Thanks to everyone who send me advice on my carpet digger.  I'll
be trying out your suggestions this week.
        I was really fretting my first nail cutting experience after
reading about all of the problems people have had.  When I lived at home
I was in charge of clipping my dog's nails which was always an
adventure.  I used to do it when he first got up in the morning so he was
still a little groggy.  I decided to try this on Sam and it worked really
well.  I started clipping when he was asleep and managed to cut four
nails before he even woke up.  I had two paws done before he started to
fight.  It took a couple of nap times to get all of his nails done but it
wasn't any trouble at all.  I guess it is kind of rude to disturb his
blissful slumber with nail clipping but I don't think I left any longterm
scars.
        Hope this can help someone!
Karen and Sam (Zzzzzzzzzz...Hey, what do you think you're doing!)
[Posted in FML issue 1085]