Claws at dogs are in process of continuous growth, as well as nails on hands at people. Large dogs who constantly walk with the owner and run on asphalt, grind off them about a rough surface. And here the small doggies which are walking at home on a parquet and seldom going outside need to cut claws once a week, at most – in two, otherwise they will just prevent them to move normally.
It is required to you
- Nippers for claws (trimmer), a dog nail file in the form of a file with dusting, kroveostanavlivayushchy powder.
Instruction
1. Record a small dog in a sitting position on your knees. Clasp with one hand her body and take a paw, the second hand you will cut claws. Such situation provides quite tough fixing. You can put a dog on a table, but in this case you will need the assistant who will provide her motionless situation.
2. It is necessary to shear only the dead part of a claw which not eats blood. Press a thumb a small pillow of a paw of a dog, extending her fingers. At visual inspection on clean and light claws you will be able to see border of a zone which needs to be cut off.
3. Using the trimmer, cut off claws at an angle in 45 degrees in situation when tips of the trimmer are directed towards a claw tip. If at a dog dark claws and borders of a zone which needs to be cut off it is not visible, then do a cut several times until on it the black dot appears. On it it is necessary to stop not to cut a dog.
4. Do not forget to cut also pribyly fingers which are located above the others and can be not visible in wool. As the dog does not lean on them when walking, claws on them can grow very quickly and there is even a danger that they can grow into a paw, hurting a dog when walking.
5. After claws are cut, process them a file that their keen edges did not scratch a dog and other family members. This procedure can be pleasant to a dog not really therefore try to grind it claws several confident movements. After such "manicure" the claws of a dog should not concern a floor when walking.