Toy terriers are very small in size, and because of this, their nails do not wear down as well as those of large dog breeds.
Meanwhile, overgrown or, especially, claws bent inward can cause serious discomfort to the pet and even spoil its appearance.
Also, excessively long nails can cause injury caused by the animal slipping.
In order to avoid these and many other problems, the toy terrier’s claws need to be shortened in a timely manner.
How to trim a toy terrier's nails
One of the mandatory procedures in caring for a toy terrier is regular monthly trimming of the nails, or rather the rounded part. An overgrown claw in a dog can:
- It will break off, damaging a blood vessel;
- Interfere with movement;
- Injure the owner.
The Toy Terrier is one of the smallest dog breeds, so it’s not surprising that most owners are afraid to cut their pet’s nails. They have to regularly visit the veterinary clinic for this procedure, because this process is important, just like ear hygiene. Trimming the nails of a toy terrier is not difficult, and if desired, anyone can learn, which will help save money and time.
Upbringing
On the one hand, working with Kerry Blue is very easy. These are intelligent dogs with excellent memory, which are easy to train and quickly remember commands. However, due to various circumstances, the Kerry Blue Terrier may not show the best traits of its character: stubbornness, willfulness, independence.
Carrie cannot be trained like a shepherd; he can only choose to follow a command or not. Therefore, in matters of education and training, it may be difficult for beginners or people accustomed to service breeds. You will have to work with the dog and defend your leadership position for the rest of your life, otherwise the dog will sit on your neck and hang its paws.
First of all, it is important to establish a connection with the puppy and establish a trusting relationship, then subsequent education will bring the desired results: an obedient companion, manageable in any conditions, will grow from a bundle of energy.
In the process of education and training, it is best to use the method of positive reinforcement. A dog can do a lot just for approval and praise. Classes should be interesting and not too long. A huge role during the period of raising a puppy should be given to competent, consistent socialization.
Before you take a puppy into your home, you need to know what foods should be included in the dog's diet. Subsequently, you can create a balanced menu for your four-legged friend. What does a Kerry Blue Terrier need?
- Lean meat (veal and beef, chicken breast). The animal should eat approximately 300 g of meat products per day.
- Well-cooked porridge (buckwheat or rice). They can be added to meat dishes along with vegetables.
- Raw vegetables (except legumes and white cabbage). It is better to add a little vegetable oil to them.
- Fermented milk products (cottage cheese). They are necessary to strengthen the animal's bones.
- Various mineral complexes. They should be given to your pet only with the permission of a veterinarian.
The kennel can financially afford to feed the blue terrier good dry food. If the Kerry Blue Terrier eats it, you must remember that the price in this case corresponds to the quality.
Allergies and disorders in the gastrointestinal tract are often caused by eating bad food. Your pet should always have fresh and clean drinking water in his bowl.
The Kerry Blue Terrier, like any other dog, needs to be fed during specially designated morning and evening hours.
Already from 3-4 months, during a walk, you can begin educational activities and teach the puppy training skills. The Kerry Blue Terrier is prone to pugnacity due to its temperament. The correct educational process helps to avoid such behavioral problems, and the pet will learn to respect the dog owner.
Education is based on such subtleties as: adequate firmness, friendly cooperation and complete respect for the personality of your ward. The Blue Terrier absolutely cannot stand any kind of pressure or rudeness towards him, but you can come to an amicable agreement with him at any time. You should not immediately scold the pet; perhaps he did not understand the owner’s wishes.
The main thing is to learn to understand your four-legged friend and clearly explain your requirement. This breed is very intelligent by nature and lends itself well to training skills, so you can easily find contact with it. The Kerry Blue can make an excellent athlete, thanks to his good memory and the presence of drive and excitement, which is genetically inherent.
Education should be consistent and moderately strict. Particular attention should be paid to aggression towards other animals, suppressing and not encouraging it initially. To help socialize and avoid behavior problems in the future, you need to find suitable walking companions as early as possible.
