Doggonit...

In July, as my sister and brother in law prepared to move to Africa with the Peace Corps, the home they had lined up for their dog, Gunnar, fell through. Being a dog lover and wanting to help out, I agreed to take in Gunnar, as least until their return. Now, Gunnar is a peculiar dog for more than one reason. Firstly, he is a German Shepard and Rottweiler mix, but is pure white and looks nothing like a Rott. Secondly, while he is a very smart dog, he is afraid of a LOT of things. His list of fears include people with hats on, most cats, loud noises, being touched unexpectedly, anything he doesn't understand, strangers and having his feet touched. He may bark loudly at any of these things and try to intimidate them into going away, but has never, to my knowledge, bit anyone or really tried to attack.

Here is my problem. We have wood laminate flooring in our hallway and entrance. Gunnar has VERY long nails that not only look uncomfortable, but cause him to slip and slide and scratch the flooring. How do I trim a dog's nails that absolutely hates to have his feet touch? (Keeping in mind it would be a far more traumatic experience for me to take him to the vet and have them do it rather than try to do it myself, since that would be combining several of his fears)

Why, PediPaws, of course! As Seen On TV- PediPaws

I went out and made my $19.99 purchase. Got home and realized I don't have the "C" batteries required (not included). So I will be going out to get batteries when I pick up my daughter this afternoon, and together, her and I will attempt to give our pup a pedi. I will report back with the conclusion to this experiment, hopefully with good news! Wish us luck!