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In my unending quest to make nail trimming easier for me and my dogs, here's another way to get your dog used to the sound of the Dremel tool. In the last video, I used the clicker. In this video, I'm simply pairing high value treats (wet cat food) with the sound of the Dremel turning on. Dremel on = cat food appear. Dremel off = cat food disappears.
This is the fourth installment on nail trimming. The first, second and third installments are also posted on the blog.
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Suzie Brown
Wow…this is like a soap opera to me.
Will Talos accept the dremel on his feet?
Stay tuned for our next installment of General Dremel…
Good Boy!!!
He is so cute, eating off a fork.
Yes, it can be a bit of a soap opera. Mainly because I really hate trimming nails! It’s me that makes it so danged dramatic. I just don’t like doing it. But the Dremel makes my life SO much easier…
And as long as the dogs don’t mind the sound, they seem to make their lives easier too. Hopefully tomorrow will bring the Dremel *touching the nail* !
Stay tuned,
Laurie “Drama Queen” Luck
It’s the easiest way to feed him and keep my hands cat-food-free! 🙂 All my dogs learn early how to eat from a fork. Much less mess! 😉
Yes, he’s getting to be quite the good boy as his brain catches up to his stature! 🙂
Its great to see these videos. I always “know” what I’m supposed to do but feel like a goof doing it. Its nice to see someone more knowledgeable going through the same prolonged conditioning steps I am supposed to go through to do this. Thanks for the videos and supportive instruction! Much better than just having a pro show me an already conditioned dog and making it “seem” so easy and fast.