[Cagdu] peticure part 2

[Ken Volonte]

Hi all.  You will recall that in my last posting about the Peticure, I had 
received a defective model.   This has been replaced with a working model, 
and it works splendidly.

    As I said earlier, there is some assembly required before you can begin 
filing your dog's nails.  The most important thing to notice is that the 
sanding band is not too low in the chuck.  Otherwise, you won't be able to 
get enough tork to use the peticure effectively.

    With assembly completed, I've been using this tool for a few weeks now. 
It lives up to expectations.  My dog's nails are short, smooth and flattened 
nicely.  The process of filing all four paws takes less than two minutes and 
it is completely safe.  Once your dog gets used to the wurring noise, you 
can trim nails while the dog is asleep.  It took me only about one day to 
train Edison not to be nervous around the Peticure tool.  I buzzed it around 
his head while he was having dinner.  That was all there was to it.

    With this tool, you can safely cut your dog's nails with no pain, no 
fear and no assistance from anybody else.  It does require more frequent 
filing than you would use with a clipper.  I give Edison a once over lightly 
about every three weeks.  The battery has never had to be charged after the 
initial time.  The guard into which you place the dog's nails works well so 
that you always know where the nail is.  This is a real help to me and my 
dog thanks me for doing his nails this way.

    The one small complaint I have is that the motor could use a little more 
tork, but this is a small thing.

    Now, there's a new thing called the Petipaws, which looks and sounds 
exactly the same as the Peticure.

    For more information, you can visit the web site at www.peticure.com. 
There's a handy video that lets you hear just how fast to set the rotary 
file.  All in all, this is a fine product. Setting the variable speed wheel 
to between four and five seems to work optimally.  So you're humming along 
at about a third octave a natural.  Ken Volonte