I always do it by myself. When I first got my puppy at 8 weeks old, I just tried every day trimming almost nothing but let him get used to this exercise. After each nail cutting exercise, he will be given a few pieces of his dog food from my hand such that he thought that he is given a treat.
Now, he is over 6 months old and I just need to trim his nails once every 2 weeks. He is ususally quite calm even I accidentally bleed one of his nails. I think it's just a matter of getting him into this routine. |