Unfortunately one of my dogs is terrified of anyone touching his feet! He was a rescue dog and when we first got him he had an infection in his feet from standing on concrete too long. It's caused him to become really upset when anyone touches them and it took me six months to gain his trust so that I could wipe his feet when he was wet or dirty.
As you can imagine clipping his nails is fun I've tried and tried to do it myself but he is just too strong for me and he gets so scared. I have no choice but to take him to the vets and muzzle him (I doubt he'd bite but you never know). The last time it took the vet, a nurse and me to hold him still but I have to say that he was a really brave boy and I'm proud of him.
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