How to cut dog's toenails?

To trim your dog’s nails: Hold the foot steady, but hold it gently. Snip off a small bit of the end of each toenail. Using either the guillotine or scissors-type clippers, place a tiny bit of the nail in the nail clipper and snip. Stop any bleeding immediately. read more

If the toenail is cut too short, you can use a styptic pencil containing silver nitrate to stop blood flow, although many animals object to the styptic pencil as much, or more, than toenail cutting. The black end of the stick is held to the bleeding nail and gently rotated until bleeding stops. read more

Nail trimming in dogs, called a pedicure, can be done simply if you know how. Learn how to clip dog nails and use dog nail clippers on petMD. read more