"I love to find all kinds of goodies in my turtle sandbox like leaves, twigs, rocks and, oh boy, those homemade dog treats are yummy!"   Happy Jack It is important to me that the toenail trimming challenge is not a scary experience for my Cairn Terriers. Every attempt I've made to trim their nails was leaning toward the scary direction. That is likely because I'm approaching that age where my up close vision is no longer dependable.

I am hoping that after enough pleasant trips to the vet or experienced groomer to have their toenails trimmed will help them get used to the toenail trimming process. By that time, I hope bifocals will correct my up close vision permanently but right now I'm just in between that need for bifocal lenses.

Just for the record almost all Cairns vigorously protest having their toenails clipped but it is important and necessary for the health of their feet. If your Cairn associates this process with negative feelings because the nails were cut too short which is painful and makes the nails bleed), it will always be a problem.