Holding feet for nail trims
I’ve been grooming for about 2 years but still struggle to find a comfortable position when I’m clipping nails. How do you guys typically hold a dogs paw/leg when clipping nails? I’ve defaulting to bending over and breaking my back, but would love to avoid doing that 😂
For back feet I’ve tried putting their left side against my left side and wrapping my left arm around their belly to hold the left foot. This sometimes works, but I usually can’t get the foot in a comfortable position for the dog or for me to see the nails. For bigger dogs I’ve done the elbow between the back legs so they can kinda sit on my arm.
For the front I’ve tried doing the same kinda thing that i do for the back, but either the dog doesn’t like it bc im standing over them or i can’t get a comfortable angle for my hands.
Any tips or tricks would be heavily appreciated!!