Trying to cut a dog’s nails can be one of the most difficult jobs for many dog owners. When I asked who was interested in the topic of consent in dog training for nail trimming on my last podcast episode, there were many comments from people wanting help. So, we’re going through the steps to help everyone clip their dog’s toenails so that all dogs can enjoy a pedicure.

00:00 Teach Your Dog to Love Having Their Nails Trimmed with Pedicure Please
01:44 5 Categories Dogs Fall into Regarding Nail Trims
03:11 Dr. Leslie Woodcock on the Importance of Your Dog’s Nail Length
03:30 How to Tell a Dog’s Nails Are Too Long
04:09 Why Nail Length in Senior Dogs Determines Their Quality of Life
04:38 How Long Nails Impact Dog Posture and Leads to Injury
05:59 The Fallacy of Keeping Long Nails on Sporting Dogs
07:26 How I Used to Cut My Dog’s Nail in the 90’s
07:41 Why I Created the Pedicure Please Program
09:18 3 Steps to Shaping Your Dog’s Love of Nail Trims
09:54 Creating a Positive Conditioned Emotional Response to Trimmers/Dremels
10:05 Teaching a “Game On” Position for Dogs to Offer Consent
10:36 The Right Way to Trim a Dog’s Nails
10:48 My 3x3 Approach to Creating a Positive Conditioned Emotional Response to Nail Trimming Tools
14:44 How Dogs Show Signs of Consent or Displeasure in the Game On Position
22:00 How to Build a Scratchboard to Keep Your Dog’s Nails Short


In the episode you'll hear:
• The 5 categories of feelings dogs can have about nail trimming, from terrified through to love.
• About the importance of trimmed nails for our dog’s health and longevity.
• What my friend Dr. Leslie Woodcock shared about toenails and posture, and wellbeing for geriatric dogs.
• How I used to cut nails and what my dog Twister experienced.
• Why I developed Your Dog’s Pedicure Please Program.
• The three stages of cutting your dog’s nails: CER, Game On, and Trimming.
• About creating a positive conditioned emotional response for clipping nails.
• How to condition positive emotions to the sight and sound of nail clippers, Dremel or another pet nail grinder.
• Why you want a “game on” position and “game off” indicator so your dog shows you consent.
• How to keep your dog’s nails short while you are working on them saying “yes!” to a pedicure.

Resources:
Get Your Dog’s Pedicure Please Program https://dogsthat.com'>https://dogsthat.com/product/pedicure...
Podcast Episode 106: Consent In Dog Training: The Misuse, Misunderstanding And Misapplication    • Consent In Dog Training: The Misuse, ...  
Video Blog with Dr. Leslie Woodcock: Cutting Your Dog’s Nails: How Important Is It Really? https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
Susan’s Favorite Dremel and Nail Clipping Equipment https://dogsthat.com'>https://dogsthat.com/favs/#tvejump1...'>https://dogsthat.com'>https://dogsthat.com/favs/#tvejump1...
Susan on Instagram   / susangarrettdogsthat  
YouTube Video: Target Stick Training Part One    • Susan Garrett's Target Stick Training...  
YouTube Video: Target Stick Training Part Two    • Susan Garrett's Target Stick Training...  
Learn the ItsYerChoice Game https://recallers.com/iycsummitjoin/
Video Blog: Help! My Dog Hates His Nails Cut ... What Do I Do? https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
Video Blog: Proactive Conditioning for Dog Nail Trimming Success https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...
Video Blog: This! One is About Conditioning the Dremel for Puppy Nails https://susangarrettdogagility.com/20...

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Susan Garrett’s interest in animal behaviour started at the University of Guelph where she earned a Bachelor of Science majoring in Animal Science. Since then she has developed into a preeminent dog trainer and canine sports instructor and competitor. Susan is one of the most successful agility competitors of the last three decades. She has won multiple Gold Medals at National or World Championship events with every dog she has ever owned over the past 30 years.

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