Have you noticed that as soon as you stop campaigning a dog, his nail quit growing! While'st (love that "word") showing, they grow an inch-a-week. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica MacMillan" <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <uwish@xxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:38 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: CUTTING AND GROOMING YOUR DOG'S TOENAILS Interesting to read this.. My personal experience though - most dogs don't have much pain in the nail - watch a dog pull a nail out of his foot and you will know what I mean. Most dogs have a problem with the restraint of having their nails done. I have also found that in most breeds I have dealt with, puppies are the worst at about 4 months for wiggling, squirming, biting, etc. That is usually the age the owners give up. I tell the owners to stick it out and even get in the pup's face and by about 6 months, the pups are over it and are fine about nails... We also use the treat method - do nails, get a cookie - my dogs, both GSDs and Dals stand in line to have their nails cut. Stella the Cavalier (my boss' dog) sees the nail clipper and jumps up on my lap cause she knows the cookie follows... And I have heard some pretty harsh criticism for the Pedicure (gotta avoid calling it the PediFILE).. Give me a good old fashion nail clipper any day. JMHO. Jessica MacMillan Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC) Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC _________________________________________________________________ Lauren found her dream laptop. Find the PC that's right for you. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/choosepc/?ocid=ftp_val_wl_290 ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================