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Not always, my dog has very flat feet so even when they were at their shortest they still clicked. But yes, they still need trimming and dremeling can be very useful.

@friskybits, Actually, your dogs nails are still too long. See, dogs have a vein inside their nails called a quick, much like the pink part of a human nail. However, in humans this pink part does not grow or recede at all. On dogs, however the quicks grow and change in length depending on how long the nail is allowed to grow. With frequent dremeling, you can actually shorten quicks over time so that the nail can be trimmed shorter without hurting the dog. This takes a lot of effort though, and most pet parents never see the rewards. In your situation, your dogs nails grew out the quick, meaning you trimmed them as short as possible without harming him but the nail in general was still too long. Just because nails are trimmed to the quick doesn’t mean they are as short as they need to be. If your dogs nails click when they walk, it is putting pressure on the toes from the ground, meaning discomfort for your dog.

I mean no offense, friskybits. Regardless of breed or paw style or how the nails sit, if the nails are touching the ground, it causes discomfort. For you, it maybe something that can't be helped. But for most pet parents it can be helped and it is simply neglectful behavior that makes their dog's nails click. You are correct these nails are very short and well taken care of, but that doesn't change the fact that they are having pressure from the floor and that causes discomfort for the dog. It may not be something you can fix as easily as other pet parents, or at all.

Not always, my dog has very flat feet so even when they were at their shortest they still clicked. But yes, they still need trimming and dremeling can be very useful.

@friskybits, Actually, your dogs nails are still too long. See, dogs have a vein inside their nails called a quick, much like the pink part of a human nail. However, in humans this pink part does not grow or recede at all. On dogs, however the quicks grow and change in length depending on how long the nail is allowed to grow. With frequent dremeling, you can actually shorten quicks over time so that the nail can be trimmed shorter without hurting the dog. This takes a lot of effort though, and most pet parents never see the rewards. In your situation, your dogs nails grew out the quick, meaning you trimmed them as short as possible without harming him but the nail in general was still too long. Just because nails are trimmed to the quick doesn't mean they are as short as they need to be. If your dogs nails click when they walk, it is putting pressure on the toes from the ground, meaning discomfort for your dog.