20/01/2025
Amazon USA review:
5.0 out of 5 stars
TITLE: A great solution for certain dogs
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2025
Verified Purchase
Our background situation is that we have a dog who has always been hesitant to let us cut her front toenails. Still, she usually let us until a couple months ago. We have no idea what caused it but now she is completely petrified to have us come near her front nails. I am able to touch her feet and play with her toes but as soon as a nail clipper or grinder approaches, she turns into a neurotic mess. No nail trimming trauma in her past so the difficulty the seems unexplainable. We have tried to patiently reacclimate her, but nothing seemed to be working and her nails were getting dangerously long. At this point the only thing that we figured could help would be putting her under in order to cut her nails. In a last ditch attempt to find a more reasonable alternative, we spent the money for this item. It was not without hesitancy since the cost is pricier than we would have liked. However, I am so glad we went for it. Now, our dog is a natural digger, frequently trying to fluff her bed or burrow through the carpet until redirected. But she's also a bit of a brat, so I wasn't sure she would acclimate to this nail file. But it only took about 10 minutes of training and she understood. While she will now occasionally half-heartedly paw at the nail file thinking that's enough for a reward, we are able to tell her to paw more seriously and she complies. What is very impressive to me is the quality of the file. This Is not mere sandpaper and only a few paws at it make a significant difference in nail length. The nail grinding is obviously not going to be completely even because it depends on how the dog positions her foot, but it is still completely sufficient for our purposes. For the first time in months, I'm no longer worried about the potential of foot problems because her nails kept growing. And though she tends to paw with her left more than her right, she has quickly learned to switch paws on command. I'm very thankful for the design of this item.