This new doodle Moms little brag:)

My Tucker is 14 weeks old now.I have been giving his nails a little trim every week since the week I got him.Tonight I decided to do a little trim and file.....he actually laid on his back while I clipped them and them smoothed them with a file...I did all 4 paws with no struggle.I am so proud of my little man:)

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Permalink Reply by Jane, Guinness and Murphy on August 30, 2011 at 4:35pm

It's great that you're getting him used to this so young.

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 4:49pm

I have been around dogs for a very long time.My father when he retired decided he was going to show dogs....that was in 1992....he has Soft Coated Wheaton Terriers.I knew from the wheatons it was best to start young and then their stress level with grooming is low. I also umbilical leash trained him for 4 weeks after I took him home....best thing I ever did....it was difficult at the time but worth the results now.

Obviously the wheaton is not my choice of pet(no offense to any wheaton owners)....my Dad's nose was a little out of joint when I purchased my goldendoodle but he got over it pretty quick and now really enjoys when Tucker comes to visit Papa....lol

Permalink Reply by Anne G. on August 30, 2011 at 4:41pm

That's really good! Tucker looks a lot like my 7 month old, Murphy, only white. I just looked at his pictures and even his various expressions remind me of Murph. Very cute!

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 4:52pm

He does look like Murphy:)....I am so surprised at the varying degrees of different looks our doodles take on....and they change so quickly....not even mentioning how quickly they grow!!

Permalink Reply by Bonnie and Kona on August 30, 2011 at 4:48pm

Tucker is a star and you are a wise woman.

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 4:53pm

Thank you Bonnie....that is very kind of you to say:)

Permalink Reply by Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly on August 30, 2011 at 4:58pm

wow.. I am so proud of you Lilly is almost 13 wks (thursday) and I haven't done a thing..

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 5:09pm

I just looked at your pics....Lilly is the cutest little thing!! What an adorable puppy:)

It is not hard to do....its a good time to start.If you leave their nails grow too long the vein inside the nail grows long too so when they need a good cut when they get" too too" long it gets more difficult to avoid causing the nail to bleed.The more you trim them the more the vein receeds.

If you are nervous a good groomer would show you how to give them a trim and some vets do them too(at least here in Canada they do)

Permalink Reply by Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly on August 30, 2011 at 5:26pm

thank you so much.. can I just send Lilly over for you to do:)

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 5:54pm

I would glady do them for you....but you will have to start the trip pretty soon.I live on Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia:)

Permalink Reply by Mimi Linna, Lilly and Lolly on August 30, 2011 at 6:21pm

that sounds like a great place to spend the summers.

Permalink Reply by Joanne and Tucker Gilbert on August 30, 2011 at 6:27pm

Absolutely ....Cape Breton is Gods gift in the summer and fall....but it is one long cold winter!!