Even my best dog for trims will move, jerk and - Page 1

Even my best dog for trims will move, jerk and pull his feet from time to time.  How do you guys avoid not grinding away flesh when a pad or other body part (nose, etc.) gets shoved towards the dremel? 

Also, I've heard it is harder to quick the dog - but how do you know you are getting close?

Thanks,

-Calvin

Actually when you use a dremel it is damn near impossible to damage the quick, unless you just arent paying attention. To stop the dog from moving while dremeling or trimming I always taught the "HOLD" command at a young age. To my dogs hold means do not move at all. After one foot is done, I reward with tasty treats, and go onto the next. It is usually only the young dogs who are new to dremeling that try to stick their noses into what is going on. I let each dog sniff the dremel before I begin. Usually this is because of the smell of one of the other dogs on the dremel. I use the low setting until the dog is comfortable with the vibration. Once they are comfortable, I power it up on high and zip through. I have found the easiest way to do all of this is with the dog on a bed or a sofa. I put a sheet down and work on nails. 

The key to all this for me has always been the type of tasty treat that is reserved for nail work only. When I grab the dremel and the trimmers, all of my dogs run and jump on the bed, pushing each other out of the way to be first. Even once they are done, they still jump back up, get into position and want nails done.

One cautionary piece of advice to all, if you have long hair, tie it back. All it took was one time for me to get some of my hair caught in the dremel for me to learn. Some dremel's (mine) don't stop automatically when hair becomes entangled.

Very carefully!  LOL  actually it's not as big of a problem as I thought it might be.  My dogs also have short fur, so don't have to worry about it too much.  And I'm also a bit of a weeny with the dremel, lol.