<div dir="ltr">I don't think I would want to remove the nails just because they are black and hard to cut. Lots of experienced places cut nails. If you can't get the hang of cutting them yourself, pay to have it done. <div>
<br></div><div>I have three dogs with multicolored nails. That means some are black, some are clear and some are that stupid marbled color. I actually have more trouble with the "marbled" ones than I do the black ones. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I cut nails every 2 weeks. I know this sounds crazy, but my dogs are almost never on concrete or asphalt. Obviously, their backyard is grass and when I walk them, we have to walk in the ditch, which is grass. So I don't have anything naturally trimming their nails.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Obviously the clear ones are easy because you can see the quick. On the black ones, you can see the growth is a smaller diameter than the rest of the nail. I call it the hook. I cut at the hook. If the nail is still touching the ground, I take shavings until I see the quick, but haven't hit the quick. You can do the same thing on the marbled ones, but the lack of consistency in color can lead you astray. I save those for last so I can get a feel for how much I am taking off. </div>
<div><br></div><div>If anyone has found a pair of nail clippers (not guilotine) that hold up to BIG basset nails that like to splinter and shred, I am open to suggestions. I go through clippers like there is no tomorrow. I hate using dull clippers.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Jennifer with Beauford, Bugsey and Browyn the Fairy Princess</div></div>