Sometimes people come in with a newly-adopted rescue dog that may not have had the care they needed in the past, and as a result, their nails are very long. If your dog’s nails have been growing for a while, the quick may also have been growing for that long. We don’t want to hurt the dog by cutting their nails into the quick, so we may start with small weekly trims at first, and slowly work your dog’s nails down to a manageable length.