Re: Dremel and fir cones

["Macen K. Shinsato" <macen@foxinternet.net>]

Hi Carol,

We have found when using the dremel that the dog will start
to pull his/her foot back when you are close to the quick--
the grinding heats up the nail.  You may need to just take
a bit off the first few times and it goes pretty quickly.  They
are really handy tools to have around for all sorts of things.
They sell a nice one at Costco with all sorts of gadgets included.

You might try baby oil on the pitch.  I know it removes tar
and might work on pitch.  Not the neatest solution as then
you'll have an oily dog but it should be safe to use.  Hope
it works!

Lori

Carol Jackson wrote:

Linda and Gina: I think I am going to try the Dremel also, it gives me another excuse because I have been trying to re-do an old table and I can use it also to sand between the carvings. Will it make the ends smooth?  I never really noticed how rough the ends were until Hunter jumped on my bare legs.yowww!! Edward Scissorhands!! My first question is, do you need to worry about the quick as much?  Hunters seem to be pretty far back, and I would like to keep it that way, But Sasha our other Golden, her's are right at the end, every time I nick it.  I usually try to clip them a couple of times a week.  It is a chore, but she does't complain to much. But they still are very long. My other question is, like his brother Lt Blue, He has taken to fir cones and the tree root we hit when we mow, has pitch all over it and he rolls in it, so now he has pitch all over him.  How do you get it off without cutting his hair? Shampoo does not work. Carol