Electronic quick-finders for dogs: fact or crap?

April 23, 2008 8:22 AM

Has anyone tried one of the electronic quick-finder dog nail trimmers (like this)? Are they worth the extra $10 or so?

I've looked through the other pet nail-trimming threads and seen the advice on Dremels and files and just having the groomer do it, but there hasn't been any mention (that I could find) of anyone trying/using a device like this. Has anyone tried one? Do they work as advertised?

posted by Ufez Jones to Pets & Animals (6 answers total)

I've been contemplating getting one of these things for my dog, but the "as seen on tv" nature of it gives me extreme pause. I too would be interested to hear if anyone has experience with either of these products.
posted by jeffamaphone at 8:59 AM on April 23, 2008

I bought one of these a couple weeks ago. The only size available at my local pet shop was medium, but my dogs are probably more in the large category. I decided to buy it anyway because they fell within the weight range on the package.

They seemed to do a pretty good job of identifying the quick and telling you where to cut, but wouldn't even begin to cut through the nail. Obviously, this is my fault for buying the medium size when I really needed a large. I gave them to my mom for her smaller dog, but don't know if she's used them yet.

So yeah, I think they would probably work if you got the right size, and if your dog will hold still while you watch the little lights.
posted by thejanna at 9:27 AM on April 23, 2008

Have you checked reviews on amazon?
posted by artdrectr at 10:17 AM on April 23, 2008

Apparently this is not a new thing in the breeder world. See here.
posted by dogmom at 12:22 PM on April 23, 2008

never tried this, always found that the Dremel works great,

PLUS you can use it for all kinds of other stuff
posted by Mr_Chips at 12:34 PM on April 23, 2008

never tried myself...but found this on popgadget.net
posted by hazel at 6:59 PM on April 23, 2008