How to trim a puppy's nail

         
           Puppy’s nail trimming is an important part of dog caring. If puppy’s nails grow too long, they wouldn't get grip on the floor and their foot would go out of position when they run. The nail may crack or break when walking outside or catching something. That would be very painful for them, so they need their nails trimmed once a month. I can hear my puppy’s nails clicking sound on the floor when his nails need a trim. My puppy, Peeti never likes his nail trimming because his nails are very soft and sensitive, so I give a special care to his nail trimming. Nail trimming is a very careful and patient job. It has three steps; they are respectively clipping, buffing and powdering.

          We need a dog nail clipper for nail clipping procedure. We can get several types of nail clippers from pet stores. Puppy’s quick covered with the toenail. Quick is the tissue part of puppy’s finger, so don’t touch your clipper on this part when you clip your puppy’s nail. If you accidentally cut the nail too short and hit that sensitive quick, puppy can’t tolerate the pain. Nail cutting would irritate your dog if you cut all the nails at once. A trick that helps you for enjoyable nail trimming is clip a nail and then feed your dog a treat, clip another nail or two and feed another treat. Dog will probably decide that getting his nail done is fun because of the repetition treat.

          We can go to nail buffing procedure when finish with all nail cutting. Actually, nail buffing is an art work because it is shaping puppy's nails' sharp edges smoothly. We can use a dog nail file for this purpose. A dog nail file is sandpaper like on a stick or a rotating tool. We should safely use this tool because now puppy's quick is very closer to your tool. If your file tool hit on his quick, it will bleed for hours because the quick has lot of veins. Before you go to next step, the edges of each nails should be carefully file until smooth.

          If you make a mistake and hit on the puppy’s quick, don’t allow your puppy to twist away from you and run around. Firmly hold him; then apply clotting powder or corn starch on edges of nail, and press the powder to the end of the nail until the bleeding stop. We should apply a septic powder on his nails when all the nail buffing is completed. It helps to prevent any infection on his nails. On that day don’t allow him outside after nail trimming. Praise your puppy lavishly when the job is done, and give him a delicious treat.

          Most dog owners dread to trim their puppy’s nail, so they will go to pet grooming centers for nail trimming. I also dread when I trim my puppy’s nail because his nail is very sensitive. Actually, nail trimming is very easy job if you know how to do that. We should arrange three stuffs for nail trimming; a clipper, a file and a septic powder. Remember to give your dog a tasty treat after each cutting section. Carefully use the file on the end of your dog’s nail because his quick is very closer to the tool at this time. Should apply a septic powder on his nail’s end when finish buffing. If you arrange all nail trimming stuffs, then start to trim your puppy’s nail smoothly and carefully.