Do you have a dog who hates having his nails trimmed? You can teach your dog to sand his own nails! This is a great way to keep the nails short as you train your dog to be comfortable with actual nail trimming in small approximations. It also can speed up the training process for some dogs by first teaching them to do the behavior themselves it can build their trust and confidence in having their handler do their nails. I use back foot targeting to teach the dog to hit the sand pad I created with their back feet. My dog trainer friend from Australia Peta Clarke uses a sand board at an angle and then just gets the dog to put their front feet up on a platform behind the board and act as if they are going to step up with the back feet in order to sand the nails. She has a video on facebook but not on youtube of this behavior. This one should be much easier for some dogs as you wouldnt have to train back foot targeting.
Most dogs are more sensitive having their front nails trimmed rather than their back nails, so sanding the front on their own and clipping the back is an option.
grooming tool recall game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tQrefk0Wyc
Teaching your dog to accept handling and grooming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoM9tis3t2c
5 tips for getting your dog to be comfortable with nail trimming
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCJ0wh5cxi4
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Hi everyone this is just a quick tip for Sanding your dog’s nails using a sand Board so you can tape sandpaper onto a Normal board and teach your dog to Scratch it but this way can be really Easy for some dogs you can just use a Tupperware so you can so the dog can see Through it or one of these plates it’s a Children’s plate from Ikea and I’ve just Taped sandpaper onto it with duct tape And I’ve also just put Um some tape at the back so I can hold It as a paw Target like that but Initially if you just use a tupperware That the dog can see through you put the Treat underneath and then you jiggle the Tupperware until the dog thinks to try And scratch at it good with their feet Then when you when the dog does scratch You can click and then give them access To the treat and say get it or maybe Just lifting up the lid means get it for Them so I put the treat under there good And then I lift it up so he can eat it To get the dog to vary which foot he is Using you can hold the target to the Left and the right and that is why I Made uh it’s a very makeshift thing it’s Not very pretty should have made a Pretty one for the video but this is the One that we used and we were just about To do as Nails Um so Um to get his right foot I’m going to
Hold this out to the right and I have Taught him the right and the left pause So this one’s called wave Good Another thing that’s great about holding The target is that you can move it to Increase how much of the nail is getting Sanded are you ready wave good good wait Wait wait wait wait wait good And Ready sit Ready tug Can you do bye bye goodbye good bye good Thank you bye good bye good bye good See go dig dig Go dig dig Good Thing Good train back foot targeting to sand The back feet So I initially trained my dog a cue for Each foot so his back feet are called Hind leg and other one and he’s learned To Target using either foot which is a Great fitness exercise in a great Physical therapy exercise depending on The dog’s issues so I’m going to ask him For his back leg and then I’m going to Move the Sandpaper a little bit in order To sand the nail even more than what He’s doing I’m like good I like Ready to go other one Good
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