[JeanieK]

Originally Posted by Danielle_82

ok this is something Im curious about as well, my Pete is 2.5yrs and Ive always brought him to the groomer for his nails because Ive been too afraid. A couple days ago I decided to finally go at it myself, I have the stop bleed and a pair of small doggy clippers so I felt prepared. The thing I dont understand is no matter how small an amount I take off I always see a little black dot in the center, I decided to just do two clips or two small amounts from each nail. Is that really all it takes? Its been about a month since they were clipped last, I felt like they should need more clipped but sure enough they all had little black dots in the center. Any advice is appreciated, I figure its about time I start doing this myself

If they are quite long, it might take several frequent clipping to get the quick to recede. Once they are in good shape once each month to 6 weeks should keep them in shape. The quick recedes if the mail is kept short.