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Guide To Australian Shepherd Training & Care

Do Australian Shepherds Keep Their Pointy Puppy Nails All Their Life?

by Honora Cartee
(Hillsdale, Mi, USA)


Do Aussies keep their pointy puppy nails all their life? My dog is 11 months old. When she jumps on people she always has her nails digging into you, it sure does hurt.

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Trim them
by: Anonymous

You have to cut them. There are different trimmers available at pet stores. If you haven’t done it have a pro show you how. If you cut them to short it’ll bleed like crazy.

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