Ready-made food has the following advantages: it saves time, is convenient for travel, and the problem beard of the Kerry Blue Terrier breed remains clean when eating dry snacks. Disadvantages may appear with daily consumption of low-quality products: allergic reactions, dull fur, dandruff and gastrointestinal dysfunction.
Therefore, it is important to choose the right manufacturer and carefully study the composition, in which meat products should predominate. Dry food does not contain enough moisture, which means constant access to fresh water is necessary. It needs to be changed daily. Dry snacks can be soaked in hot water (approximately 70°C) 15 minutes before meals.
How to cut a toy terrier's claws - frequency
Before you learn how to trim the nails of a toy terrier, you need to understand how often to carry out this manipulation. The first time the claws of a toy terrier puppy are cut at 10 days of age, this is necessary so that the puppies do not injure the mother during feeding, who, due to the pain caused, may not be able to feed the cubs at all; you can learn more about caring for puppies in another article.
Subsequent procedures should be carried out once every 15-20 days for children, and once every 20-30 days for adults.
It is quite easy to understand when the nails need to be trimmed - when the dog moves, it begins to make clicking sounds on the floor. If these are not observed, when the time for trimming approaches, you should carefully examine the animal’s paws.
Trimming a Toy Terrier's nails is an important procedure; overgrown nails often break, causing pain and bleeding in the animal. Untimely cut nail plates interfere with walking, clinging to carpets, causing dislocations and other injuries. With overgrown claws, a pet can harm the owner during play.
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What you need to know when trimming nails
Each dog has individual characteristics and character, so the process of cutting nails causes different reactions. Some pets calmly tolerate this procedure, others break out, bark, and hide. Such animal reactions are completely normal; it is worth noting that the toy terrier, most often, whines not because of a feeling of pain, but because of dislike for the process itself. The video clearly demonstrates how to trim the claws of a toy terrier, after watching which you can be convinced that trimming the claws of a toy terrier is easy.
Regular nail scissors are not suitable for trimming a dog's nails. It is worth purchasing a special nail clipper or nippers designed for small decorative breeds.
When trimming, it is important to know what structure a dog's claw has.
- The keratinized part (it needs to be cut off);
- The soft part containing blood vessels.
If the terrier's claws are rarely trimmed, then the risk of damaging the vessel increases significantly, since in this case the soft tissue grows into the keratinized tissue. In the case when a pet's manicure is performed regularly, the soft part, on the contrary, becomes shorter.
Trim the claws correctly
Four-legged animals have their own character and temperament. The toy terrier is capable of treating manipulation calmly or zealously resisting, squealing and barking. A reaction is possible if the toy terrier has previously suffered pain during the procedure.
You will need to sit the pet on your lap, stroke it, talk gently, then, without stopping talking to the dog, take the paw in your hand, lightly press on the pads so that the claws appear and carefully trim off each tip of the nail - about 3 millimeters. At the end of the procedure on the paws, praise your pet and give a treat as a reward. If your toy terrier is struggling or squealing, wrap the dog in a towel, leaving only the paw, and try to trim the nails.
It is important not to succumb to the whims of the four-legged one, to bring the work started to a result, otherwise later the tailed one will begin to resist more strongly. The owner's persistence will lead to the toy terrier getting used to cutting his nails and becoming calm.
If you can’t give your dog a “manicure” due to fear of harming the toy terrier or you can’t cope with the dog, contact a professional. A one-time nail trimming procedure is not too expensive - it ranges around 400-800 rubles. The amount spent per year on the services of a professional is not affordable for everyone; it is more economical to do a “manicure” for your pet yourself.
How to trim a toy terrier's nails
Before trimming the nails, if necessary, trim the fur located between the pads of the paws. It is better to do this with nail scissors with blunt ends.
Then you can begin the process itself:
- It is necessary to treat the nail clipper with alcohol or another antiseptic;
- The Toy Terrier should be placed in your arms;
- Holding your pet's paw, you need to gently press on your finger. After this, a claw should appear, which needs to be shortened by 0.3-0.4 cm. It is worth noting that only the rounded part of the claw is removed. When trimmed correctly, a gray border will be noticeable on the cut - this is the beginning of soft tissue;
- If the animal is struggling violently, then the dog should be wrapped in a towel, leaving only the head and paw outside.
