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<\/a><\/p>\nSafety:\u00a0 <\/strong>If you have long hair, you may want to pull it up and out of the way as it could get tangled up in the Dremel.\u00a0 Also, be careful with the little bits of debris that can get in your eyes while you are grinding.\u00a0 It is also a good idea to remove your rings. You don’t want to accidentally grind your wedding ring!<\/p>\nUnderstanding the Nail:\u00a0 <\/strong>In order to grind nails effectively, it is important to understand how the nail is structured. The nail consists of three main parts: 1) the hard outer shell (“shell”), 2) the moist\u00a0meaty area between the shell (“meat”), and 3) the quick area of the nail that will bleed if you nick it (“quick”).<\/p>\n\n- The shell<\/strong> is the old growth. It is essentially dead and dry like the white tips of your own fingernails and toenails.<\/li>\n
- The inside\u00a0meat<\/strong> is the new growth area that is\u00a0not as hard as the shell, but it\u00a0does not bleed like the\u00a0quick.<\/li>\n
- Then, there is the quick<\/strong>. This is the portion of the nail that has nerve endings in it and blood. If you nick it, it will hurt the dog and it will bleed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Grinding the Nails:\u00a0 <\/strong>When you grind or clip nails, you are taking off the outer protective edge and covering of nail (the meat and shell) and trying to expose\u00a0the quick without making it bleed. The closer you can get to the quick, the more you can force it to recede and the more quickly it will recede.<\/p>\nSome tips:<\/p>\n
\n- Hold the paw with one hand and hold the Dremel with the other hand.<\/li>\n
- Gently\u00a0squeeze the pad of the foot slighly to make the nail easier to access.<\/li>\n
- Choke your\u00a0hand at the top of the Dremel.<\/li>\n
- Start by grinding the nail perpendicular to the floor.<\/li>\n
- Grind off the sides and corners so that they are not sharp.<\/li>\n
- Move the Dremel around at all different angles.\u00a0 The nail will get too hot if you keep it in one spot too long.<\/li>\n
- Alternate between the different nails and go back to the nails a few different times.<\/li>\n
- Apply some pressure – don’t be scared!\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Take off as much as you can without making the dog uncomfortable and\/or bleeding.<\/li>\n
- Pay attention to the different sounds.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0You will notice a difference in the grinding sound when you get through the dry, outer shell and the softer, meaty center.\u00a0 Once you are at the meaty section, proceed with caution.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KEEP YOUR DOG’S NAILS SHORT!\u00a0 If you can hear the nails on a tile or wood floor, they are too long.\u00a0 If they are curling, they are too long!\u00a0 You should be doing your dog’s nails at least weekly!\u00a0 Please make time for this or pay a groomer to do it for you. If they […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1324"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3593,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1324\/revisions\/3593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1324"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1324"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.trupridelabradors.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1324"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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