When cutting the nails of a Teddy dog, you first need to prepare pet-specific nail clippers and alcohol cotton balls, then secure the Teddy dog, then use alcohol cotton balls to disinfect the dog's paws and nail clippers, and finally Just cut the dog's nails about 3-5 mm away from the blood line. At the same time, you can use a nail file to rub the nails after cutting them to prevent your dog's nails from being scratched by being too sharp. If it is the first time to cut nails, the owner can consider taking the dog to a professional pet hospital or beauty shop to help cut the nails. After the dog gets used to it, the owner can then consider cutting its nails himself.

1. Prepare the appropriate equipment

To cut dog nails, you need to prepare pet-specific nail clippers and alcohol cotton balls. Be careful not to use human nail clippers, otherwise they will be easily cut. their nails.

2. Secure the Teddy dog

Since the dog may resist when its nails are cut, the owner needs to secure the dog first to ensure that the dog is safe. There will be no movement during the nail cutting process to prevent bleeding. If you are a novice, it is recommended that two people operate it for the first time. One person lets the dog lie down on its side and gives some snacks to distract the dog's attention. The other person can just cut it directly. Once you cut it a few times, you can operate it alone.

3. Observe the location of the blood line

Dog’s nails are white or black. The white ones make it easy to see the location of the blood line. The appearance of the blood line is similar to ours. The fingers are the same length and have a little pink color. It is very convenient to cut the nails at this time, as long as the bloody lines are not cut. But if it is black nails, it is not so easy to see the blood line. At this time, you can choose to cut the nails at an angle of 45 degrees, and cut the nails about 1/3 of the way.

4. Cut the nails under the light

It is generally recommended that the owner first wipes the dog's nails clean with a paper towel, and then pinches the dog's nails with his hands in an area with better lighting. The paw pads expose the nails. Then use pet-specific nail scissors to determine the location of the dog's blood line, cut it 0.5 cm in front of the blood line, and then use a nail grinder to slowly smooth the dog's nails.

Note: If the owner has not learned how to cut nails from the pet store staff, he cannot cut the dog's nails casually, otherwise it will be easy to hurt the dog.