Useful tips
- It is more convenient to cut the nails on the hind legs when the dog is lying down.
- If the thick fur makes it impossible to see the nail, the hair should be cut off.
- If the dog does not sit quietly, then someone needs to hold the dog. In this case, the pet will need to be carefully grabbed by the neck so that the head is fixed.
- Under no circumstances should you raise your voice while grooming, so as not to worry the animal.
- While in a clinic where your pet is undergoing any procedure under anesthesia, you can ask the veterinarian to cut his nails at the same time. Many specialists do this without requiring, in this case, payment for a haircut.
- If an animal was once injured during a home grooming, then next time you should immediately seek help from a specialist.
- Do not refuse sedatives if they are offered by specialists for the procedure. It happens that professionals also injure an animal.
If bleeding lasts for more than half an hour after an unsuccessful haircut, you must immediately contact the clinic.
Is it necessary to cut a toy terrier’s nails and how to properly carry out this procedure at home
Toy terriers are very small in size, and because of this, their nails do not wear down as well as those of large dog breeds.
Meanwhile, overgrown or, especially, claws bent inward can cause serious discomfort to the pet and even spoil its appearance.
Also, excessively long nails can cause injury caused by the animal slipping.
In order to avoid these and many other problems, the toy terrier’s claws need to be shortened in a timely manner.
Breeds that most often need grooming
All dogs require special care, regardless of size, coat type, living conditions, etc. Even stray dogs monitor the condition of their fur on their own or with the help of their friends. If you do not regularly care for the fur, it can become tangled and matted, which will cause significant discomfort to the animal.
Every pet needs minimal care:
- regular brushing;
- eliminating wool defects;
- trimming claws, etc.
These and more complex procedures (such as a model's hairstyle) are best left to a professional groomer. Most often, its services are used by owners of decorative, small and medium-sized breeds. In most cases, these dogs require special grooming depending on their coat type.
Is nail trimming necessary?
If you do not shorten your pet's claws in time, this can lead to the most unpleasant consequences, including serious injury or damaged bones. Therefore, trimming the nails of these dogs is no less important part of care than choosing the right diet or training.
The main reasons why toy terriers need timely nail trimming:
- If the claws grow so long that they bend inward, they will grow into the pads of the fingers, which is why the animal experiences severe pain, constantly cries and behaves restlessly. In severe cases, it is even necessary to resort to surgery if the claw breaks off and part of it remains inside the pad;
- an overgrown claw often cracks and can break anywhere. Sometimes it breaks near the very base, causing damage to the pulp. This also causes severe pain and causes heavy bleeding. If dirt gets into the wound, it can fester;
- Due to overgrown claws and the inability to place the paw straight, the toy terrier’s toes may begin to turn out and the joints may become deformed. Ligaments are also damaged;
- long claws can cause the animal to slip and cause serious injury resulting from a fall;
- with sharp long claws, the pet can seriously injure the owner during play, as well as tear his clothes or, for example, furniture upholstery;
- strongly overgrown claws are strictly penalized at shows, since most experts regard them as neglect of the dog on the part of the owner and consider them a sign of unkemptness.
Character and behavior
The official description of the breed states that its representatives have a character typical of terriers. They are cheerful, cheerful and energetic, love to play and try to always be busy.
Kerry Blue Terriers are in dire need of the owner's attention and do not tolerate loneliness very well.
Representatives of the breed are characterized by stubbornness and willfulness - they will obey only a person whom they consider a leader. Kerry Blue Terriers are friendly towards other family members and get along well with children if they do not go beyond what is permitted.
Animals are wary of strangers, so they make good watchmen. Representatives of the breed do not like cats and small animals, and sometimes bully their relatives on walks.
How are claws arranged?
The claw consists of a living part, which is also called pulp, and a keratinized part, insensitive to mechanical stress.
