Im having a hard time clipping my pup min pins nails. Is there something I can do to make him more calm?

Fiddle with his feet a couple times a day. Just play with them, rub the pads, stroke the legs. Soon he won't think it is at all odd that you are messing with his feet and cutting the nails will be much easier.





Good luck!Im having a hard time clipping my pup min pins nails. Is there something I can do to make him more calm?
Make sure to always touch his feet, kind of like massaging it everyday, so he could like that feeling. When it comes to nail clipping, just have someone else hold him while you do the clipping. Make sure you always have quick stop with you while clipping nails. It sounds like he's a wiggler. Make sure to never give up on clipping his nails, for they can eventually get use to it. If he moves, don't let go of his paw. If he figures out by moving and you let go, he'll keep on doing that as a tactic. Make sure to praise him everytime you clip a nail or by giving him a treat. So you really have to think logically and be creative. If you can't do it yourself, go to a grooming salon. It's cheap and affordable. :)Im having a hard time clipping my pup min pins nails. Is there something I can do to make him more calm?
Get an accomplice. Have them give him treats to focus on while you clip. It will be especially helpful if they put the treats in their hand and close their hand most of the way so the dog has to really dig his nose in to get the treats.
Bring out the clippers, but just leave them sitting on the floor. Don't touch them, or force the dog to go near them, just let them sit there. When the dog is totally ignoring the clippers on the floor, sit on the floor or the couch and just hold the clippers. Again, don't touch the dog, just hold the clippers.


When the dog can handle that, then hold the dog in one hand, the clippers in the other, but don't trim the nails, just hold him.


Once the dog can handle that, then touch the clippers to his feet, but don't trim the nail.


Then after the dog is okay with that, then trim the nails.


This will take days, maybe weeks, but you need to gradually get the dog used to the clippers.


If you use a grinder, for the beginning steps turn the grinder on so the dog can hear the noise, but has the opportunity to see it as a distance they are comfortable with.





Also, other times when you are just playing with the dog, play with their feet. Rub them, and touch them between the pads of the feet and touch the nails - just with your hands, and the clippers nowhere in sight. This will get the dog accustomed to having their feet touched in a non threatening way.

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