I have a pug and a beagle, the pug got his nails cut at the vet once and they had to have 2 vet techs and my mom hold him because he was so scared. The beagle is terrified off the clippers themselves, but the pug just absolutely hates anyone touching his feet no general. I’ve tried working on it with him, but he’s old and doesn’t usually cooperate. Any tips?

[@LittleLulubee]

My dog has very overgrown clear nails. It’s easy to see the pink quick inside. But I just noticed some of the nails have turned a little dark. It kinda looks like she injured them and they bled inside. So can I clip on the dark part, would it just be old blood in there? The whole nail is darker, to the tip. Thanks

[@SilverFlame819]

Teach your dog to lay on his back for nail trimming. Easiest thing ever. Then you're looking straight down at the claws when you're doing rear nails, and they're taking a nap.

[@JoachimErdtman]

How frequently do you recommend trimming your dog's claws? I too would love a video specifically about trimming black dog claws.

[@McCannDogs]

Hi there, Joachim! If you can get on a bi-weekly nail trimming schedule that would be great. We have some trainers who do weekly trimming of their dog's nails. It's fairly dog dependent though. And there are so many factors that contribute to nail length and health (mentioned in the video). Frequent checks of your dog's nails is easy to do and will help you to gauge how often you should be trimming your dog's nails! Thanks for watching! ~Ken

[@JoachimErdtman]

@@McCannDogs thanks a ton for replying!

[@Samwise_92]

When I try and clip my small dogs nails, the nail will start to turn or go sideways when I start putting pressure on the nail with the cutters. It makes my dog freak out. I don't know how to stop this?

[@allandavies1187]

Hello, may I ask with evolution of dogs what is the purpose of the redundant Dewclaw???

[@rocky-rookie2905]

Can i cut my small dog's nails with a large clippers. I ordered online & turns out to be a big clippers. I have a jack russell.

[@lisaleimbach9085]

My dog is almost 7 years old. She had her nails trimmed by our vet several times and I was done in about 3 or 4 minutes. She never minded it. Then he trimmed her nails to short and 4 of them were bleeding. After that he tried to draw blood from her paws and couldn’t get blood but said I need a smaller needle. My dog was crying and shaking so bad. Then I took her to a highly recommended dog groomer and the 2nd time I took her there, she also had bleeding paws. Now we can’t hardly touch her feet. How can I trim a terrified little dog’s feet?

[@barbcramer7153]

Thank you so much for presenting a video on trimming a dog's back nails. It was so very helpful, and after searching far and wide for such a video, when I found yours, it was YES!! Thank you so very much.

[@andreanicholson8958]

Well I’m lucky my dog’s nails are naturally so short, it’s like it doesn’t even grow

[@williamusher]

What a bender

[@mtoy100]

I've used flour before in a pinch.

[@RetroNewWaveBoy]

I imagine that didn't work well.

[@mtoy100]

​@@RetroNewWaveBoy Works very well.

[@RetroNewWaveBoy]

@@mtoy100 I hoped to be told how messy it was, guess I'm wrong!

[@mtoy100]

@@RetroNewWaveBoy Not much mess. Unless, you drop the flour. lol Pinch flour between your fingers, press it on the bleeding nail. I have them sit until the flour and blood dry. the hard shell that is created falls off or they lick it off.

[@ralphchristianson]

In the past we have used flour on our parrots toes when clipping and it does work well.

[@Satire11117]

Great tips and just in time- my pup is due for a trim!

[@McCannDogs]

That is perfect timing, Satire! Glad you were able to get these tips. Thanks for watching! ~Ken

[@Kains_whored]

Warning : please be Very careful when standing behind your dog and working on back legs .....my Caucasian ovcharka turned into a bucking horse when I did this and he kicked me do hard it knocked the wind out of me !LOL .....safe to say ...I never at and behind him while doing anything lollll