I have put this of for too long and both Willow and Nash have long toenails. This is not one of their favorite activities yet still we can manage without too much distress. Willow will lay down and let me tip her nails, muscles tense and ready to escape once I let her go. She grits her teeth and anticipates the pain of cutting too close. Nash on the other hand, I tie him to the doorknob. Nail cutting is more of a game for him; he tries to mouth my hands and chews his feet when I try to cut in the prone position. A short leash on the doorknob works. I am reminded of a furrier as I move from toe to toe. A biscuit on the ground out of reach keeps him preoccupied and focused. I try to make nail clipping a monthly activity to keep the quick short where I usually have to only tip the nail instead of surgically remove have of it for being too long.
