How to cut a Chihuahua's nails

Jul 26,2025
3Min

How to cut the nails of a Chihuahua? Prepare a pair of dog nail clippers and a pair of scissors to trim the hair of the Chihuahua's paws; hold the Chihuahua with one hand, and then grab one of the Chihuahua's paws. Pay attention to the nails when cutting. The location of the blood line; use scissors to trim the paw hair after trimming the nails of one paw.

First, prepare a pair of dog-specific toenail clippers. Note that nail clippers used by humans cannot be used on dogs. Dog nails are different from human nails and are harder than human nails. A pair of professional dog toenail clippers can be purchased in pet stores, and the price is not too expensive. In addition, just prepare a pair of scissors (scissors are used to trim the hair between the dog's toes).

Second, wrap the Chihuahua well with one hand, and then grab one of its paws. First observe the following blood lines in the dog’s nails (the dark red part showing through the cuticle of the nails). After finding it, pay attention to the position of the scissors. It must be below the blood line and do not cut to the blood line to prevent the Chihuahua's nails from bleeding.

To put it more simply, just trim the transparent part at the front of the Chihuahua’s toenails. During the trimming process, you can trim back bit by bit from the tip of the nail. Just cut and observe carefully, being careful not to cut the Chihuahua's skin. After cutting the nails, just pick up the scissors and cut off the long and thick hair on the dog's toenails.

In this way, the nails of one of the Chihuahua’s paws have been trimmed. Following the same method, you can start trimming the nails of the second, third, and fourth paws.

Special attention: When pruning, be fast and steady, don’t hesitate, and be decisive and neat every time you prun. Of course, you will inevitably be nervous when cutting your Chihuahua's nails the first few times, but after practical exercise, these problems of parents will gradually disappear.

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