Diy Dog Nail Scratchboard

Room with a door.

Diy dog nail scratchboard. It s an easy and fun way to give your dogs a good nail trim. If your dog is afraid of having the claws clipped trimmed dremeled or filed this product will change their life. It s a great stress free way to keep dogs nails short and. Trim a 2 4 into two foot pieces and staple sandpaper around front back and sides.

Diy dog nail scratch board published on 27 may 2016 29 april 2017 by laura for a while now i have been thinking of making a nail filing board for bonnie as a fun stress free way of keeping her nails short and healthy she already knows and loves her dig trick so i thought it would be an easy transition to get her to use the scratch board. You ll need a clicker lots of yummy treats about the size of a pea scratchboard and a room with a door. Bonnie learns to file her own nails using a diy doggy nail filing or scratch board which is like the equivalent of a cat scratching post. Your dog will likely start to paw at the edges of the board.

How to build a dog nail scratchboard sandpaper. Scratchpad scratch boards for dogs let the dog proceed at their own pace. This softer grit is more comfortable during the learning. Wood backing and staples.

Mark and reward any interaction. Helping take the fear out of nail care one paw at a time. You ve built a size appropriate nail scratchboard and now it s time to teach your dog how to drag her front nails across it. Introduce self nail filing using 80 grit sandpaper.

As your dog understands the game you can start to lift the board bit by bit so it s at a better angle for scratching. How to teach your dog to use a scratchboard.