Trimming your dog’s nails is indeed a necessary thing, but many owners ignore this issue. Some owners even dare not trim their dog's nails, firstly because the dog will not cooperate, and secondly because they are afraid of bleeding. Therefore, if you are not able to handle the dog yourself, it is recommended to send it to a beauty salon and let professionals handle it.

Before cutting your dog's nails, you must first determine the length of the nails. Before cutting your nails, you should first observe the blood line in the nails, which is the dark red part showing through the cuticle of the nails. Don't touch the blood line where we cut the scissors, otherwise it will bleed easily.

Bleeding is a common occurrence for professional beauticians. They have medicinal powder to deal with similar problems. For pet owners, if they do not have hemostatic powder and other tools, it is better to be careful when cutting nails. Cut a little less each time, and then gradually reduce it down to the length that the scissors think is appropriate, but don't make it the same as not cutting it. This prevents the blood line from getting longer and longer as the nail grows.

In addition, the dog’s nails are very hard. After determining the position to be cut, the final cut must be decisive, because the dog usually shrinks its paws when it finds that you want to move its nails. Once the nails are cut, it subconsciously The retraction of the foot is a more dangerous thing, and the dog may not be so cooperative after retracting the foot.

After determining the position, cut your nails decisively

When one person is operating, one should hold the dog's paw firmly with one hand, hold the scissors in the other hand to find a good position on the nail, and go down at once. By the time the dog reacts and retracts its paw, the cut is complete. Never hold the scissors between your dog's nails when it retracts its paws, as it will definitely be very uncomfortable.

Grasp the root of the dog's paws with your hands. If it is a long-haired dog, lift the long hair in front of the toes so that the nails are completely exposed. Use pet nail clippers and trim perpendicular to the nail. The blade should be sharp and you should not be sloppy when cutting.

Don’t cut too much at one time, but cut more frequently. In case you cut too much at one time, especially if you cut to the blood line, it will bleed, and the dog will be afraid of cutting nails in the future. The approximate length of the nails after cutting. If your dog is very patient, you can also use a nail file to file the area where the front of the nails were just trimmed. There is also a dewclaw near the dog's ankle, and this nail also needs to be trimmed. It is also possible that some dogs had their dewclaws amputated when they were young. The principles and methods of trimming dewclaws are similar to trimming other nails. Sometimes it is very long and can be trimmed a little more.

For medium and large dogs, the frequency of nail trimming does not need to be too frequent, because when the dog goes out, the friction between the nails and the ground can achieve a certain nail trimming effect. However, for small dogs, you need to pay attention. It is best not to trim the frequency more than two weeks. Once the nails are too long, it will also have a negative impact on the dog's walking.There are certain obstacles, and if this happens for a long time, it may even cause deformation of the dog's bones.