I have tried this, it doesn't work with him. This is how we trained our other dogs to have their nails clipped and teeth brushed but this one it does not work on. I wouldn't even consider giving him meds if there was something I could do, but we have exhausted everything I believe. I just spoke with a lady at work that gives acepromazine to her dog when they are having thunderstorms and it makes him very groggy. If I could just get him to calm down so I could clip his nails I would be happy. We don't have to clip his nails very often (every 4 or 5 months) because we walk them everyday but if it's the only way I can get him to calm down enough to get clipped then I will have to do it. He is such a cute little guy, I have no idea what changed for him. My husband came home from Iraq but that's about it, but we've even tried to clip him when Ben was gone and that hasn't worked either so I don't think that's it. That's why I thought maybe he had an infection but doesn't seem to be it either.
Thanks for your advice though. |