Peticure Power Pet Nail Trimmer

My 2 year old Peticure power unit died after two years and so I bought this one today and love that it is only $9 now! It is good except that it leaves rough edges even on low power so I have two different brands of nail grinders - Peticure and Dremel rechargable - for the following reasons: I have had the Dremel for a year and power is good for a big dog's nails but I wish it had a dust guard like Peticure does - I have both. I use Peticure (the powered one you plug in because it has good power and is fast - reviewers said not to waste your money on the battery operated ones and so I didn't) to catch the big filings because I don't like to breath nail dust or use safety glasses because of the nail flakes shooting off at me in various directions which is what you get from the Dremel or any nail grinder without a guard. Breathing nail dust can be dangerous to your lungs over time. In additon, I also like a guard because it is easier to keep your pet's hair out of the way so it doesn't get pulled when it accidently gets caught by the rotation - like it does in the Dremel. But with Peticure I haven't had this happen yet. A dog can get afraid of the grinder noise all over again when their hair gets accidently pulled like it does in the Dremel brand and I try to be careful but sometimes it just happens. However, Dremel exceeds Peticure in one way -->Because peticure leaves rough nail edges, even on low speed, I then use the Dremel on low speed to smooth the nails down so they are not sharp and don't catch on anything. Unfortunately the Peticure died after two years and so I had to use the Dremel for the whole nail job today. Worked well with great power for a recharge unit on a big dog and the only problem was the nail dust in the air and on the floor during and after use. I ordered another Peticure just so I could have a grinder with a guard again, but will keep the Dremel for the finishing and smoothing since that is what Peticure is not good at but Dremel is (not much nail dust if just finishing and smoothing). Also, this is better than manual nail clippers if you are afraid of getting the quick.... but you just need to know when to stop. A dog figiting when you get near but haven't cut it has told me on a few occasions that I was getting too close. SO if dog is used to grinder, stop before figiting starts, or at fiditing if you have gone a bit too close. Also, like others indicate, take time to get pet used to the grinder and give lots of treats and praise. After getting used to the noise, I then gave my big dog a treat for each toe. Thereafter, I just needed to turn it on and off and she would hear the sound and come running for her treats. I still give treats but not for every toe now. Would highly recommend the Dremel and they would get 5 stars if they had a guard on the unit; I recommend the Peticure for the power and speed it has, as well as the guard but it gets 4 stars because it leaves rough nail edges and so you still need to smooth them out with something else. One last thing - be careful to not grind too long as nail can start warming and get uncomfortable for the dog. I have only done this a few times, but again figiting told me to stop when I went too long.Some may think - "What? Only 2 years of use before it breaks?" I have had 4 pet nail ginding units so far and that is pretty normal and a good life span - so expect to buy a new one every two years but it is well worth it since nail trims costs $5-$10 each time and you are less likely to hit the quick and my dogs don't hate it as much as manual trimmers - so much easier on both of us.

I bought this model because I thought being electric powered vs battery powered would give it more power &make it easier to handle. Having a slimmer hand piece would be nice if there wasnt so much vibration in the handle when using it - not only making it uncomfortable to hold but difficult to be precise in placement - which makes it scary to use in my opinion as precision is important in what is in essence a cutting implement. Others may not find the vibration to be as big an issue -but I prefer &have gone back to using the battery operated model for my Chihuahuas nails due to the vibration. And have relegated this model for crafting use. I got mine for under $10 so it was inexpensive enuf that I ordered a 2nd to relegate to the garage to keep as a "spare throw-away" for some future project that we may not wish to risk using his expensive precision drill on ( depending on project -due to risk of breakage or loss etc).

This performs quite well, the adjustable power motor is almost too powerful if you crank it up all the way, but for big dogs it's really a must. I've used it on two different dogs and other than a little warm-up time they handled it as well as any other new item. I had a little bit of a problem putting it together and the instructions were really vague. At first I thought I was missing something since the instructions are NOT for this particular model. After a couple of times watching a couple videos I finally figured out that I'd assembled it wrong. The only other issue is that some of the bands aren't snug enough to fit the rubber part without spinning. I fixed that by just sticking a piece of paper inside the filing band when I put it on the rubber part and it holds just fine.This model is probably the smartest option if you are going to be going one of these trimmers. You could go with a dremel, BUT they don't have the most awesome part, which is the cover. The cover for this snaps in place snuggly, and really does help when a dog is squirmishy. I've always had an awful time using the dremel types and accidentally hitting the paws or catching hair. Plus this can be turned down really low so that if they have soft puppy toes it doesn't go too fast. You could go cordless, but seriously..do you really need cordless? In addition, the loss of power means it takes so much longer to do each toe and it's such a pain to stress the dogs out while you sit there and grind and grind...My other concern was the cord length, but the cord setup is really long and I don't even need to keep an extension cord. In fact, I just keep it plugged in on my night stand, and when I noticed my dogs toes get too "pokey" I simply reach over and a foot or two..give him a break and then do the other two later.

Bought this product years ago when it first came out and it worked great. When it finally broke I figured I'd get the more expensive, plug in version because it would be more effective. Either the one I received is defective or this company has gone down hill. First off you cannot slide the safeguard over the drum while a filing band is on as the opening for the safeguard is smaller than the diameter of a filing band. This was not the case with my last model. Second, the collet nut does not tighten enough to secure the drum in place and loosens after using it for a few seconds. Third, the drum attachment is too thin for the filing bands. They do not fit snug and slide off the second it touches the dogs nail. Fourth, the filing bands unravel and break after about 30 seconds of use. One of them even unraveled while I was fitting into the drum, brand new.. Also the motor isn't even strong enough to file down a large dog's nails. Press down just a little bit and it spina too slow, even on the highest setting. You have to work down the nail in small increments. This product was literally unusable out of the box