PediPaws Dog Nail Grinder by BulbHead - Professional Style Dog Grooming Using Gentle Filing Wheel for Your Pet's Happy Paws

I was leery about ordering this because of the multiple bad reviews, but I was at my wit's end and so I decided to give this a go. My little chiweenie is a rescued dog and is extremely anxious - he snaps and shakes when anything comes near him, let alone a vibrating tool like this. However, he was apparently introduced poorly to regular clippers, because he would get very agitated if I tried to use the clippers on him. I could MAYBE get one nail clipped without getting snapped at, but of the few times I was successful, I over-clipped twice due to his struggling and wound up hurting the little blighter - erg - which made him even MORE terrified of the clipper.So, I decided to try this. This is what I did.(1) For a few WEEKS - I brought out the grinder every night, turned it on and placing it NEAR us - but not too near - and I talked calmly to my pup and fed him treats, telling him in an upbeat voice that everything was ok and that he was a very good dog.(2) After he started ignoring it a bit and started focusing on his treats, I held him and grinded a bit on ONE nail, still talking to him the entire time, and then I immediately turned off the grinder and gave him treats and acted as if he had just done a spectacular trick. NOTE: If your dog is a rescue dog and and / or an anxious dog like mine, make sure you take him outside for his business first, heh heh. The little man managed to get me a little bit wet on our first encounter with actually using the grinder. He is more self-contained now as he is getting less and less anxious the more we do it, but I still make sure he has gone out before I use the tool.(3) After the first initial success, every few days I would take out the grinder and follow this procedure, doing one nail, then after awhile two, etc, until I could get through one paw, then two, etc.(4) At this point, I can get through all 4 paws pretty quickly, and he only starts getting nervous for the back paws - this is where he got over-clipped when I used clippers, so I guess he is still skittish about that. My bad. =(The little man doesn't LOVE the grinder yet, and I am not sure he will ever get to that point, but he allows me to get it done with very little trouble and I am very, very pleased with this product. The guard makes sure I don't over-grind, and I always count a few seconds and then I go on to the next nail. If I have to grind more, I come back to it after I have done a few other nails so it has time to cool down, or I just get to it the next day. Yeah, I grind more than I would have to clip, but who cares?? It takes me almost no time, the little man gets his happy treat when we are done, and he is only a little nervous during the entire process when he used to be absolutely terrified at the sight of the clippers.I could not be happier and I would absolutely recommend this with two caveats:(1) Expect to be patient. I read some of the really negative reviews and it looked like some of the people were trying to acclimate their dog in a week. It took WEEKS to acclimate my dog, and then I added one nail at a time. It only takes a few minutes every night to get him acclimated eventually, but when your dog finally gets to the point where you can do all 4 paws, you are set for life. Small tradeoff IMHO.(2) It is quite possible this WON'T work on larger dogs' nails. It works fine on my little chiweenie, but I have no recommendation for anything larger since I have no experience with a larger animal, so caveat emptor if you have a bigger pooch.

I have a little dog and hate clipping his nails with the old metal clippers, it hurt him, sometimes I couldn't get enough off or he would move nd I clipped it to much and caused him a lot of pain or made him bleed. He also broke 4 of his toes a few years ago and now I believe he has arthritis in it. I got this trimmer a few years back, this is my second one. The first lasted 4 years I think. Well it finally broke and knew I would buy another since the first one finally died.1st thing I live about this trimmer is I never hurt him, I never get to short and no he doesn't mind getting his nails one. I am able I to trim short enough, plus then I only have to do it every few months.2 nd I know h noise from it bothers a lot of other dogs but mine has no problem with it t all. When I trim the nails on his bad foot the small vibrate actually seems to message him while I am trimming lol. It might found funny but he go to sleep every time and I am able to trim the nails on his ad foot ith out causing him any pain at all.3 I love the guard on the tip, you can't push very hard or it stops, you can't go the wrong way or it stops.4. The emery spool lasts a long time, you don't ave to change it very often if you only ave one pet you use it on, the 1st kit I braught had 13 spools with it and I still have a few left after having it for around 4 years. The 1st one I braught for $19.99 his 2nd one I spent $14.99 on it and it is worth very centThe handle is a little big, I wish it was a bit shorter but since it works so well I am fine with it.

UPDATE, 1-4-15This particular product is a knockoff. I stand by the grinding method described below, but this product is clearlyu a knockoff. The direction that the tip spins is opposite from the genuine product. The size of the tip is slightly different and replacements don't fit.Once you find a better grinder than Pedi Paws, you need to condition your pet to it.First, they have to let you touch their paws. Before you use this tool, train your pup to let you handle its feet and paws. Start when they are a puppy!Second, they have to become accustomed to the tool before you ever turn it on. Leave it off and touch their paws with the grinder end. Give them treats while doing so. Practice the best positions for holding your dog and yourself to file each nail, including how to keep the dog's hair out of the way. It's a little different for front and back legs and left and right feet. My dogs (11-13 lb. Lhasa Apsos) will lie down on a table to get their front paws done, but they like to stand up while I do their the back paws, for example.Third, they have to get used to filing nails. Use a regular nail file to file their nails and get them used to the feel of grinding.Then try the tool. Turn it on. Let them get used to the noise. When you start, it may help if their nails are a little too long so that you are not grinding too close to the quick. Just do a little bit on each nail to avoid heat or any possibility of pain, but come back to each nail until you've made sufficient progress. And praise, praise, praise. Treats, treats, treats!Keep the first sessions short while your dog gets used to it. You'll be able to go longer and do a better job when your dog is fully conditioned for this.This type of tool is far preferable to the sheer torture of using nail clippers.