Bichon Frize's toenails need regular care, but owners cannot take them to the pet grooming hospital for care every time. In this case, owners can learn some methods and techniques for trimming toenails by themselves. After mastering these methods, Owners can trim their toenails very easily.

The growth rate of dog nails is inversely proportional to the amount of exercise. For dogs that often exercise outside, their nails will naturally grow slowly due to wear and tear from the ground. On the contrary, dogs who always play indoors and exercise less will have their nails grow faster.

Moreover, there are blood vessels in the dog’s nails and they grow along with the nails. When cutting, be careful not to cut the blood vessels. If it is a white nail, you can see the outline of the blood vessels, confirm the location of the blood vessels before cutting.

Before trimming your Bichon Frize's toenails, you should prepare: dog-specific toenail trimmer, disinfectant, cotton pads, and hemostatic agent.

Secure the feet: Before trimming, secure the dog's feet firmly to prevent the nail clippers from injuring the toes when the dog moves around.

One cut: When trimming with nail clippers, use the location of the nerve as the bottom line to cut the nail flat. Because dogs hate having their nails trimmed repeatedly, it’s best to trim them all at once. However, it is not easy to tell the location of the nerves with black nails, so it is best to trim them bit by bit.

When the nail is cut too far back or the file is sharpened too deep, the nail will bleed. At this time, you should immediately hold the root of the bleeding toe or use a powdered hemostatic agent to stop the bleeding.

It can be said that it is very easy to trim toenails, as long as the owners can pay attention to a few key points. But owners should remember that the toenails of Bichon Frize dogs are very sensitive, and many Bichon Frize dogs don’t like their owners to touch this area. Therefore, owners must comfort them before trimming their toenails. Let it slowly accept the owners touching its toenails, so that the trimming work can be completed more smoothly.