The Dog Whisperer had a show about that.
They started by massaging the dog to get it relaxed (as someone else suggested) then they laid the clippers next to the dog and let her smell them and get used to them, all the while massaging and speaking calmly, then they would touch and massage her foot, and slowly worked towards actually clipping her nails.
This might take time. Just getting her to let you touch her feet might take time.
If you do get so you can do it, then I'd do one nail and then give a treat and maybe wait a while before doing the next one.
Once they get real long, the quick grows longer so you have to just take off the very end and do it every 10 days or so. Eventually the quick will shorten and the nails will be shorter.
Walking them on concrete frequently will also keep the nails short. Mine are fenced in on my concrete patio, and I never need to clip their nails. |