Dogs love loud, scary electrical devices, right?
The cleaning regimen for your dog should always include a good nail trimming, since most dogs’ nails don’t wear down enough on their own and nail overgrowth can mean serious trouble for the feet. Some people are skittish about performing this task since it can be hard to tell when you’re trimming too far, especially if your dog has black nails. With the Pedipaws nail trimmer, this is no problem. Whirring and spinning like a belt sander for canine toes, it gently sloughs off the excess nail growth while finishing the paws with a buff. This gives them a smooth surface, much like humans achieve with an emery board, to prevent those jagged or sharp nails that wreak havoc on the furniture and carpet. The device has a guard that only allows a small portion of your dog’s nail inside. This makes it safe for even the most wary of pet owners and perfect for the constant worrier. So go ahead, trim Rover’s nails already! He’ll be fine.
I bought this and was very disappointed!!
My dog was scared of the sound it makes, let alone when I tried to touch her nails on it. Unfortunately, my mother bought one as well and said the very same thing.
Same thing has happened to me as well – the directions say to let your dog be around the sound and start gently, but mine still thinks there’s a devil inside and starts barking when he sees it. Oh well, groomers are easier for me anyway.
I was wondering about the noise. I am pretty sure my dogs would freak with the noise as well.
I found that I couldn’t use it on my older dogs because of the noise but I have a puppy and we have used it with her and have had no problems.
We have four dogs and rescue dogs. It can be done! It may take them a month to get used to the noise, but eventually they do. Lay it on the floor, keep it running, and offer treats about two feet from it. The next day, one foot, then a few inches, and so on. Eventually they will associate that noise with a good thing. It takes A LOT of time with most dogs though.
This product is not as good as the commercials make it look. I just use a Dremmel tool with moderate to fine sander, some lavender essential oil to calm the dogs, a strong arm, and a lot of treats. : )
My cat yowls because of the heat. When the spinner makes contact with the nail… it produces heat. Makes it uncomfortable for the little critters. Sorry I wasted my money.
I use a small rechargeable Dremmel. Works great! Why pay the $$ for this that only does one thing? The Dremmel only takes off a little at a time and you can “smooth” the tip. Better investment.
We have a large dog and the small little toy pet manicure thing just did nothing to his nails. Total waste. Should have known: As Seen On TV = crap.
We have done this with our dog for six years since she was a puppy. It really works great, and after she got used to it, she doesn’t really fuss at all…we too have the rechargeable Dremel, don’t bother with the Pedipaws, it’s just a Dremel with a single attachment. Dremel with the sandpaper bit works like a champ, just be sure to change out the bit every once in a while; when the sandpaper wears down it tends to generate heat more. Also be careful of the quick, don’t want bloody nails, but it really does work.
Honestly, after trying this thing, we went to the pet store to see what else they had. We ended up buying regular pet nail trimmers. Completely soundless and painless. I don’t know why I was so afraid of them. My boyfriend feeds our dog treats while I trim her nails down.
Not surprising reading all the bad comments on this so called Wiz Bang Trimmer.
The person who invented this thing should have tried it on his fingernails first blindfolded and then on his toenails blindfolded. The noise of this device is enough to scare the living daylights out of dogs and cats and there is no guarantee of not injuring the animal with that so-called safe guard. This, in my opinion, should not be on the market and banned as a deadly weapon against the animal kingdom. Dogs and cats are traumatized enough in the human race without bringing on some fandangle that is junk.
I bought a Dremel tool too to do all sorts of work with it and trim my dogs nails. It works great, plus a Dremel does make an animal nail trimmer, which is built a lot better than this piece of junk. I talked to a returns person at Wal-mart and this item ranks near the top of their returns. Get a Dremel.
I never thought it would work, but Hubby thought it was a good idea. Well? I was right. My dog doesn’t mind, with a little patience and treats, he would let me trim his nails (he’s eight years old), but, it takes so long that he got became bored and just wanted to leave. LOL… I just use the better animal trimmer and be done with it!!
It is loud. She freaks out and starts biting. I know the instructions say to slowly let your dog get used to it, but that just won’t work. She still attacks the vacuum cleaner and I use it all the time.
I had a bad experience with my dog losing a nail in a dog fight. It took over five hours to stop the bleeding. Had I only known this at the time: keep an unused bottle of Super Glue around for this emergency. When the nail starts to bleed and before the dog starts to lick it, coat the bleeding nail with super glue. Hold the paw until it drys to keep it from gluing the paw to something else. It stops the bleeding in minutes and your dog will not lick it, thereby stopping the risk of infection. By the time the super glue wears off, the nail will be healed. It does not take a lot of time for infection to set in when the dog starts licking the wound and when it does, you could lose the animal. Not to mention the vet bills. That tip is more useful than this useless Dremel knock-off.