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**marcusdexz** · 03-13-2008, 04:55 AM

will he just not let you near his feet?

There are ways to work with dogs who are skittish with there feet but it takes a lot of time! basically its desensitizing them.

Otherwise Id suggest using maybe sandpaper and wiggle it on his nails here and there doesn't need to be a big ordeal at one time. Or wait til hes snoozing and just do a quick clip of a nail here and there.

The GSD i have now had such a problem with his nails. His nails were too long for his Therapy test so we had to have them cut past the quick when he was under for his hip x rays. I think that was the stupidest thing ive ever done to him. Ofcourse he didnt feel it being done and we put on steptic powder to stop the blood.

But the next time i had to trim them he wouldnt let me near his feet. He pulled, growled, yipped, bit, and whined. I tried to do it with a muzzel on and that wasnt working either. He was too stressed and i didnt want to put him through that.

He is a working dog and has good prey drive so here is what i did to fix what i had created:

First i put him on a 6 foot line and attatched it to a tieout in the field. I had his reward tug and started playing.

I took the tug back and trimmed one toenail. then gave him his tug as fast as i could and praised him up.

I continued each nail like this. if he wouldnt let me near id walk him in a circle, just like you would a horse, to calm him.

I kept up with this and noww we have no problems.

03-13-2008, 04:55 AM	#10
marcusdexz Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 412 Senior Member	will he just not let you near his feet? There are ways to work with dogs who are skittish with there feet but it takes a lot of time! basically its desensitizing them. Otherwise Id suggest using maybe sandpaper and wiggle it on his nails here and there doesn't need to be a big ordeal at one time. Or wait til hes snoozing and just do a quick clip of a nail here and there. The GSD i have now had such a problem with his nails. His nails were too long for his Therapy test so we had to have them cut past the quick when he was under for his hip x rays. I think that was the stupidest thing ive ever done to him. Ofcourse he didnt feel it being done and we put on steptic powder to stop the blood. But the next time i had to trim them he wouldnt let me near his feet. He pulled, growled, yipped, bit, and whined. I tried to do it with a muzzel on and that wasnt working either. He was too stressed and i didnt want to put him through that. He is a working dog and has good prey drive so here is what i did to fix what i had created: First i put him on a 6 foot line and attatched it to a tieout in the field. I had his reward tug and started playing. I took the tug back and trimmed one toenail. then gave him his tug as fast as i could and praised him up. I continued each nail like this. if he wouldnt let me near id walk him in a circle, just like you would a horse, to calm him. I kept up with this and noww we have no problems.
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