Dog Nail Biting

well being a dog groomer i usually clip them in the bath tub because they are already in the state of omg whats happening lol.. but since normally the dogs owners get squirmy when it comes to groomign there dogs alot of pet owners go to the groomers for them to get there nails clipped.. it is bad for them to have long nails it messes with the structure of there paws. if they bite there nails it means it is hurting them cause they are to long but it doesn't hurt them to bite them down since you can't clip them yourself.

I agree with both of these previous postings and I do think you must persevere in trying to cut them. Your dog will, if you let him/her, trim their own nails by biting them. Does your dog always walk on carpet or soft flooring? This is one reason why dogs nails grow long. Take him/her for a long walk on concrete and you will find that over time this will wear the nails down. Please though, not too much. You don't want your dog to have trouble with thier foot pads!

use treats to get your dog used to it, maybe starting with just handling her foot, then doing one nail, then a whole foot, and eventually working your way up to all the feet. If your vet won't do it it could be because your dog bites, so you might want to get a muzzle to protect yourself if you have to. I worked for a vet for a while and the only dogs we wouldn't do were biters. You really should work with your dog and get her to the point where she allows you to handle her feet and clip her nails, otherwise SHE has trained YOU!

The nail bitting is going to hurt her...but having overgrown nails can. A lot of dogs don't like having their nails clipped or even having their feet touched.Mine used to be like that and this how I broke him of it. Everytime I was sitting down and he was next to me I'd play with his feet....touching his toes etc.After a while he got used to it and made no fuss when his feet were being touched.That's when I introduced the clippers....I'd let him sniff them first and then proceed to clipp one nail and another until he decided he had enough.I would praise him every time he would let me clip some nails and reward him with a treat.It took a while....but I now can clip all his nails in one sitting without any fuss.

Totally fine for your dog to bite her own nails. One of mine is a little manicurist and she keeps her own nails trimmed. However, if your dogs nails are becoming so long that she cannot get them short enough, try this. Make sure you have two people. While one of you is holding her head away so she cannot squirm take her paw and start to clip. Don't cut them too short or she will bleed. Try to make sweet talk, tell her what a good girl she is. If you manage a few or even one a day, she will eventually get used to it. OR She will bite you like mine bite me every single time I remotely get near them with a pair of toe nail clippers. They hate it and I mean hate. The only time they allow it, is at the vet, when there are three of us holding them down.

My one friend uses a dremmel toe and sands the dogs nail down genlty but its quicker than clipping.We hold mine down and do this quickly with the special nail clipping.

no I don't

My Springer Spaniel used to get absolutely hysterical about getting his nails trimmed. Even if I just held the clippers near his paw he would yelp as though I'd hurt him. But if he was laying next to me on the couch and not looking in my direction, I could quickly trim a nail before he knew it---and no yelp. Here's how I finally got him to accept it. It takes a lot of patience, but it's worth it. First I would just bring out the clippers and put them on the floor about six feet away from him. I'd stand by the clippers, not even picking them up, and give him a few of his very favorite treats. Then I'd put the clippers away. I kept this up for a few months, but each time I'd more the clippers a little closer to him until I was right next to him. Once he was comfortable with that, I would sit next to him on the floor with the clippers in my hand and just touch them to his paw, and give him the great treats. Next I progressed to picking up his paw and touching the clippers to it, then giving the treat. After what seemed like nearly a century, I'd clip one nail and then shower him with treats. Then on to two . . . and so on to ten. I never did all of them at once, cause I didn't want to push my luck, or to make him sick from too many treats!

I had the same problem, and I told my Vet doctor, so few times they put him to sleep and cut his nails. So after few months he changed and let them do his nail with out trouble. His not crazy to go to have a bath and nail cut, but now likes to be clean and walking easaly with the short nails. He is today 3 years old!