I don’t know if I have ever noticed that if the nails of a Great Dane are too long, it is very easy for them to bend and even grow into the flesh of the toes. For the safety and health of the Great Dane’s consideration, as an owner it is very necessary to regularly help it to trim and keep the right length only. Only, the dog is very afraid of pain and may be extremely uncooperative due to fear, so what to do then? How can I successfully help Great Dane finish cutting its nails?

Give the dog nail clipping, can be carried out after the bath, because after the bath the dog’s nails are soaked in water to soften some, just like our human nails in the water soaked for a long time will also become softer Oh. To the dog nail clipping, but also need to use a special tool to do, small dogs and large dogs nail hardness, thickness, size are not the same, so we have to choose to use nail clippers suitable for the Great Dane. We can buy a nail clipper for medium and large dogs, which can be sold in pet stores or online.

Cutting your dog’s nails is best nurtured from a young age or he will be very resistant. If it does not cooperate, it is best for two people to help down to cut the dog’s nails, to prevent accidents because of the struggle. Trimming when grabbing a paw, but also need to stabilize the dog’s body did not, the other hand grabbed the nail clippers can start trimming. Be careful, carefully observe the part of the nails, because the base of each toe and claw of the dog will be with blood vessels and nerves, if trimmed too short may hurt the blood vessels, resulting in pain or even bleeding. It is recommended that the trimming length is just 1/3 of the paw, and cut off the clear part that grows out.

The degree of the dog’s nails is also related to its usual walking activities, regular activities of the dog, outdoor nails will be slowly worn off, while the indoor life of the dog between the longer, the recommendation is that every month are trimmed. In the wild life environment, the ground friction will be the dog’s nails will be smoothed out, but the family life of the dog’s nails instead of becoming sharper, so you need to give it a regular trimming to be able to do, otherwise and the owner of the play and interaction may also be injured.

Of course, from a grooming point of view, trimming the Great Dane’s nails will make it a little more spirited and less somewhat intimidating to look at, so for the sake of your dog’s health as well as your family’s, remember to help the Great Dane take care of its paws on a regular basis.