[dawn27]

My newest gal Ruby from day one did not like you to touch her ears. I needed to keep them cut short because she was having issues keeping them up, so whether she wanted it done or not it need to be done. I would roll her up in a towel with just her little head peaking out. Than I took out my cutting sheers.... Not a chance... She freaked out. So I continued to cut them but with scissors.

I would try to introduce the cutting sheers to see if she would allow me to shave her ears with no luck. I recently started grooming her with a modified Schnazer cut using the sheers and she did fine with it. So, I took my chances trying to shave her eats again with great success.... It was a Proud moment for my little girl... She did awesome! I was very pleased.

So I guess what I'm saying is do what you can with the scissors, but still try to get her use to the cutting sheers. I think that it was the sound of them that was the problem with my girl Ruby. I let her sniff them and I touched her with them in order to get her use to the feel of them. Eventualy she learned that I was not trying to hurt her and allowed me to do what I needed to...