Keeping your dog's toenails clipped.

One of the important parts of keeping your dog groomed is making aure that their toenaols are not getting too long. When the dog is outside a lot, and runs around on sand or gravel, hey will often keep their own toenails short enough.
Dogs that live inside, especially the little dogs, often have overgrown toenails. Clipping the toenails can be hard or easy, depending on the color of the toenails, and the disposition of the dog. My Chipper totally hates having his toenails clipped; and he squirms and yowls, making everything even harder to do. Tootsie, on the other hand , doesn't care if i trim hers.
If you have a dogs who hates being clipped, it might be worthwhile to take them to a groomer, espcially ifit is a dog that you have groomed anyway.
Here is a short tutorial about clipping your dog's toenails, made by a vet office.

http://youtu.be/Bqc4OW_Iz9A

Unfortunately for us, our dogs will not let us even get close to their feet! We have to take them to the groomers and have them do it on a regular basis. Usually when they are in to be bathed and groomed, or when they are being boarded.

I know the importance of keeping up with this as it can be very dangerous to the dog if not taken care of. I had a friend that didn't do this in a timely manner and the dog snagged it's nail on the carpet and it was not a pretty site.

I just think, in general, we as pet owners need to keep up on these important things for our furry friends!

Danyel

I think that some dogs will just let the vet or the groomer do things that the owner is not able to do. I have a friend who had an enormous Golden Retriever, and that dog would do about anything for Jill, she loved her so much. I think that Jill was just afraid thst she would clip the nails too close if she clipped Maggie's toenails herself. Not only that, Maggie was abig dog and her toenails were large and tough, so the vet probably had better clippers to do her toes with.
Now, she just has Ruthie, he little Pom, and I think that she iss fine to have her toenails clipped, and I have helped Jill clip them , too. But most of the time, Jill takes Ruthiss to the vet to be clipped, too.
I think it is just one of those thing where you have to make the best decision for yourself and your pet.