I need some for my ginormous Pyr mix. His nails decimate the common variety 
Dremel cordless nail grinder.
Paula
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I have a cordless dremel. So what attachment does nails?
The thing that looks like an emery board on a roll -like a teen belt sander. You’ll be filling, not cutting. It’s easier to control and is less traumatic for handler and dog.
Paula
Crazy, I have these! I use them on horses hooves.
But, there is a lot of nail. Thinking I should clip first and dremel second? He couldnt care less, his nails are just hard on clippers.
I’d just dremel. Tell me how you like it; most people prefer that to clippers.
Paula
Use a metal file, or like we did for our dobies, rottie and saint bernard, we used the horse rasp, the smooth side.
It doesn’t take long, just some swipes for each nail and is done.
A rasp is the same approach as the dremel of course. I’ve used both and the dremel is faster.
Paula
I like this type of nail clipper:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=790&cmpid=01csent&ref=3665&subref=AA
And I also like to clip before I dremel if they are long. It’s faster, and less messy (icky nail dust) if you have a lot to do. If the dog doesn’t care, I’d clip first and then dremel.
I’ve used Miller’s Forge nail clippers - in your case, the Big Dog ones with the orange handles would be the ones I’d reach for - for years. I groomed professionally for several decades, and perhaps owned five over that time. They hold up. I still have a pair of the little nail scissors that are some 25 years old. They still work pretty darn well, but I can tell the difference between that pair and new ones that I bought.
Yep, dremel!
A good coarse wheel or cone will do a good job in hurry. Sandpaper type, not stone. 60 grit is probably good but you can go higher or lower depending on what you find.
There’s even a dog nail-specific attachment :lol:
http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=7300-PT
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I’ve used Miller’s Forge nail clippers - in your case, the Big Dog ones with the orange handles would be the ones I’d reach for - for years. I groomed professionally for several decades, and perhaps owned five over that time. They hold up. I still have a pair of the little nail scissors that are some 25 years old. They still work pretty darn well, but I can tell the difference between that pair and new ones that I bought.[/QUOTE]
YES millers forge are very sharp which means they do a great job, and they are cheap. My hairless dogs i can use the dremel, but i have two dogs with long hair that gets caught in the dremel when i do their toes, so i use the MF. Love them.
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YES millers forge are very sharp which means they do a great job, and they are cheap. My hairless dogs i can use the dremel, but i have two dogs with long hair that gets caught in the dremel when i do their toes, so i use the MF. Love them.[/QUOTE]
Slip a knee high over the paw, and poke the nails thru. The hair is held back by the knee high. (Cheap sandlefoot knee highs work best…not the reinforced toe ones.)
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Slip a knee high over the paw, and poke the nails thru. The hair is held back by the knee high. (Cheap sandlefoot knee highs work best…not the reinforced toe ones.)[/QUOTE]
tried it a few times. Dremel grabbed the nylon and freaked the dogs out. I just use the MF clippers they do a great job. I am too nervous to keep trying. i don’t want them to become afraid of getting their nails done.
^^I have a pair like these ones. Different brand, but the same type of clippers. They work great! I have used them on everything from a Pom to a GP cross. Several years later they are still going strong.
I dremel and use the side cutter types. Hate the guillotine style…even sharp they tend to squish the nail before cutting.
