Cutting hair and toe snails

lotus

lotus

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Cutting hair and nails

Shadoes hair has gotten too long on top and now, I'm embarrassed to say has a part down the middle. How do I cut it shorter without it look blunt. I trim his ears but they always look blunt...even though I'm using the thinning shears. I'm using a decent pair a shears also.

Is peeling normal for Newf nails? I cut his nails but they always seem to peel .
How do you get close enough without cutting the quick?
If I lift his paw and cut I can see a small space ????
Also every now and then I will find an entire casing of his nail....but I check his paws and can't see which nail it came from...no limping, no pain when I touch.
Hope I'm explaining this clearly.
 
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BoundlessNewfs

BoundlessNewfs

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Maggie sometimes has her nails "peel", too. It never seems to bother her. Maybe Jeannie, or one of the other groomers on NN will chime in.
 
Jager's Mom

Jager's Mom

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Wish I could help...but I have the same problems. I'm also having issues with splitting of the nails. And good thing I don't mind the crazy fluff...cuz I can't cut Bear's hair to save my life. Good thing he has a wonderful Aunt that can cut it beautifully...and she does it whenever she see's him...cuz she can't stand his crazy fluff HaHa.
 
Ginny

Ginny

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I always cut nails with the red handled Miller's Forge cutters then use a dremel. I prefer M F's because they are cheap, stay sharp for quite a while, and can be tossed when dull. I despise the guillotine type. They tend to crush the nails rather than a clean cut.

If the hair on the top and back of the head is parting, hold it out with a comb and then use the thinners on it trying to get all the head hair the same length. I use thinners with teeth numbering in the 40s.
 
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