Sanding dog nails with a Dremel

[greencat]

I saw this response in the cork flooring thread.

Gerd,

I highly recommend the Dremel dog nail grinder. My english bulldog has big thick nails and really did a number on the wood floors. I refinished them, bought one of the nail grinders and no more worries.



His nails don't have to be clipped anymore, because I keep up with the grinding every week. He used to cry, and shake, now he just sits there and takes it like a man

I just threw away my battery powered Dremel. I couldn't think why i need it when I use the wired version. I wonder if the wired version is too strong for dog nail traiming. Anyone have experience sanding the nails with a Dremel?
http://www.yuhreka.com/archives/2005...l_pet_nail.htm

[linear]

I used one to relieve a stress crack in a horse's hoof. Probably not the answer you were looking for though.

The horse was not especially cooperative.

[MikeMcCoy]

I use mine for my parrots beaks and nails. Granted their nails aren't as hard as a dogs but those beaks are pretty tough. I like it since it will cauterize if I get a little to far.

[Uncle Cracker]

I just use a chop saw...

[LCHIEN]

I just use a chop saw...

yeah, same one as for the snap beans! One tool fits all.

[Uncle Cracker]

yeah, same one as for the snap beans! One tool fits all.

I use the chipper-shredder for the beans. Always use the right tool for the job...

[cwsmith]

I guess my head must really be into "woodworking". I saw the caption, "Sanding Dog Nails" and immediately my curiosity was perked. I know what "bench dogs" are, and even "bench puppies" and "bench dog muzzles" (thanks to the Lee-Valley catalog), but "Dog Nails" had me stumped???

Now I know

What a wonderful world we live in,

CWS

[greencat]

I have been using clippers but to call my self a true wood worker I need to use a power tool.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

My wife found a kit for doing human nails with dremel on ebay. That lasted for all of about 5 minutes.

[gwyneth]

My wife found a kit for doing human nails with dremel on ebay. That lasted for all of about 5 minutes.

Every four or five months I check out the Dremel company forum. Last year, there was a question about doing that--maybe the guy is the one who sold yours.

As for dog use...about a decade ago there was a thread in the Samoyed mailing list about the tendency for things marked 'dog' to have a huge markup, and one person cited the (then-much higher priced, about a hundred bucks) professional pet groomer dremel-type tool vs a brand name Dremel not marked 'dog' for thirty or forty.

Somebody wise put in the definitive last word: if your dog tolerates clippers, s/he will tolerate virtually any other method. If you dog doesn't tolerate clippers, the situation probably won't improve with a tool emitting a high pitched whine and grinding sound.

[cork58]

Nails

What a great question! Not really a wood site question but a good question just he same. My wife gets her own this year since we have been using mine for 3 years now. We use 80 grit and it is great. We had the horses feet done just today and the ferrier and I had a good laugh over using the belt sander on Hondo. He is 49 years old and stood sound while we "BELT SANDED HIS FEET! Well, just the final but we both wanted to say we did it. I guess we use our wood working tools to their fullest.

Cork