… the quick can be easily seen from the outside of the nail. The pink part of the nail is where the quick is showing through. The narrower curved end of the nail extends beyond the quick and is white. Trim just beyond the pink of the nail.
How do I know where the quick is on my dog's nails?
To view the quick of the nail, gently lift your dog's paw and look at the center of the unclipped nail head-on. If the nail has a small dark circle at the center, it indicates the beginning of the quick of the nail. Do not clip any nail that has a circle in the center as you'll be clipping into the quick.
How can you tell where the quick is?
In younger dogs with white nails, the quick is generally easy to see from the side of the nail. Trim a little at a time, looking both at the side of the nail and at the cut surface. In white nails, the cut surface will turn pink just before reaching the quick. This is where you should stop.
How far is a dog's quick?
The quick is where the pink part of the nail begins – trim just below this line. But for many of us, our dogs either have one or more nails that are all black, making it impossible to see where the quick is from the outside of the nail.
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