The pulp consists of nerve tissue and blood vessels, and therefore, if it is accidentally damaged, the dog feels severe pain, and bleeding can also be very serious.
What is required for nail trimming?
In order to shorten the claws of a toy terrier, you cannot use scissors, and it is also better not to use human nail clippers for manicure.
Human nails and dog claws have different structures, and this determines the difference in the design of devices for trimming them. If you try to trim your pet's claws with tools not intended for this purpose, they may begin to peel off during the cut, or even break off during the procedure.
The most suitable tool for trimming Toy Terriers' nails is a guillotine-type nail clipper designed for small dog breeds.
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Basic Rules
A puppy must be taught to have a “manicure” from an early age. If you carry out this procedure regularly, trying not to cause discomfort or pain to the dog during it, then the pet will quickly understand that there is nothing wrong with trimming its claws, and will not break free and run away, or even hide, as soon as it sees The owner has a claw clipper in his hands.
Before you begin to shorten the nails of a long-haired toy terrier , you need to trim the hair between the dog's toes so that it does not interfere with the procedure.
It is very important to carefully examine the paw pads of any pet of this breed. If cuts, cracks or other damage are found, they must be treated with an antiseptic. If splinters are found, they are removed and the wounds are also treated with a disinfectant.
Required Tools
For cutting, you will need a special tool, since ordinary scissors or clippers can cause harm by cutting the nail poorly. Therefore, you need to buy nail clippers from a veterinary pharmacy.
Tools for trimming claws are:
- Special scissors. They are made of durable metal construction;
- Wire cutters. Special for trimming claws;
- Guillotines that are best suited for large dogs.
All instruments must be made of stainless steel, the handles must be comfortable and rubberized so that the instrument does not slip in the hand during the procedure. The tool must be perfectly sharpened, capable of cutting a claw of any thickness in one go.
Step-by-step instruction
To properly trim your toy terrier’s nails at home, you need to follow these steps:
- the nail clipper and the owner’s hands are treated with alcohol or other suitable antiseptic;
- the animal is seated or placed on the lap;
- take one of its paws and gently press on the finger, due to which the claw will become almost completely visible;
- Using a guillotine nail cutter, the animal's claw is shortened by 3-4 mm. In this case, only the curved part of the claw can be cut off, otherwise the pulp may be damaged;
- it is not difficult to understand where the keratinized part ends if the animal’s claws are light. In this case, shortening them is quite simple and safe;
- if the claws are dark or have not been trimmed for a long time and there is a risk of touching the living part, then you need to act especially carefully - cut off no more than 2 mm and inspect the place of each cut. If a grayish dot appears on it, then the next cut will touch the pulp and it’s time to move on to another claw;
- after completing the procedure, the cut site must be cleaned with a nail file to smooth out any unevenness;
- If during the procedure the claw was cut too much and bleeding began, it can be stopped by dripping hydrogen peroxide onto the wound or sprinkling it with potassium permanganate powder.
You need to act calmly and decisively, talk to your pet kindly, and after the claws are trimmed, be sure to praise him for his patience and treat him with a treat.
Brief history of origin
The exact history of the origin of the breed is unknown. Scientists suggest that Kerry Blue Terriers have lived in Ireland for centuries. They were kept on farms and used as rat catchers. Because of such a modest role in animals, no one was interested in them until the 20th century.
The ancestors of Kerry Blue Terriers are considered to be:
- soft coated wheaten terriers;
- Bedlington Terriers;
- Irish wolfhounds;
- different types of peasant dogs.
The first brief description of the breed dates back to 1847. Dr. Richardson's book mentions blue-gray dogs living in County Kerry.
In 1913, the animals were presented at an exhibition in the Irish city of Cork, and 7 years later the Blue Terrier Club was organized in Dublin. In 1922, the breed was recognized by the FCI.
By 1928, Kerry Blue Terriers had gained worldwide popularity. Due to their excellent hunting qualities, loyalty and friendliness, they have been called the “almost perfect” breed.
