This Woman Found A Brilliant Hack For Clipping Your Dog’s Nails
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If you own a dog or two, you know what a mission impossible clipping their nails is. You sweat, they bark, you sing, they get distracted, you shout, they ain’t givin’ a damn. And it’s on repeat until you get a few good patches of gray hair and their nails look quasi-alright.
But one Oklahoma woman named Lindsey Shelton may just have found a simple yet genius solution. You see, the 27-year-old had nothing to lose, so she smeared peanut butter on top of her head. And it worked wonders! The doggo was having a sweet blast with little clue of what was actually happening. Apparently, the pupper in the video named Schmidt let her clip all of his nails, and, I guess, asked for more.
Lindsey’s TikTok clip has now gone viral with 480K likes, which means peanut butter will be flying off the shelves and dog nail art is gonna be big.
Lindsey Shelton posted her “nutty” DIY hack on TikTok and it went viral
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Check out the video below
@linds.sheltonNeed help clipping your dogs nails? I gotchu. ##dogsoftiktok ##tiktokdogs ##tiktokdiy ##fyp ##foryoupage ##smallgestures♬ original sound – linds.shelton
This is Lindsey’s step-by-step guide to trimming your doggo’s nails easy-peasy
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At the beginning of the clip, the dog mama wraps cling film around her head and begins smearing Jif peanut butter all over her forehead. She then shuts down any possible criticism: “This peanut butter does not have Xylitol, before you all freak out.” Xylitol is a sugar alternative that looks and tastes like sugar, but is lower in calories.
The substance is known to be extremely toxic to dogs, far more dangerous than chocolate. According to Ahna Burtlag, the associate director at Pet Poison Clinic, xylitol is quickly absorbed into a dog’s bloodstream when consumed. That results in the rapid release of insulin and hypoglycemia, which occurs after 10-60 minutes of eating the xylitol.
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Lindsey’s husband couldn’t help but comment on her dorky look
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But nobody could stop this determined girl
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…as she’s about to make a historic moment in dog training
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“Are you frickin’ kiddin’ me?!”
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Bored Panda spoke to 27-year-old Lindsey, who works as an ICU travel nurse. It turns out, the Oklahoma-born girl has been fostering and rescuing dogs for about 6 years now. “I truly believe that if we could enforce spay and neuter laws that it would save thousands of animal lives every year.”
Lindsey told us that the hilarious peanut butter hack idea came out of boredom in quarantine. “Truly, I was super bored and putting it on the floor didn’t work.” That’s when the eureka moment happened. “I wanted it on my head, but didn’t want it in my hair,” she explained. Most importantly, “the dog loved it because he is a foodie like his mom!”
Lindsey encourages everyone to look into fostering and volunteering with their local shelters. Who knows, maybe you’ll be the next dog parent to try out the now-viral hack!
Lindsey’s pupper Schmidt is not that much into selfies, though
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“Because being passionate about something truly changes you for the better!” says Lindsey about her passion for saving dogs
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And this dog mama ain’t going anywhere she can’t bring her four-legged pupper
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Most people praised Lindsey’s idea but some worried that the dog would have a bite
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The dad that used a cut opened purse and door pull-up bar for up to medium-sized doggos nail trimming is still a legend.
https://twitter.com/KendalPeifer/status/962493713825107968
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I will have to try this. I hate cutting my dog's nails! I know it doesn't hurt him if done properly and I know how to but he still wimpers when I try ...I end up stopping and cuddling him and apologising! Of course he doesn't make a sound when the vet nurse does it! But she doesn't give him treats so I think he's just twisting me around his little paw.
I've seen someone do it by holding a soon in his mouth with pb on. A dog trainer I know is really concerned that if a dog doesn't like it, gets spooked etc and decides to lash out quick it's going to bite your face!!!!
I think she's pretty smart!! But like one person wrote, Maybe putting it on a spoon will work a little better if the dog becomes too anxious. A very good idea none the less!! You go girl!!!!
Ugh. Bored panda keeps taking stuff from BuzzFeed and it annoys the c**p out of me
I'm hoping the people that would do this knows there dog well enough to judge whether or not he should be getting that close to their face! Or if he's bitten you before getting close don't try this!! But yet again that's assuming the people in this day and age are smart!! they can't even stay home to save their life!
The dad that used a cut opened purse and door pull-up bar for up to medium-sized doggos nail trimming is still a legend.
https://twitter.com/KendalPeifer/status/962493713825107968
Load More Replies... I will have to try this. I hate cutting my dog's nails! I know it doesn't hurt him if done properly and I know how to but he still wimpers when I try ...I end up stopping and cuddling him and apologising! Of course he doesn't make a sound when the vet nurse does it! But she doesn't give him treats so I think he's just twisting me around his little paw.
I've seen someone do it by holding a soon in his mouth with pb on. A dog trainer I know is really concerned that if a dog doesn't like it, gets spooked etc and decides to lash out quick it's going to bite your face!!!!
I think she's pretty smart!! But like one person wrote, Maybe putting it on a spoon will work a little better if the dog becomes too anxious. A very good idea none the less!! You go girl!!!!
Ugh. Bored panda keeps taking stuff from BuzzFeed and it annoys the c**p out of me
I'm hoping the people that would do this knows there dog well enough to judge whether or not he should be getting that close to their face! Or if he's bitten you before getting close don't try this!! But yet again that's assuming the people in this day and age are smart!! they can't even stay home to save their life!
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