Grooming?

KenRC51 said:
I think Daisy get a good diet. Shes on Wellness Puppy and will switch to Innova EVO or TOTW when 1 year old.

My gf's cocker spaniel gets her anal glands clean because we can smell the fish like smell. The cocker is on same diet as Stitch Innova EVO and TOTW and when a puppy she got Wellness Puppy too.

Well I hope Daisy doesn't need her glands cleaned in the futuer.



Well I wasn't thinking in the sense of getting her groomed by bringing Daisy there, just wanted her to get used to being at the groomers.

Is the Dermmel loud? I know some dogs don't like those sounds like clippers. Is there something else that cuts the nail instead of grinding it down?
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There are regular nail clippers - some dogs hate them because of the pressure on the nail, plus if you ever get the quick even ONCE they go skittish every time you pull them out.

The dremmel does take a few days to get used to it. I started by just putting it in front of them. Then I started to touch the dremmel to their feet, but not turned on. Then I turned on the dremmel behind my back and squeezed their paws with my hands. Gradually I worked up to just holding the vibrating body to their paws, and then finally to start to grind the nails themselves, starting in very short spurts...e.g. 1-2 seconds per nail then moving up to the full grind.

I still find that each dog reacts different. Bacca does not like his front paws done, and Indy does not like his back. So I tend to cycle around and do each 4 paws twice - so that I don't spend too much time in any one spot that is uncomfortable for them.
 
Do they work good? Like will they grind the nails down pretty quick. I the those dog nail grinder from the As See on TV and they sucked so i returned them back. The motor was so weak it felt like it was gonna take 30 mins per nails...hahaha
 
I bought a Peticure and you are correct - it was useless. It took so long to grind the nail that both pups and I would give up.

I recommend you go with the actual Dremmel brand. Here is the link of the one that I recommend.

It's not actually designed for nail grinding....its a wood working tool for the most part. You just put a sanding head on it and your good to go.

Its cordless. Its design lets you hold it in a variety of positions to get at the nail from whatever angle, and it has variable speed for 2 to 10. I tend to keep it at about 4-5. Its slower but I can control it better. Probably takes me about 10 minutes per dog.


http://www.dremel.com/en-us/Tools/Pages/ToolDetail.aspx?pid=1100

When I bring the dogs in to the groomer, I still get them to clip their nails. Even with the dremmel, I'm chicken to grind too close.
 
Adding to Barb's advice on the Dremel, you can only use the battery or re-chargable type on the dogs. The plug in model is too strong, and will not stop if it catches any of the coat or leg furnishings. Use your imagination on what this would be like....I don't want to type it. I knew of a Shih Tzu that expired.....
 
missjenneygirl said:
Adding to Barb's advice on the Dremel, you can only use the battery or re-chargable type on the dogs. The plug in model is too strong, and will not stop if it catches any of the coat or leg furnishings. Use your imagination on what this would be like....I don't want to type it. I knew of a Shih Tzu that expired.....
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Been there! I got distracted once while doing Indy...lifted my head....and sucked up his pants. He was not impressed, but the dremmel did stop almost immediately.

It did take Indy a few more goes at again before he would settle.

But don't let these stories discourage you. All it takes is to cut the quick once with clippers and you'll swear off them forever! :cry:
 
BarbV said:
Been there! I got distracted once while doing Indy...lifted my head....and sucked up his pants. He was not impressed, but the dremmel did stop almost immediately.
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I got my hair once. :uhoh: I think the dog was laughing at me.

But I'll third on the Dremel! It is so, so much easier than the clippers - you just sand and shape the nail until you start to get into the "meaty" part, and then you stop. Sometimes I will get a little bitty blood-spot on the nail, but the dogs don't seem to mind and it always stops bleeding on its own - nothing like the why-won't-it-stop bleedings you can get from clipping too much.
 
KenRC51 said:
My gf's cocker spaniel gets her anal glands clean because we can smell the fish like smell. The cocker is on same diet as Stitch Innova EVO and TOTW and when a puppy she got Wellness Puppy too.
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Hunting dogs always smell funny to me. One of the nice things about Shelties is when you are done show grooming them, it smells like baby powder. Walk through the hunting dog grooming area, and it smells like wet dog.
 
tofu pup said:
I got my hair once. :uhoh: I think the dog was laughing at me.

But I'll third on the Dremel! It is so, so much easier than the clippers - you just sand and shape the nail until you start to get into the "meaty" part, and then you stop. Sometimes I will get a little bitty blood-spot on the nail, but the dogs don't seem to mind and it always stops bleeding on its own - nothing like the why-won't-it-stop bleedings you can get from clipping too much.
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Ok I got to admit....its been a bad week for poor Noah...first I was vacuuming with the Dyson, I picked up the vacuum to move to over the dogs bed and of course im wrangling 5 dogs to not attack the vacuum and poor Noahs tail got sucked in:eek2:...Thank goodness it was the dyson so first bit of hesitation it shuts off...whew disaster adverted....than 2 days later I was dremmeling Six's nails and Noah was next to me attacking a tennis ball, well he got a bit too excited with the tail wagging (and too close to me) and his tail got wrapped in the dremmel :eek2:and it shut off before I knew what happened! It didnt pull out any fur thank goodness but did knot the heck out of it and took me a bit to unknot! Poor Noah. I felt soo bad for him but thankfully he didnt seem to notice any thing out of the ordinary so no trauma! Hes such a good happy dog! Thank Goodness!!!!:yes: I couldnt stop apologizing to him all day!
 
I can just see poor Noah and his tail. He has had a bad few days. That would be something that would happen to Liam.
 
Regarding anal glands: Most common reasons that anal glands fill up and need to be expressed. In no particular order:
1.Obesity
2.tail set in relationship to the hip bone(high tail set) or other structure that sets the anus deep in relation to the hips. I have noticed tailless dogs have more problems.
3.Allergies(huge one maybe #1 cause)
4.diet
5.previous diarrhea or soft stool
6.Voiding behavior-walking while defecating or fast voiding
7.Weak anal tone-due to injury or disease
8.Previous anal gland disease-more prone to further disease.
 
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