Millers Forge Stainless Steel Dog Nail Clipper, Plier Style

My dog hates getting his nails clipped by me. Almost every nail clipper that I've gotten have pinched his nail slightly crushing before cutting through cleanly. Even ones marketed as high grade professional nail clippers have done this. I think the crushing is due to the fact that he has very soft nails With these cllippers, I think I can actually get my dog to be comfortable or at least less fussy about getting his nails clipped! I found tons of recommendations for the Millers forge brand of clippers, and even the vet and groomer recommended them. First, let me say that these required almost no effort to clip my dogs nails. I was able to get my dogs nails clipped in 15 minutes, which is the fastest I've ever been able to do this. He didn't once cry out in pain as if I were killing him, nor did he retract his paw as hard as he could from my grasp. I didn't have to do a sharp and quick cut to get these to close, as I have done with many other brands. Instead these just glided right through the nail, and were incredibly precise so that I was able to clip in small sections. It was almost like shaving off his nail just a little bit. Because the clippers clipped of his nail so cleanly I was able to see that the discarded nail anatomy - hard shell and a fleshy inside. The fleshy inside of his nail just crumbles when it falls out of the hard shell, and so I think this is why previous nail clippers were crushing his nail. Speaking from a physics perspective, I can see these clippers lasting quite a long time and remaining sharp. The design on the blade of the clipper is angled sharply into a thin blade (and it is a very sharp blade). The blades make no noise as they are closed and opened, though I can feel the blades brush against one another. The spring that opens the clippers also makes no noise, and I believe this is because they use a volute spring which I'm also not afraid of getting pinched by. The only issue with the clippers is that the red comfort grip covers slide off while I clip. This isn't a big deal though as they don't slide off much and it didn't make a difference in how the clippers performed. For people who are wondering if these are real Millers Forge Inc clippers, they are. Only the larger Miller's Forge nail clippers are made in Italy (specifically the 727C and 767C styled for larger dogs). I would only recommend these for medium to small dogs. All other Miller's forge nail clippers are made in other places -such as Japan and Taiwan. These 743C clipers are made in Taiwan, and do come with the Miller's Forge lifetime guarantee against manufacturing or worksmanship defects unless abused or left to rust (as stated on the back of the packaging).

Far and away the best nail trimmers I have ever used! I did a lot of review reading and there were (aren’t there always) negative reviews and even more good reviews. I was worried with how cheap they are but at the same time, they are cheap, so why not give them a try. All of the reviews that say they are super sharp are right! There absolutely none of the scary snapping that happens with heavier and less sharp trimmers in the pliers style or the guillotine style. These are so sharp that even my thick nailed dog who has always been terrified of nail trims didn’t flinch until I accidentally nicked the second to the last nail. Even after that, he gave me his foot right back for that last nail. He had really long nails when we got him as a rescue with really long quicks and these worked so well that I was able to shave off nail at multiple angles around the quick so that we might actually be able to shorten them up finally! Some people complained that the latch would flip and cause the clippers to lock while in use. Yes, that happens if you hold them so that gravity pulls it down into position, but simply change your position or, if you are comfortable not using the guard, turn them over. Problem solved. The guard is easy to move and if you really need it, check that it is in place before trimming the next nail, but not so easy to move that it falls down. These are very slim and easy to hold. Since they are so sharp, there was no problem with them cutting into my hand when I squeezed. I have tried so many different nail clippers and had even resorted to using nail files (a lot of them!) on the first dog I mentioned. His nails are so hard that even low grit files wore out after just 2 or 3 nails. The clippers glided right through without giving him that squeezing feeling like a lot of plier style trimmers do. All in all, I could not recommend these more over every other nail trimmers I have tried over the last 30 years. These are my favorite! I think I might even buy a pair for my mother in law who has several dogs and one with even thicker nails than ours.

These are the only dog clippers I’ve ever used that cut through my large dogs’ nails smoothly and quickly without splintering.

Sharp, clean, quiet cuts. These work great! Only complaint is the red handle covers slide around a bit but this has not caused any major issues. Would prefer this cutter with large metal handles with no covering

A groomer friend of mine has always used these. We worked together and she urged me to just try them. I had been a vet tech for 12 yrs prior to my learning to groom. So, I tried them on a shitzu, we're great, started thinking, let's try a harder type nail, I tried em out on a basset hound absolutely fell in love, but before I'm gonna shell out big bucks, I'm gonna give em the test. At the time we groomed a 240lb. Great Pyrenese. I was amazed. They are so easy to use, to hold, and you don't have to squeeze the handles hard at all. Plus for me I'm a weakling. About all those bucks, I groom about 25-30 babies a week, cats too. That's roughly 240-300 nails trimmed a week. I have bought 2 pair in 13 yrs. I have never paid more than $7 and see em around mostly for bout $5-6. They are sharp, safe, very easy to use, and I would Def recommend for 1st time nail trimming dog owners. I hope they never change them, they work way to well. They may look chintzy, hands down best out there, they last forever. Thanks Miller Forge

Fantastic clippers. Super sharp and cuts through nails without much pressure. Only issue is that the rubber grips can sometimes slip a little but not enough of an issue to put me off.

I have one large dog who hates her nails being cut, and a slightly smaller dog with extremely hard nails. These clippers worked amazingly on both dogs. They cut silently with complete ease, and no cracking or splintering of the nails. You can take off paper thin slivers, or large pieces. Small, light, and easy to handle, but amazingly sharp and effective.

Coupe très bien.

MUY FÁCIL DE USAR, AUNQUE TARDÓ UN POCO MÁS DE LO PREVISTO EN LLEGAR, ESTOY MUY SATISFECHA CON EL PRODUCTO.

Meilleur coupe griffes pour animaux ! Permet de faire une coupe nette sans trop appuyer sur la griffe, ce qui facilite l’acceptation par l’animal qui a moins de sensations désagréables. Il y a tout de même besoin d’une bonne désensibilisation avant de couper, mais comme pour toute nouveauté.