First Nail Trim!
Their nails are far too soft to start Dremeling them yet (although that is the ultimate goal, I far prefer Dremeling to clipping, you get the nails shorter, they look neater, no sharp edges, and I think it’s far more comfortable for the dog once you’ve desensitized the dog to it, clippers can crush the quick, which is VERY uncomfortable), but their nails are NOT too soft to be sharp and scratchy for poor Nina! Since puppies knead their mother’s teats to help the milk flow, there is a lot of potential for scratches. So! Nail trim!
They were overall much less complainy about the first nail trim than I expected. I caught them at a mellow time just after they’d eaten, I sat them on my lap and let them nurse on my pinky finger as a pacifier, and I used baby nail nippers. Other than a bit of outraged squeaking at being woken up from their milk comas, they were excellent! Jim gets a lot of credit as he’s been diligently handling their feet every time he picks one up.
Aniston demonstrating excellent early adoption of the frogdog sleeping position
Connelly performing his shrimp impersonation
Sleepy puppy recreating his birth experience?
Aniston cuddling with his mum, PRE nail trim – look at how sharp they are!
Nina and the gang at 6 days of age. Look how big they are already!