Pedi-paws??

Part of the Sheltie training manual 101....

Can you do do Sumo wrestlling? No underpants required but definite technique require to flip dogs on sides/back.
 
Ann said:
My biggest problem is grabbing the dog, then managing to sit down on the floor with squirming pooch still in hand. Once I'm there, if I haven't lost the dog, it's pretty easy now to settle them in position. They really do get used to it. Getting there though can be interesting...Checkers grows about 10 paws to climb my shoulder on the way! :rolleyes2:
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Ah, so there is an upside to Marlowe getting an infection after he was neutered--I got lots of practice flipping him onto his back to check and clean the incision :rolleyes2: Now, he happily lets me flip him when I dremel his nails.
 
BarbV said:
I rely on my Dremel Stylus 1100. Best purchase I ever made. About $100

http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=1100

It is very compact, battery operated (and with a long battery life) and because of its unique design, allows you to hold the tool in different positions (even upside down) to get at the nails.
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Yes, I think Barb found the ideal tool for trimming sheltie nails without using clippers. I have one too and really like it. I really didn't find the corded one I had for $10 to be that bad though. I have a corded trimmer so I'm usually sitting near and outlet anyway. They Stylus is very comfortable to hold though.

Ann said:
It does take some practice though, and having your pups in the right position. I found that was key. Missjennygirl showed me how to flip them on their backs and brace them between my legs and now they hold perfectly still for me.
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Haha, that's how I do it too, glad to know I'm not the only one. This is actually how I trim their feet too. I always get the best results with them on their backs and they'll often just go to sleep. Toby, who's sound sensitive responds really well this way too.
 
I have not tried doing it on my own yet. Mark holds them while I dremel. When Irene was here to groom Zak, I did his nails while he was on the grooming table and she held him. Some times when we do it he falls asleep in Marks arms.
Maggie is way wiggly and hates to be put into any submissive position, she does not mind being held by Mark but she would never let me put her on her back to do this...and heaven forbid if you have to spread those legs. She makes them as tight as a vise grip.
 
I've had good success with the pedi paws trimmer. I keep going back and forth with it and clippers.
Introduction to the noise was easy, the trimmer was placed with her toys and on during play time, so Shelby became used to it.
When I began to use it on her nails, we sat on the couch with her next to my lap and slowly I put her nail on it while she got to chew on her favorite jerky treat. Nail time became so ordinary to her, as she would lay in the chair and I sat on the floor holding her paw trimming it like she was in the pedicure parlor. She is a very relaxed girl.
 
Sumac3890 said:
Maggie is way wiggly and hates to be put into any submissive position, she does not mind being held by Mark but she would never let me put her on her back to do this...and heaven forbid if you have to spread those legs. She makes them as tight as a vise grip.
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I learned early on to do toenails with the Sheltie standing. They feel more in control and I experience far less resistance.
 
I haven't tried to dremmel on my new grooming table with the dog's standing up yet, but I plan to try it soon. I can say, that with the lazy suzan, with the dogs lying on their sides, it is a alot easier to get the angle that I need for each individual nail, as all I have to do is rotate the table a little bit left or right.

The one thing that the dogs always objected to was being "manhandled" and constantly shifted into the position I wanted them in to get the best angle.
 
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