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Dremel 7300-N/8 MiniMite 4.8-Volt Cordless Two-Speed Rotary Tool I have to let everyone know that as a professional groomer & a dog trainer, I can tell you that these Dremel "Pet Grooming Kits" don't have the power to do a good, quick (the key word being QUICK!) job on sanding pet nails. Like Pedi-Paws & other products like them that are packaged & geared towards pet owners, this is actually a little better than Pedi-Paws, which bogs down, because the motor is not strong enough to really work well. In my opinion, this product isn't either. I actually bought a regular Dremel that is sold for industrial purposes. The model I bought was the "Dremel 7700-02 MultiPro 7.2-Volt 20,000 RPM Two-Speed Rotary Tool with 50 Accessories", which works like a dream! It's powerful enough to do the job quickly without putting the dog thru the torture of holding them there while these inferior (in my opinion) products that do not have strong enough motors in them. I have 2 Jack Russell "Terrorists", one which HATES having her feet handled & the other, who has always been very fearful of anything new. I now have the JRT who hates to have her feet handled in a place where she will let me use the dremel I have to do her nails, (even though she doesn't like it, she will let me do her nails with this. If I get the old fashioned nail clippers out, she runs for the hills. My other, more fearful "spooky" JRT loves it! Once I introduced her to it & she got used to it, she now lays on her back & actually falls asleep while I'm grinding her nails down!! The model I mention above which I bought, came with a carry case too, which I can also keep combes, hemostats (for plucking ears on my 'Roughy' JRT & lots of other "doggie" items. It's become my "Doggie Doctor Bag", which I LOVE! My Dad actually bought the Dremel I have at a local hardware store & is much cheaper than the "Pet Grooming" Dremels I've seen here. I was looking to buy a replacement battery for my Dremel & saw all these other products & just had to let folks know that they can save a lot of money & get the job done much quicker with a faster RPM that won't bog down & most dogs will happily tolerate!) What I did to get my dogs used to these, was (BEING PATIENT WITHOUT GETTING ANGRY IS THE KEY HERE FOR SUCCESS FOLKS! 1. When I first brought it home, I attached the battery & set it on the floor, to let the dogs "approach & retreat" at their own pace. Dogs always use this method when they are unsure. They will approach something new & then retreat, checking to see if it's safe. After the first couple times of approaching it & they actually started to sniff it, I used a clicker, but you can also say "Good Dog" AS THEY ARE SNIFFING IT! Timing is SO IMPORTANT) then treat them. Do this as many times as you need to, until they seem more comfortable & get to the point that no matter WHERE you set it on the floor (put it in a different room on the floor, so they will get used to it in different rooms. Dogs don't generalize well.) Do this until they get to where it doesn't seem to be such a "weird" thing to them when they see it. You'll know when, they will start to pay less & less attention to it. VERY IMPORTANT ~ NEVER, EVER turn it on yet! 2. When they are used to seeing it sitting on the floor around the house & seem to be OK with it. You'll know, they will pay less & less attention to it, because it's become a part of the 'scenery'. Then turn it on in another room. Sit on the floor & hold it, LETTING THE DOG APPROACH YOU! NEVER go towards them with it, drag them to it or hold it out towards them. When they start coming a little closer (remember, this is a new sound, so they will keep their distance, but if they don't run away, toss a nice yummy treat to them that they can get without coming closer. WAIT & LET THEM APPROACH YOU! It may even be a good idea to have the best, smelliest treats that your dog loves with you (let them smell that you have them by putting one in a closed fist & letting them smell your hand with the treat inside, before you go turn it on. As you toss the treats to the dog, try to get the dog to take just one more step closer before tossing another. This takes patience, but BELIEVE me folks, the benefits outweigh the time this takes initially, in the long run! When you can get the dog comfortable enough to come close, let the dog smell it. Maybe rub something nice & smelly on the upper casing, like a hot dog or some other food your dog LOVES!. The goal here is to get the dog to come close to you WHILE the Dremel is running, on his own & eventually, rub the Dremel housing on the dogs body with it running. In this case, it's helpful to have someone to help you & feed GREAT treats while you are doing that. The dog will develop GREAT associations with the running Dremel. After a time & your dog will let you know when he/she is ready, to use it on one toe nail. Quickly take just one "swipe" over the end of ONE NAIL! Then feed some AWESOME treats & give LOTS OF PRAISE!! It WILL work if you invest the time to intitially introduce them correctly, WITH OUT FORCING THEM at any point. The years that will follow that you are able to get the nails filed down well in a very short amount of time, because you are not fighting with a dog pulling their feet away from you constantly, is WELL WORTH HOWEVER LONG IT TAKES!! Believe me, I KNOW it works! My JRT was a very fearful puppy when I got her at 12 weeks old. I've NEVER had a dog, especially that young, that was so afraid of EVERYTHING! She's going to be 3 the beginning of November & I've very patiently gotten her over 99% of her phobias. She was afraid of EVERYTHING! Sheesh!!) If anyone needs any other advice or help, please feel free to leave a comment. I will be notified of any comments left on this post & I will respond. I'll GLADLY HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN!! Good Luck Everyone!!