I use both a "guillotene " clipper verrrrry carefully, and a dremel to finish the nail, taking the sharp edges off. Also "skittish" dogs seem to tolerate a dremel better than clippers. I use a regular plug in dremel type, found at Costco etc. I tried the battery type, but with as many dogs as I groom I was forever charging the battery. It also didn't have the power to get through really tough nails efficently. The one I found at Costco came in a big plastic case, with lots of attachements, although I only need mostly the disposable sanding heads...it is xint quality, and I paid about 30 .00 for it. It has a wheel in the handle to adjust speed on the fly. I really like it a lot. Kathy Tank -- http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com Ch. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs Ch. Victory's Leviathan Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================