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Snaz5 t1_j9sdlmm wrote

Reply to comment by veeringwhim in (OC) Yesterday was my last day as an Amazon delivery driver, this sweetheart came to say “bye bye!” by jibbard

I never understood how dogs nails can even get that long… i never trimmed my dogs nails, but with daily walks they were kept well within reasonable length. Like i feel like you’d have to barely walk your dog for them to get that long

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HandsyBread t1_j9shk4b wrote

My dog walks a few miles a day and his nails are about this long. He uses his nails to grab his toys, and they don’t bother him one bit, they don’t scrape on the floor or tap the floor as he walks so there is no reason for me to trim them.

The only nail I have to deal with is his dewclaw, somehow he sharpens it to make a razor blade every week so I do have to sand that down.

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pinewind108 t1_j9ssjwe wrote

I've seen it happen when the dog is in too much pain to go for long walks, or has lost their sight.

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Alazypanda t1_j9v1y39 wrote

I've got 2 dogs, both pretty large 70 and 85lbs respectively. They both do about the same amount of activity. The 85lb one is a bit younger so definitely does a little more, but probably not enough to really make a difference.

His nails however need to be trimmed manually, they do not get ground down from just walking/running nor the general lunacy that is being a husky mix.

However the other pup, thats a some type of pit-lab mix, I've not once had to trim her nails in the 9 years I've had her.

I'm not 100% sure why, but I can tell you my husky mix's nails are alot thicker than my pit even when considering proportionally to the size of the dog.

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