[oversharer]

Here's my nail grooming trick:

I teach ALL of my dogs to play dead, I teach them to keep playing until I either use the clicker or say "okay!". I tell them to play dead, then clips their nails while their still playing, they're so commited they play all the way through, then I give them a treat and a lot of praise when they're done! It works like a dream.

Brutus the german shorthaired we had when I was a kid would sleep right through nail clippings, even if you cut the quick heehee.