Great article!
Athena has been with me since 8 weeks, so she is not touch sensitive because she's always known me to touch her paws and manipulate them.
Max (rescue) , on the other hand ( or paw...hehhee) was not properly socialized and once the honeymoon period was over, freaks out when I tried to clip his nail. Thankfully, my vet - whom I have only gone to for the past year after moving, is very knowledgable & worked with him. For the time being, until he gets de-sensitized, he will have to be sedated until his anxiety lessens. The poor dog really freaks out, he did nto settle down until they were on the third paw.
It's horrible to see a 85 lb rottie that upset about something that should be minor. Hopefully, in the next year it will be 'minor' issue for him. His next nail trim is in a few weeks. Vet is going to have me sedate him before we head over.
Also, I'm going to take him on vet visits too, so he won't always asssociate the vet with the dreaded drimmel.
This article really helped me understand why he's hesistant about giving paw. Athena immedaitely sits and immediately gives paw for her morning cruncher. Max has to think about it sometimes.
