Toe nail clicking.

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nbrard

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If there is any clicking when the dogs walk on hard surfaces does it mean their nails are too long? I trim their nails on a regular basis and when they stand, the nails don't touch the floor but there is some clicking when they run around on the floors.
 
Yes the nails are too long when you hear clicking...as long as its nail clicking, and not the joints of the dog....I click early in the morning but its not my nails:lol:
 
I think I have it ... clicking when the dogs are moving is nails too long, clicking when the dogs are at rest is owners getting old:lol:
 
Actually, I disagree here.

A certain amount of toe nail clicking is normal. It's only when the toe nails start to curl under that you know you have a serious problem. If you trim the nails so that they never touch the ground, then this is abnormal. Dogs use their nails for a variety of purposes, all of which is natural for them.

The best you can do is keep trimming nails every few weeks to keep the quick from growing out. Once it grows out too far, its really difficult to train it back again.
 
BarbV said:
Actually, I disagree here.

A certain amount of toe nail clicking is normal. It's only when the toe nails start to curl under that you know you have a serious problem. If you trim the nails so that they never touch the ground, then this is abnormal. Dogs use their nails for a variety of purposes, all of which is natural for them.

The best you can do is keep trimming nails every few weeks to keep the quick from growing out. Once it grows out too far, its really difficult to train it back again.
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Whew! I thought I had a serious problem for a minute because my dogs' nails ALWAYS click and you know how often I cut them? Every 5 days! Little Bear's quicks have been on the long side since I got him at 8 weeks. I've nicked him quite a few times when clipping his nails because of this. He never even bats an eyelash when I do, though. I saw on that website that somebody posted about dremeling doberman nails-those nails were so short those dogs couldn't possibly get traction running around outside, but I believe it was for a show to have them that short.

I also see that when my dogs are standing still, Claussen's nails don't touch the ground, but they click when walking around...I believe this is because although dogs cannot extend their nails like cats can, they can use the muscles in their paws to grip the ground better, forcing the nails outwards a bit.

Also, when I cut my dogs' nails, I cut until I see the nail has become all meat...my dogs get a little twitchy at this point and I can tell I've approached the quick. I hate the clicking on my hardwood floors, but there's nothing I can do about it...I'm not going to "quick" them-that's just mean.
 
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I think it also varies by the dog. Neither of the little ones have clicky nails, even when they noticeably need cut (although I suppose they could if I let them get really long but we are good about keeping the girls in tip top shape). Lucy, however, clicks everywhere, no matter how short her nails are. She can never sneak up on me :lol:
 
I must have 2 more that are in the 'clicky' group because the nails don't touch the floor when they stand, only when they walk, and they still click after cutting!
 
BarbV said:
Actually, I disagree here.

A certain amount of toe nail clicking is normal. It's only when the toe nails start to curl under that you know you have a serious problem. If you trim the nails so that they never touch the ground, then this is abnormal. Dogs use their nails for a variety of purposes, all of which is natural for them.

The best you can do is keep trimming nails every few weeks to keep the quick from growing out. Once it grows out too far, its really difficult to train it back again.
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I'd have to agree with Barb. I've been dremelling my sheltie's nails every two weeks since they were pups and they've always clicked on the floor, even right after dremelling them.
 
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