A couple of weeks ago Hanna  let me grind her nails without too much resistance . A few days ago we tried again and even less resistance . We even had her paws in front of her .

Boy did I throw a party  each time! She knows how happy it made me.

About 4 months ago she would scream  and fight me when Id try to clip her nails . So I had to take her to Pet smart . The woman there could do  very little and said I'd have to have a Vet put her under.  Her nails continued to get longer.

I took her back to Pet smart another time and Three women  were able to get two paws done .    Another attempt  a month later and Two women were able to get  two paws done .

So When she let me do It I was beside myself ! 

This is a major trust break through for us . Hanna is turning out to be  more than I could hope for in so many areas.

So don't give up when they are the most resistant.

Congrats!  I know the feeling.  We hit the same milestone this week.  After weeks of playing with our pups paws, I was finally able to trim them myself this weekend.  He cried a bit, but nothing like before.

Which is why as a breeder I start using a Dremel on my puppies from the very beginning. I have a special low power battery driven Dremel that works well for puppies. When they go home the owners get a dremeling lesson if they don't know how to use one. I even had a few bring puppies back a couple of times until they got comfortable doing nails themselves.

 This is one of the best articles I have found on dremeling.  I don't clip mine at all, but use a dremel once a week to keep my dogs nails short.

www.manegaitfarms.com/k-ninedobermans/dog_nails.html