Peticure Dog Nail Clippers 

Dog Nail Clippers Can Injure Your Dog

The answer to this question is yes. Without the proper dog nail trimmers and knowledge, you can indeed cause pain and even injury to your lovable dog. When trimming your pet’s nails it is important that you educate yourself with latest news and technology.

Realize first that dog generally do not like having their nails clipped. They will squirm and jump around; some may even nip at you. So having a good technique is as important as the tools you use.

Bathing your dog first is always a good idea. The water will make their nails more pliable or soft. It is recommended that we bathe our dogs about once a month, which should be an adequate nail clipping schedule as well.

Your dog’s nails will grow much as ours do and will continue to grow until they break or are trimmed. In extreme cases, dogs have lost toes to getting extremely long nails caught in things. Left untrimmed they can become ingrown and infected. Not to mention the damage they do to our skin and furniture.
More important than when you clip your dog’s nails is how. Proper equipment and knowledge are paramount to keeping your dog healthy and happy. There are many different types of clippers available on the market below we will look at a few.

• Guillotine Style: This type of clipper works by inserting dog’s nail into a hole in the top of the trimmer. You then squeeze the handles and a blade comes down cutting the nail. Downside to this is the blade must be changed frequently or you end up with jagged nails. In addition, large dog owners claim it is hard to get the bigger nail into the trimmer.
• Plier Style: These look and act like small pruning shears. Two notched blades surround the nail and trim it when you squeeze the handles together. Although good for large nails, the downfall is they are extremely sharp and can cut through the quick before you know it.
• Scissor Type: As the name suggests these trimmers, work much like a pair of scissors. The blades are notched for nail placement and cut as you bring the handles together. These are not recommended for use on larger breeds of dog,  

All these types of trimmers have one thing in common they are not universally useable. Each clipper is only good for either a small dog or a large one; none of them is applicable to both.

Blades, which all of these use, become dull after a time and require changing or sharpening. They also can leave very jagged nails or if improperly used can cause serious injury.

Technology has advanced over the past several years and with it has come innovations in dog nail clippers. The pedi paws dog nail trimmer took all the complaints of traditional trimmers and came up with a better way. This little tool utilizes emery type wheel that spins. Simply place it on your pets nail and it gently files away the length. No more cracks, splinters, or jagged edges. Dogs even seem to like it better, less resistance than with traditional dog nail trimmers.

In short, do you and your dog a favor, by pass the old archaic type dog nail trimmers and give new technology a try. You and your pet will be glad you did.