Step 8 of 14 · Nail Trim Without a Wrestling Match
One nail, one treat, session over
One nail, one treat, session over — step 8 of 14 in Nail Trim Without a Wrestling Match. Day 5: clip 1 mm off one front nail you can see the quick on, or grind 2 seconds. Treat the size of a grape, not a crumb.
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Day 5: clip 1 mm off one front nail you can see the quick on, or grind 2 seconds. Treat the size of a grape, not a crumb. Put the tool away. Walk. Day 6: two nails. Day 7: two nails on the other front paw. You are not doing 18 nails because a blog said weekly. You are proving the process is survivable.
If day 5 goes badly — freeze, mouth on your hand, screaming — you do not 'push through'. You return to day 3 for two more days. Pride is how wrestling matches start. Write the date and which nails in your phone so you do not invent a schedule that never happened.
Pro tip: Rear nails are harder. Do not start there. Dewclaws last, and only when the dog is still eating.
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