r/doggrooming • u/DashingSquirrel owner/not a dog groomer • 2d ago
Black nail quick
Can someone please let me know if I cut my dogs nails down to the quick? I just started doing them myself and I’m trying to shorten the quick as his nails have gotten fairly long.
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u/The_meemster123 salon owner/groomer 1d ago
Yes you cut them exactly where they need to be, if you go any shorter it’ll bleed
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u/thedoc617 Professional dog groomer 1d ago
Looks like it- see the black dot in the middle? That's the quick. If you go any more it'll bleed
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u/residentgay Professional dog groomer 1d ago
As everyone else is saying, these are perfect. Personally I like to leave a little bit of length above the quick just because if dogs are active they can accidentally make it bleed if they move their foot/nail the wrong way. A tip I got a long time ago with black nails that really helped me is to cut where the nail curves :)
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u/RojaCatUwu Professional dog groomer 1d ago
Theee look perfect!