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Looking Good and Hockey: Two Things That Go Together
Jam is a good looking lab. In fact, he is uncommonly good looking. I had a senior boy tell me the other day, "It just melts my heart to look at him. I have to look away or I won't obey the rules of the coat."
He's that good looking. And we do what we can to keep him polished and sparkly. Last week, I noticed that his nails were getting a bit longish. Clawlike even, some of them. The back ones were fine, but some of the front ones, were a bit too much. So, out came the Peticure Elite.
What, you might ask, is the Peticure Elite? Well, since Fred and I both are not into clipping nails and having blood spurting out of nail beds and traumatizing or maiming dogs to the point of them never wanting their nails to be clipped again, we have become fully enamored of this device that you can pick up at Amazon for about $10 + shipping. We love it. Here is a photo of the machine.
photo of the peticure elite logo on the handle of the machine
It is small and hand held. It does make a little noise, so you need to get your pup used to the noise first.
Here is a look at where the dog's nail goes.
The dog's nail goes into a small hole and gets slowly worn down by a spinning file. It is gentle and safe.
The whole thing is about 8-9 inches long.
All told, it is about 8-9 inches long and is on a rechargeable battery. It is pretty convenient to use.
Of course, I had to video the whole process of getting him used to the noise, testing it on his nail and then filing his foot.
You could also use a Kong or favorite toy that will divert your dog's attention.
Jam gazes at Fred while he fiddles with the Peticure.
After Jam was all sparkly, he felt good enough to go to the hockey game.
Jam has his back to the camera and is watching the action on the ice.
Jam was very interested in the game. He watched them for the first period.
Jam seems to follow the players from one side of the rink to the other. He is facing to the right watching our guys try to score.
Jam has his legs over the wooden bleachers and seems very intent on watching the ice. The score was not in our favor.
Unfortunately, Jam couldn't help the guys score. It might have been fun to let him out on the ice as a distraction for the other team, but it wouldn't have been fair. Although, he was looking mighty fine that night. All the little girls in attendance thought so.
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