How to Use Guillotine Dog Nail Clippers
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1
Place your arm around your dog’s body and hold your dog against your chest.
Step
2
Hold the dog’s foot in your left hand, with your thumb about the top with the foot and your fingers around the pad.
Step
3
Examine the nail to locate the swift. The swift is quickly visible in most dogs’ nails. The exception is dogs with dark-colored claws. For these dogs, you might wish to just clip the tip with the nail until you can have your veterinarian or groomer point out the right position to cut with no causing the dog pain or leading to the nail to bleed.
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4
Site the dog’s nail inside guillotine on the clipper to ensure the blade will fall below the nail swift.
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5
Squeeze the handles with the clipper and cut the nail at a 45-degree angle.
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6
Repeat this procedure on each and every with the dog’s nails on all paws.
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7
Uncover the dog’s dew claw, located 1 to three inches above the feet. Some dogs have no dew claws and others have 1 on every leg.
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8
Come across the rapid within the dew claw.
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9
Position the dew claw from the guillotine to ensure the blade will fall under the nail fast.
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10
Squeeze the handles around the clipper and cut the dew claw at a 45-degree angle.
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11
Apply nail styptic powder if you cut the nail into the quick. The powder should stop any bleeding.
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12
Give the dog a treat to reward her for her great behavior.
