Clipping a Dog's Nails

Series Summary

Dogs can bring an infinite amount of joy and companionship into our lives. Coming home to a wagging tail and an eager smile creates a feeling love and happiness, and can make anyone feel needed as part of an intimate family. In fact, studies have show that having a pet can reduce stress, lower blood pressure and relieve depression. Whether your favorite activity to share with your puppy is a long walk in the park or just watching television on the couch together, it's important to show your dog just as much love as they show you.

Keeping your dog well groomed is important for the health and happiness of you pet. In this free video series our expert dog groomer will show you how to do some basic grooming on your favorite pooch. You will learn how to clip a dog's nails, brush a dog's teeth and brush your dog's undercoat to reduce shedding. You will also learn how to make dog grooming bows and put them in your dog's fur. If you are interested in doing some basic dog grooming, let our expert show you everything you need to know.

Video Transcript

"Now we're going to clip your dog's nails. The things that we need, when we clip the dog's nails, we're going to need nail clippers and we're going to need a little bit of stop bleed or styptic powder. You can get it at the local pet store. We're going to keep that handy, hopefully we won't need that today. So, here's Sadie's nails, you can see the white nail. The white nails are the easiest to cut. You can see the skin that comes forward. We're going to cut it, just before, you go to the skin. We're going to cut just a little bit off. That's a good girl, Sadie. And the black nail. People say, "well I can cut the white nail, but not the black nail". Well, the black nail's the same. We're just going to go back, just a little bit. You can see the hollow. So we're just going to cut the end off, just like that. Same with the other nails. When you hesitate, and you notice I'm not holding her. I'm not holding her body, I'm just holding her foot, gently. Giving her some give, so if she wants to pull on me, she can. We're going to use the...now there's the dew claw. So, we have nice, trim nails for Sadie."