Dogs Nail care

Question
I have 2,  7 mo. old Rottweilers.... How do I trim their nails?

Answer
Hello Karla.  I hope this will help.  If you look at the nail straight on after making the first intitial cut, (which can be just 1/4 of the nail) you will then be able to see the core of the nail. You can see this whether the nail is black or white. The core will be all white at first then as you get closer to the quick you will notice that the center is getting darker. If you are familiar with trees when a tree is cut down at the stump the outter rim is lighter and the center is darker. (Maybe this will help give you the visual)As the center of the nail gets darker and more predominent you are getting closer to the quick. As far as how much you can take off each nail clipping, wheather it is weekly or biweekly really depends on how close you are to the quick. Check the inside (Core) of the nail to see how close you are. And for the best nail maintenence use a drummel tool to grind the nails. By grinding the nail not clipping, you will get a much nicer nail and of course no sharp edges. Most important over everything else when doing nail maintenence yourself always have Quick Stop (a powder used to stop the nail bleeding if youve cut to short) on hand. I never cut unless I have the bottle next to me. As far as infection, if you do cut the nail to short and it bleeds badly, as with any open wound you run the risk of infection. This is rare and my advice would to be to clip the nail just bits at a time so as not to severly cut the nail to short. Good luck, Cindy lou :)