Love Fur Paws Mobile Dog Nail Service

07/04/2023

Happy Independence Day Everyone!!

08/28/2022

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06/15/2022

02/05/2022

If your dog needs calming down, this post may help.
Link is in the first comment.

01/21/2022

12/24/2020

🎄 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🎄

We are Closed until 12/26
Thank you!

11/26/2020

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!
I am thankful for all the amazing pups in my daily life. Thank you for sharing your fur babies with me!!

07/04/2020

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

06/08/2020

I will be out of town until the 15th of June. I will respond to any messages then. Sorry for any inconvenience. Stay happy, healthy and safe!!

07/07/2019

If you didn’t like us:) now is your chance to do so:)!

07/07/2019

Like humans, it's normal for dogs to feel somewhat anxious in new or stressful situations. Problems arise when the anxiety is chronic.

07/07/2019

Keeping your dog's nails well maintained can prevent serious injuries.

07/07/2019

Did you know overgrown nails can affect your dog’s behavior?

In fact, nail care (or lack thereof) affects your entire dog.

Ideally, dog nails should NOT click on the floor when walking, but SHOULD click on the floor at a trot or when the dog is running. This means that the nails aren’t impacting the ground when the dog doesn’t need them for traction, but they’re engaging and able to provide the dog with traction at a faster pace (or when turning, climbing, digging, etc.) You don’t want them too long or too short. However, you’re generally ok as long as they don’t touch the ground when the dog is standing.

What problems can arise from overgrown nails?

Imagine if you glued, say, thimbles to the bottoms of your toes so that your toes were pushed off the ground at all times, and then you walked around that way all day. That’s the strain that’s put on a dog’s feet and toes when the nails are long enough to contact the ground when the dog is standing. It puts painful pressure on the tendons and ligaments of the feet, which strains the legs, and causes strain on the whole body.

Pain makes most animals (including humans) grouchy. Your dog may become more reluctant to stand up, to run, or to play (in fact, the dog in the top pic couldn’t even walk prior to their nail trim.) Pain from overgrown nails may cause your dog to resist foot handling or resist grooming. Many dogs with overgrown nails experience muscle loss and weight gain due to reluctance to exercise. Pain from overgrown nails may cause your dog’s bite threshold to lower.

What can you do to prevent or treat nail overgrowth? Most dogs who do not regularly exercise on hard surfaces need weekly nail trimming or grinding. If the quick (blood supply) to the nail has overgrown, you may need to grind your dog’s nails every three days until the quick recedes.

If you cannot trim your dog’s nails, a groomer or veterinary technician can. If your dog resists nail trims, hire a qualified professional dog trainer to help you “counter-condition/systematically desensitize” your dog to nail trimming. Feel free to share!

07/07/2019

Okay mom, pamper me... I need a pawdicure!

07/07/2019