Check out this video to see how you can get your dog to relax and be calm during nail clipping. Splash my BC falls asleep most of the time when I clip her nails. This is the safest way to clip your dogs nails without them struggling or snapping at or biting you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHgBvnQ71ss
I love all your video’s TY so much for all your great help.
Tina
I wish I would have know about this years ago! Thank you so much for taking the time to create, edit, compress, and post your training videos! 5 stars!
I got it at Rite Aid, its for humans, it takes longer but it doesnt make as loud a noise and doesnt make the nail get hot. It was like a 15$ pedicure set. Im using the pointy round bit, not the flat ones.
It’s cute how the Chihuahua seems to get a little startled by the clicks. LoL
this method works soo well. It was one of the first clicker trained behaviors I ever employed. I had a dog that would %100 bite you if you grabbed her feet before this type of counter conditioning.
Shes always cold. Her back is also always hunched over and she shivers. When she sits or lies she will tuck her tail under her. She has two heating pads in our house that she spends all day on even though we live in San Diego. She never in her life has panted except in the desert when it was over 100 degrees.
Those pedipaws work really well, because they don;t apply a lot of pressure and are very quiet. The drawback over a dremel is it can take forever if you have a rottie or a dog with really hard nails and the batteries run out after one use…
Thanks for this video…I’m definitely going to try this method with my pooch!
Started doing this with puppy early on, upside down, lots of treats. It works! She concentrates on the treats not the clipping 🙂 Hadn’t thought about a Dremel – have to try that! Thank you as always You’re the best! 🙂
I am going to try this with our new pup. She really hates both the grinding and clipping even though no one has ever done it buy us.
I’m not a trainer, but I’d say until the dog is totally comfortable with what you’re expecting them to do. So until your dog is totally cool with nail trimming, keep training until its a relaxing thing to to them.
Great ideas! I love the step by step approach, and especially love the technique of having the dog upside down between your legs. I’m going to start that tonight!
Your videos are so helpful for my upcoming puppy, thank you! (He’s just laying on his back being hand fed and getting a pedicure, looks like the image of lazy happy doesn’t he?)
I slacked on working on this with my puppy when she was little, but now I’ve been working on it again. Took about 3 sessions for me to be able to touch her feet. and then she was still a little iffy. got one foot trimmed today, but I had to start from scratch with the other one,dogs do not generalize well at all! LOL with a high value treat and a high rate of reinforcement (with some breaks in between) I was able to trim the other foot about 45 min later!! don’t give up! take breaks, be patient
Thanks a lot for your videos!
I have a 10 weeks old samoyed and althought he is a bit stubborn I´ve managed to teach him how to sit, lay down and give the paw using the clicker and your methods.
Now I want to teach him how to stay and to obey me when I call him. Because everytime he sees a person outside he run towards them wacking his tail and some times just sits down and watch. And no matter how much we call him he just stays there.
I´ll shall use this method for grooming.
Thanks again!
thanks this is actually slowly working! love your videos!
Great video! I feel like such a dummy for not thinking of doing it that way! Will start training today. 🙂 Thanks!
I’m gonna say, as a handler, always willing to listen to other trainers, that I often test the theories I’ve heard, and my take is this, each dog is unique, what worked for one or ten, does not work for all. I was taught that if you want to do something dog does NOT want, such as nail trims and grooming etc, you absolutely CANNOT give up and give in to drama, fighting, aggression, drama etc. Or you just taught your dog what to do to “win”. But after all, we are helping the dog with nail trims etc., so this has to be done. So say your dog will not let anyone clip it’s nails, and every professional has given up, or if they actually succeed tell you I’m, do not bring your dog back? Or if even the person who taught you not to give in, gives in? I have been watching all these videos on aggressive, fearful dog nail trims, and I think they all work with some dogs some of the time, but with the abused, neglected, very fearful rescue bullie mix I am currently working with? This video is the one that I see results in just a couple days. Have I trimmed her nails using this yet? No. Because in her case, not letting the dog win won’t work. I gotta “trick ” her, but with trust, patience, time, and fave treats. When I got her she was super sensitive to anything I was wanting her to do unless I let her think it was her idea, or reward her, stop as soon as she gets wary, or suspicious ,fearful, distrustful, etc. You get the picture. Well, I know this slow approach, letting dog determine when to stop, and building trust works for this abused, distrustful squarehead.
Sounds like you are making great progress!
You are gifted !! Great video 😍