Dremel 7300-PT 4.8V Cordless Pet Dog Nail Grooming & Grinding Tool, Easy to Use, Rechargeable, Safely Trim Pet & Dog Nails

I used to be a groomer at a leading big pet store chain, and this was the exact dremmel we had at our store. These work absolutely amazing whether your grooming a small 3lb Chihuahua or a 90lb Great Dane or St.Benard. They cut through long nails like butter and can help keep quicks especially long quicks managed more reliably and easily than with a regular nail trimmer. (Still would recommend to have one anyways but this will also help smooth out the nails so that you're not getting sliced up by your dogs freshly trimmed nails anymore).At home I'm using this on a Aussiedoodle (Australian shepherd/poodle mix, who's 55lbs), a German shepherd mix (German shepherd/American pitbull terrier mix, who's 65lbs), and my MIL's 5lb shih zhu mix. This works for all sizes, although I do recommend trimming up the feet otherwise being very careful if you're using this on a longer haired dog because whether it's dog hair or human hair if this thing grabs your hair it will suck it up and snag it, and it is a pain to try and get hair out of these (it will rip hair out as well, so if you have longer hair tie it up before using, and if it snags on your dogs hair it can rip it out). The nail dust that comes off is one of the only down sides but you get that with any dremel, if you're worried about inhaling it, a mask will help cut down on that. Be careful while using this because if it catches you, it will hurt like nothing else and does have the capability of mildly skinning you (trust me on this), same is said if you catch your dog's paw pad.The noise level is a dull buzzing it's not to loud, the first few times holding it can be a little awkward but otherwise you get fairly used to it, it's extremely easy to use and set up. When you do first get it, the battery is barely charged so straight out of the pack I did have to charge it and it can take awhile to charge, it's worth mentioning that not only do I recommend getting a second battery but the company itself also recommends getting a second battery and having the battery hooked up to the charger so that you constantly have a full battery and just switch out as they die so you don't have to worry about stopping a nail trim to charge your battery. (The battery company itself, does have the battery so that you can get a second one, I couldn't find one from the Dremel company. In the product photo you can see which type of battery you need otherwise the recommended model is a 4.8V NiCad battery); I personally would also recommend picking up clotting powder like Kwik stop to help any nicked quicks. There is a vibration that the dremel does have which can sometimes irritate a dog's sensitivities especially if their new to dremeling or if they hate their feet being touched (sometimes you can get dog's who otherwise wouldn't tolerate a nail trim to actually love being dremeled but it can take time and some desensitization for them to get used to it) so expect some resistance in pulling or kicking, (some dogs just genuinely don't like it, if you're worried about pushing your dogs boundaries it's ok to take it slow instead of diving head first and trying to do a full foot or all four feet; feel things out with your dogs boundaries and your own before going gong-ho).

Of all the bad behaviors I manged to sap my mutt of a dog out of, the only one she still fights against is clipping her nails. She'd twitch and squirm no matter how hard or soft you held her and with no amount of coaxing can I or anyone else seem to get her to calm down when her paws are touched, so she's just one of those anti-paw touching dogs. After going through another bottle of qwik stop after she twitched one of her nails into a profuse bleeding mess I decided to get some kind of a nail grinder, and this works amazingly well.She still doesn't like having her paws touched, but she tolerates me touching her nails a lot more now that I'm no longer clipping them. I even seem to believe we have a rythm now, when I grind her nails down enough she'll squirm a little to let me know that's far enough, and then I move on to the next one. Her back paws are still off limits but it's even those have been easier, and it's been a lot less stressful on us both.Getting her used to the dremel didn't take very long; I trained her gun-dog style where I'd turn on the dremel then give her a snack and continued that for about a week. Now she starts drooling when she hears the noise, so of course she gets her snack but then the dog waterboarding equivalent begins, and it's over pretty quickly. The two speeds helped when getting her used to what it was, but I don't think I'd use anything but the fastest speed because the slow one may as well be a manual nail file. The battery has never died while using it, not that I expect it to anytime soon, and it's easy enough to keep charged for the next time the grinder has to be used. The quality is solid and it's extremely easy to control, just be careful you don't grind into your dog's paws.I would recommend doing this outside if you can. When grinding you'll turn the nail into a plume of tiny particulate dust, and I doubt that's good for either of you to breathe in. It's not really a bad idea to wear safety glasses or a mask while doing this either, and if you can figure out some way to keep your dog's face away from the actual grinding that would be best too. I don't think this is completely necessary, but why risk it?If you need some alternate way of shortening your dog's nails then this might work for you. If you still aren't sure or if your dog is still difficult you should probably take them to a groomer or vet to clip them for you