<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I tried many different techniques to trim Frances (Darling ATB) & </DIV>
<DIV>Frazier's nails. I had never really done it before and was terrified </DIV>
<DIV>of accidentally cutting too close. Although these sessions </DIV>
<DIV>usually involved a bit of a struggle, I accomplished the task </DIV>
<DIV>without any bleeding. Of course (you know what's coming) until </DIV>
<DIV>one particularly unwanted clipping when I cut too far on Frances. </DIV>
<DIV>She forgave me right away, but after that I really was afraid to </DIV>
<DIV>attempt it . . . I'm such a wimp. So we started having it done by </DIV>
<DIV>our Vet. As you probably all have experienced, they behaved </DIV>
<DIV>stellar for the Vet. No struggle, no wiggle, no whining . . . go </DIV>
<DIV>figure. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>As time went by, the clippings went from being included in the </DIV>
<DIV>office visit to a nominal fee, to a more substantial fee and I </DIV>
<DIV>decided that I needed to brave up & try it again at home. It was </DIV>
<DIV>actually Frances (Precious ATB) who created the (sort of) no fuss </DIV>
<DIV>clipping method. She was my belly rub girl (floozy girl, peep </DIV>
<DIV>show baby), she loved to drop & roll at any time for a belly rub. </DIV>
<DIV>Well when I came close with the clipper hidden, she </DIV>
<DIV>automatically dropped & rolled into the belly rub position. Of </DIV>
<DIV>course I gave a brief belly rub during which I sat down, placing my </DIV>
<DIV>legs on either side of her, V-shaped with her head at my feet and </DIV>
<DIV>her tail . . . well you know where. I clamped around her like a </DIV>
<DIV>vise-grip and with all fours in the air, I commenced to clip nails. </DIV>
<DIV>She amazingly laid still & didn't struggle, within minutes all 4 </DIV>
<DIV>paws were done and she was up dancing around in that "I'm so </DIV>
<DIV>pretty" style. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Needless to say, I was ecstatic. Frazier of course was watching </DIV>
<DIV>this process and so when it became his turn, we had a bit of a </DIV>
<DIV>chase until I got him into position. But now it is the only method </DIV>
<DIV>I use and it works great every time.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>We send healing, soothing drool to all in need and pray for the </DIV>
<DIV>comfort of everyone in this extremely cold weather (Yes, I saw a </DIV>
<DIV>chilly 66 degrees reported for Key West . . . bundle up).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Barb (Shivering in Ohio), Frances (Angel Dumpling ATB) & </DIV>
<DIV>Frazier (I do the "Thank goodness, I'm free" dance.)</DIV>
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