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Post by daniela on Dec 12, 2005 21:06:40 GMT 1
Can anyone recommend a good make of nail clippers?
I have been through about three pairs within the last six months with just one dog.
I am very fussy when it comes to tidy nails and clippers (by all accounts) and can't seem to find a real sharp pair that cut through the nail effortlessly.
My girl doesn't have long nails by any means because I am always on top of it but any dog groomers out there who can recommend a good pair of nail clippers, I would be grateful.
I don't use the guillotine ones. The best pair are made by Classic Care - they were like cutting through cheese but are next to useless now. The Mikki ones get the job done but it's a chore.
Any recommendations?
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Post by greydove on Dec 13, 2005 0:16:45 GMT 1
Have you seen what people use in the US Dan, they call them Dremmel's or something and they are like a power tool....like a tiny sander that spins around and files the nails! Most people start them young and the dogs are all very used to it....I think they would be great! Nails is an issue tho I agree! Narelle  |
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Post by daniela on Dec 13, 2005 10:07:11 GMT 1
Yes, a lot of people use them here too though I have never used them on my own dogs..... I think I am safer with nail clippers.....LOL.....  poor old Eden would end up with stumps if I 'dremmeled' her; she doesn't have much to take off in the first place......  |
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Post by greydove on Dec 13, 2005 21:58:34 GMT 1
She must get the short nail thing from her dad, we always said and still remark how he never got long nails they were always short!
Narelle
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Post by daniela on Dec 14, 2005 7:51:30 GMT 1
Yep, she's definitely daddy's girl; she is so much like him - the only thing which reminds me of her dam, are her mannerisms when she's excited  I use a nail file on her too, just to 'shape' the edges of her nails. |
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Post by Irena on Dec 14, 2005 22:37:55 GMT 1
Here are Miss Audry's nails: ;D  I think they are pretty short! She had very neat short nails when she arrived to Europe, and I decided to keep up the good work. Audry will usually let me know when she needs her nails clipped.    And I use this model:  Though I think it is getting less sharp now and I am not sure how they can be sharpened (? if that is the right word)  Sorry about the bunch of pics, I hope no one is on dial-up, and if you are, just click the STOP button at the top of your browser to stop them from downloading. |
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Post by daniela on Dec 14, 2005 22:41:05 GMT 1
Gosh, she has a very similar look in the head to my bitch and nail 'length' to match too.
They are the same type of clippers I use but they don't stay sharp for very long, do they?
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Post by daniela on Dec 14, 2005 22:45:11 GMT 1
BTW, nice to see she is on the bed, at least it looks like it! Mine sleeps on the bed too |
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Post by Irena on Dec 14, 2005 22:47:56 GMT 1
He he he...... I guess they don't stay sharp very long indeed,  this is my first pair and I have had them for about half a year now, and since this seems like a common problem now I guess I will just get another pair. These are the ones I like the best out of what I have seen. The trick is for them to be a rather large size (definitely better larger than smaller) and I also don't cut the nails like the pictures in dog books say. I do it a little differently and it is not painful to the dog and the result is very neat, I think. And like you say, Daniela, I also do it very regularly, actually once a week, and I love doing it. |
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Post by daniela on Dec 14, 2005 23:01:33 GMT 1
LOL, me too. Every week, Eden sits at the nail bar and has a pedicure. She's really good too, she never struggles and almost gives them a second look, as if to say 'bit more off here'.
I enjoy doing it, they look so neat when they are done but as for the clippers. Grrr, guess I will have to get another pair.
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Post by weimgirl on Dec 14, 2005 23:36:06 GMT 1
Hello All I use a dremmel and my pups don't mind it at all the cordless ones are very portable and are great for the show bag to touch ups etc. Can take as much or as little off as needed. Wonder if a you clippers can be sharpened? Maybe by a scissor sharpener, just a thought might give the company a call.  Weimgirl |
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Post by marjolein on Dec 15, 2005 8:58:07 GMT 1
We use the same type of nail clippers as in Irena's pic. We just buy a new one on a regular base, since after doing loads of dogs, it just dies.
Another trick is to make sure the screw is on it's place every now and then. It tends to unscrew when you regularly use it and they just don't work anymore when that happens.
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Post by anne on Dec 15, 2005 19:44:19 GMT 1
We use a dremmel as well. I feel you get more control of how far down you can go on the nail with a dremmel. But then again I have to worry about that because my dogs' nails grow VERY fast! I hate it!
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Post by daniela on Dec 15, 2005 20:00:24 GMT 1
Yes, someone also mentioned to me about the little screw - I'll have a play around with it.
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Post by tasha on Jul 29, 2006 4:02:14 GMT 1
is this what you mean by a dremmel? www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000C6DZ2/104-8764720-5343129?v=glance&n=228013I have to take bonnie to a pet groomers to get her nails clipped if I did them she'd end up with no feet, her nails are very very dark so its hard to see where the quick is, might get one of these for the pup as well her nails are black even her breeder didn't clip her feet  |
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Post by daniela on Jul 30, 2006 18:27:35 GMT 1
Yes that's it  I've always worked with clippers and a file before. |
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Post by tasha on Aug 5, 2006 14:20:38 GMT 1
well the dremmel has come through the post and I have to say what a find!! Thanks for recommending it not only have I been able to reduce bonnie and the pups nails but start to shape them too :-) Excellent little invention, had touble locating a seller though they seem to have stuck with the golfing kit idea rather than the pet trimmers.
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this is my first pair and I have had them for about half a year now, and since this seems like a common problem now I guess I will just get another pair. These are the ones I like the best out of what I have seen. The trick is for them to be a rather large size (definitely better larger than smaller) and I also don't cut the nails like the pictures in dog books say. I do it a little differently and it is not painful to the dog and the result is very neat, I think. And like you say, Daniela, I also do it very regularly, actually once a week, and I love doing it. 
