Xebby
Posted : 3/6/2007 2:34:28 AM
Oh what a beautiful dog she is!
Is she full Husky? She also looks like she is part white GSD as well? If there is any GSD in her mix I could understand why she always wants to be with you since GSDs are very velcro dog. Huskies are normally not so velco and don't seem to have this same behavior but it does varies from one individual dog to the next. If I'm wrong about her being anything but husky I'm sorry but she does seem to have that look.
I would put her into the “down” position the second she starts to do this then maybe even give a “stay” command and walk away for a while just enough so she can see you but not be next to you. Reward whenever you notice she is not pawing you or if you would like to try clicker training click the capture good behavior.
If you want to avoid being scratched so badly after trimming nails you could switch to a dermal to file the nails back, this will leave a smooth rounded surface and is much easier to use then dog nail clippers.