About three and a half years ago, I bought my dog a Pedi-Paw. I saw the commercial for it many years ago and I was intrigued. I mean, a nail file to trim dogs nails without them getting scared of it? I am sold! So, when I finally decided to take the plunge and buy it for my dog I was excited to try it out on my little turd monkey. Yes, that is what I fondly refer to my chihuahua as, among other things
One evening, I grabbed my box of Pedi-Paws and Pebbles and went in the bathroom. I brought her favorite pillow she likes to lay on so she would be comfortable also. Just in case she decided to have an anxiety attack from the noise, or lack thereof. I sat on the floor and put the Pedi-Paw down on my left hand side and put her pillow on my lap and placed Pebbles on her pillow. She was so clueless as to what I was up to as she stared at me with her big brown eyes. When I saw her staring at me, I suddenly realized just how big her eyes were! I never noticed it before until then. Anyway, I grabbed her paw that I was going to trim first and just massaged her paw. I turned the machine on and waited a few minutes for her to get acclimated with the noise. She just kept staring at me with these big brown bug eyes, none the wiser. Finally after thinking she was calm enough, I brought the Pedi-Paw close to her toe nail. Her paw automatically flinched and she started whimpering. This isn't what the commercial showed! They show dogs getting their nails trimmed and they are completely compliant to their owner. So, I waited a few minutes and tried again. Again, she flinched and whimpered and she started shaking. After a few tries I just decided to give up. I don't think I'll ever use this product again. Did any of you have success using this on your dog? Share your success stories with me. I'd love to hear about it.
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