Nagging Question Needs an Answer
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 21:14 last edited by
Maybe a pawdicure!
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wrote on 24 Mar 2021, 21:53 last edited by
Call it what you will, our Basenjis have always told us that it's cruelty. LOL
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replied to annejanine on 25 Mar 2021, 00:03 last edited by
@annejanine said in Nagging Question Needs an Answer:
Maybe a pawdicure!
I think we have a winner! Nothing beats the BasenjiForums hive mind. :oncoming_fist: :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 00:41 last edited by
I remember yelling "Let's do the toes!" and they ran!
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:14 last edited by
I call it nearly impossible.
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wrote on 25 Mar 2021, 01:44 last edited by
So funny 😂
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wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 12:02 last edited by
I'm going with spa day. I lay them down on a pillow in my lap, play some soft music and take my time...my boy will nearly fall asleep, my girl agrees that its still cruel and unusual basenji torture...
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wrote on 26 Mar 2021, 15:44 last edited by
Binti used to hate it, now she lies against me and we do "paw"dicures at the ratio of one paw completed, one high value treat. She is focused on getting the treat, plus she knows now that the grinder won't hurt her-I don't let it grind very much without a break for the nail to cool off from the friction. So 4 paws, 4 trats, plus and "we're all finished-Good girl" treat!!!
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replied to NancySS on 29 Mar 2021, 22:44 last edited by
@nancyss - There is always one in every crowd.....right now my Franie hates having her nails done... it is a chore to catch her (how she knows I am going to do nails is beyond me, but she does, same with teeth brushing).... but once settled in my lap she puts up with it.... my C-Me will willing come to have hers done!
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wrote on 30 Mar 2021, 07:34 last edited by
With Kito I have gone back to Resco clippers - he just lies in my arms and accepts it ! Its quick and easy. Mku gets the dremel.
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wrote on 1 Apr 2021, 13:24 last edited by sanjibasenji 4 Jan 2021, 13:24
Lick pad smeared with banana helps a lot. Distracted long enough to get used to it. Got all four paws clipped. Wife helps hold the lick pad vertically (stuck to a plate) as he lays on side. First had to train with high value treats to lay on side. Eventually won't need the pad.
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replied to sanjibasenji on 1 Apr 2021, 15:19 last edited by Zande 4 Feb 2021, 14:04
@sanjibasenji Such contortions ! I sit with the dog sitting on my lap, firmly tucked under one arm, and snip or dremel away. The banana (or whatever 'special') comes when all the dogs are done.
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replied to Zande on 1 Apr 2021, 15:25 last edited by
@zande said in Nagging Question Needs an Answer:
@sanjibasenji Such contortions ! I sit with the dog sitting on my lap, firmly tucked under one arm, and snip or dremel away. The banana (or whatever 'special' come when all the dogs are done.
Wish that was possible with a 15 week old...
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replied to sanjibasenji on 1 Apr 2021, 15:46 last edited by
@sanjibasenji said in Nagging Question Needs an Answer:
Wish that was possible with a 15 week old..
But my Kito is only 18 weeks now and I have been doing his nails like that since he arrived - ten weeks ago !
It is indeed possible - I have been doing puppies and adults that way for almost 40 years. What are you using ? Of course for the moment, nail scissors probably work but they won't for long !
Resco 'guillotine' style clippers are best in my book because they don't crush the nails - but easiest of all is a dremel from the hardware store. It very quick and efficient.
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wrote on 1 Apr 2021, 15:55 last edited by sanjibasenji 4 Jan 2021, 15:56
I have the guillotiine clippers, but Sanji won't relax enough without a lick pad. He'll squirm and bite (not hard, but the teeth are sharp!). It's not the clippers, it's just him. You've got special puppies. Or you haven't yet said what you're doing to get them to stay still while you cut.
I'm looking for better quality guillotine style. These are highly rated in Amazon, higher than the Resco.
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