Glad to hear that Boris behaved and got his nails cut.
Not sure why people have this thing against muzzles.
Muzzles are a great tool, they keep the dogs mind on something else while you cut their nails....and often worry so much about having the muzzle on...that they forget you are cutting their nails.
A twich is used on a horse for this reason...keeps their mind of it and not on the procedure being done.
For anyone having a hard time cutting nails on their dog I really would recommend a muzzle...even if the dog is not snapping or growling. Eventually you may not need to use it....just while the dog is learning to have it's nails cut weekly.
I don't need to muzzle my own dogs to clip nails...we do them once a week with no fuss or muss...but I have muzzled foster dogs and always managed to clip their nails by myself or even take out stitches.
Gina