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Originally Posted by Dawn125  When you cut the nail look at the cut surface. If it is all the same color (grayish) cut a little more. Continue to take little slices until you see a black dot in the middle of the cut surface. That is when you stop. Now use that nail as a guide on the others. Look for this dot on each nail after you cut it. If there is no black dot in the center cut more. If you continued to take slices off after first seeing the black dot the dot gets bigger and eventually pink then will bleed so you have a little room for error here. Lots of people are really hesitate to take enough off and just cut the tip every few weeks. This is not a great idea because the quick will continue to get longer and eventually you will not be able to cut enough off without hitting the quick and the dogs toes are eventually damaged by walking on long nails. |
Thank you Dawn, that was the most descriptive way of doing it I've read yet... I know exactly what to look out for now... thank you VERY much for your reply! Gypsy's gonna have great nails!