Trimming Dixie's toenails

I HELD DIXIE CLOSE.

I HELD DIXIE IN MY ARMS tonight while Holly cut her toenails.

That sounds like it wouldn't be a big deal, but Dixie hadn't had her nails trimmed in a good while. So it was more work than it normally would be, and it probably hurt worse than it should have.

Dixie quivered the whole time, but she didn't cry out at any point.

When we put her back down on the floor, she danced with happiness. So we gave her a few Charlee Bear treats that pleased her even more.

With luck (and planning), we won't wait so long next time to cut her nails. It shouldn't be THAT hard; she is a three-legged beagle, after all.

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Other entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ...

• The Dog Diary (2015)

• The Dog Diary (2014)

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Good Samaritan

• The PRESS cap and my friend Mike

• Watching TV

• No luck with Billy Sims

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!