Dog Toenails

Question
Is it possible for a dog's toenails to get so long they require surgery to clip them?  
I have a 4 yr old German Short-haired Pointed that's toenails seems to have become too long.  I recently clipped them, but was scared to cut too much because i was scared I was going to damage the quick.  
That was a few weeks ago, now the quick on her "right pinky" toe is exposed from under the nail.  
We have 2 of these dogs that are cared for identically, but this one's toenails are about twice the length of the other dog.  I don't know what to do.  I need to get the exposed quick repaired, but am also curious if I need to request that the vet cut her toenails while under anesthesia. I don't want them removed, just trimmed.  How much would something like this cost If it is a possible solution?

Answer

toe nail trimming char I am not sure what you mean about her quick being exposed from under the nail. In a clear toe you can always see the quick- it is one third the length of the toenail. That is why we always say to cut to the curve- just to where the nail goes from being thinner to thicker. That is just below the quick usually.

An exposed quick would be bleeding. If you cut her toes back to the place I just said, then wait three to four weeks and cut them again, the quick will continue to recede back closer to the hair at the top. Cutting a dogs toenails under anesthesia is not worth the cost or the risk and frankly is inhumane. The dog suffers greatly when they wake up and are in pain for a week or more.

We actually refused to do it anymore when one lady who showed her dogs kept demanding it and the dog kept getting more and more terrified of her and us because of it.

With some patience and common sense, you can handle this yourself. Dogs are all unique just as we are, so you cannot compare one dogs toenail growth to another ones.

I am including some diagrams for you to see how to cut the nails.