Heres the easy sollution to this problem
Dont cut them Grind them
go to a cheap store like walmart or under a dollor/ pound shop etc
and get the cheapest little battery operated mini nail grinder kit you can
that women use to preen themselfs, get a cheap one as it wont burn the nails.
even a childs toy one will do the trick as long as there is a little grinding wheel.
you could use a dremel if you can get it to run slow enough.
but the battery ones a re quiet and dont scare the dogs.
Dremels sound like a dentist drill and you know that is a scary sound folks.
get the dog to lie down and give them something nice to chew on to take their mind off thing etc
or get a friend to hold something while the dog chews it.
use the mini battery nail grinder to grind the claws one at a time.
use the largest little grinding wheel for this and you can see the nail getting smaller so easy so fast.
only keep the grinder on one nail for 3 seconds at a time then gom on to nail no 2 for 3 seconds
Then nail 4 for 4 seconds then back to nail one etc.
this way the dog wont feel a thing as the nails wont get hot at all.
only grind a small amount away the first time about 2 mm then let the dog walk around
for 5 mins then do it all over again ha ha .
each time you do this the dog will become more relaxed, give them a nice treat after each session
and tell the dog NAILS NAILS NAILS.
after a few goes youll find the dog wants its nails done to get the treat.
our dog likes to have her nails done but only if shes allowed on OUR bed ?
We dont mind her doing this as she is so well behaved while having them done.
dont go too far with taking off the nails, if they are dark it is easier as you stop as soon as
you see a small whit dot apear.
With the mini grinder you can shape them and round them off nice as well.
heres a couple of pics of our dog DOLLY having her nails done.
not many bullmastiffs are seen looking this pathetic but dont let this pic fool you.
she can be a monster when she wants to be.
i will try to get a diagram off a site i came across about this very topic.
hope this helps as it realy does work even on nervous dogs
phill