PediPaws Review
August 23rd, 2008 by Paul JohnsonYou may have seen the dog nail trimmer advertised on TV recently, called the PediPaws. Their official website where you can order it is at PediPaws.com. PediPaws is a nail grinder that smoothly grinds off your dogs nails. This is an alternative to regular painful dog nail clipping. The product works similiar to Peticure, but at a much cheaper price. Our friend actually bought one a couple weeks ago, so I was able to see how it works.
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for because it’s basically a cheap knock off of the Peticure. For those who don’t know, the Peticure is similiar to PediPaws and is also advertised on TV, before the PediPaws. In both the Peticure and Pedipaws, you have a hole you can insert the nail in to choose to grind. However, the PediPaws only has one, whereas the Peticure has many sizes. This makes it more difficult to do large dogs on the PediPaws. The PediPaws also holds less dust and there is some problems with the nail dust clogging.
In the end I lent our friend the Peticure and they could notice a much easier time doing their large dog. They are actually ordered a Peticure for themselves now. The power on the Pedipaws also is a little weaker than the Peticure, making it slower and not as smooth, especially with a large dog’s nails. Even though the PediPaws is cheaper, the difference in price is only about 20 bucks from the Peticure. I recommend you buy instead the Peticure or even the Dremel.
I have both products. The pedipaws and the Peticures. Both work great, but the Pedi paws is less expensive. If you are concerned about having enough power for larger dog’s nails. There is also a pedipaws deluxe available with a more powerful motor.
I have been considering one of these products and the Pedipaws with its price being 50% less with a free end shedder offer seems like a great deal especially for a small-medium size dog under 30 lbs. My dog does have large paws for a small dog so maybe the more expensive Peticure would be better?
Is there anyone else out there experienced using either of these products or both on small to medium dogs?
It’s a dremel!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on people. The only difference between the two is it has a stupid little cup to catch the dust. So instead of spending extra money just use a dremel.
@Dog Breeder, most don’t already have a dremel to begin with and the Peticure is similiar priced as the dremel and is better than it too anyways.
When they release a cover for the Dremel Tool to do this, both of these will be obsolete. Dremel will outlast both quite easily and you ccan do more than a dog’s nail’s with it.
Hey….are there other sites selling this besides pedipaws.com? I mean I keep getting emails for it but it’s from a “ransky.net” url. Just trying to avoid being ripped off. I have two large dogs so now with what’s been said on here I’m maybe thinking about going the peticure route. My lab/shepherd has elbow displasia which makes her kind of walk like a bulldog so her front nails get extremely long,etc.
My dog has black nails. I need a product that will help cut the nails without hurting my dog. Which one do you recommend?
Thanks
Pedi Paws is horrible! First off I ordered well over 3 weeks ago, since they didn’t indicate how long it would take I gave them a call to check on shipping. They provided me with a confirmation order number so I thought it would be simple. I guessed wrong, she could not look my order up by my confirmation number, name, address,or phone number. Instead she wanted my credit card number. How can you not find my order with my order number??? So needless to say I canceled my order- but have to call back in 3 days since she couldn’t find it anyway. What she was saying sounded as if she was reading it from a form- obviously I am not the only one with the problem. SCAM! I will now be looking at the Peticure which I should have done in the beginning!
Here is the link to a web page that explains in detail how to Dremel your dog’s nails: http://homepages.udayton.edu/~merensjp/doberdawn/dremel/dremel.html
Don’t waste your money on the Pedicure and PediPaws devices - they are only cheap versions of the Dremel. Frankly, I don’t like the ‘protective cover’ and can view the nail for a better trim without it. Plus you can buy the sanding bands easier.
Phil,
I think there are some independant distrubutors that might be selling pedi paws from different sites.
Go out and buy a variable-speed Dremel at your home improvement store, and then buy the PETICURE safe guard at:
http://www.peticure-grooming.com/Peticure-Safe-Guard_p_0-14.html
It’s $19.95 plus shipping. It fits on most Dremels (the website will list which ones). I bought a used variable-speed corded Dremel on eBay for $25. It has all the other attachments, so that I can use it for different home projects (It’s best to buy the “variable-speed” type, so that you can use it on your pet’s nails at the lower 5,000 RPM). This, I believe is the best solution. If you’re going to pay $50, you might as well get a tool that you can use around the house. It’s come in handy for sharpening my garden shears!
Just ordered the pedipaws yesterday but have received no information on the confirmation of the order other than the order number. No email, nothing. When I call them at their 1-800 number the phone goes dead after selecting pedipaws support. I am sckeptical about this one!
Ordered the deluxe pedipaws 8/11/08 - can’t get a confirmation or delivery date! Anyway I can cancel this order?
Damn, I read this too late !!!
Wow, so glad I read this before making the decision to buy either one! The dremel I have, which I use on everything, works fantastic and I keep a supply of sanders just for my dogs! Thanks Dog Breeder!
They sell Pedipaws at Bed, Bath, and Beyond stores for $19.99, plus you can use one of the 20% off coupons that come in the mail all the time!
Does the noise from any of these products or the Dremel upset the dogs?
Might be a good product I don’t know, but don’t order it online. Pedipaws orders go thru a company called Telebrand who take the order, charge you but don’t ship. It has been over a month since I ordered, when I call they say I cannot have a refund until I refuse the shipment or return the product….Another scam.
*****Beware*******
DO NOT order Pedi-Paws. I ordered mine today and when I noticed extra charges on my receipt I printedd off I called customer service and she told me the order would not be entered into their computer for 2-3 days and then my order would not be shipped for 3-6 weeks due to unexpected high demand for this product. I then did a little research online and found that multiple people had the same problem and had been charged for the product but never received it. I plan to see if my bank can straighten this out and if not I do plan to take legal action against this company and I urge anyone else with this problem to do the same. As for buying a legitimate product like this, I now know that Walgreens and Rite-Aid sell the Peti-cure I believe. I hope this helped.
I ordered the pet nail file. I thought it was a clipper. My 18 year old cat does NOT want his toe nails filed. It’s okay if I clip them.
The $19.99 item really cost $35.97 because the FREE shed ender has a $7.99 postage charge as does the file. 7.99 7.99=15.98 in non-refundable charges. It cost $3.96 to send the thing back so $3.96 15.98=19.94 of NON-REFUNDABLE OUT-of-POCKET expenses for something I don’t want.
What a ripoff!!! These people should be prosecuted.
Thank you for listening.
It’s a scam. Don’t order.
They overcharge for th s&h plus the delux is the same machine with adifferent color plastic.
Whew! I’ve been waiting and waiting for my PediPaws order. Called the Customer Service twice and listened to the Muzak for a long time. Then I dug through my credit card statements and find no record of having been charged, thank goodness!! I have the order ID, but as read above, it’s no help to the service people if you ever DO get through. Thank goodness I came upon this site and got the good info. I’ll try my Dremel instead! My dog and I are sorry we waited so long for this product. This is the first time I’ve been burned by a scam. I guess it’s high time I opened my eyes!
WOW! I am glad I read this before I ordered PediPaws! I think I am going for the Dremel tool
I have a yellow lab she weighs 75 pounds and a rat Terrier who weighs in at 11 pounds, sounds like the Dremel is what I need.
Thank you Dog Breeder
I ordered Pedi-Paws on August 24, 2008. While I was ordering I had an internet interruption and never received a confirmation e-mail from them. Thinking that the order did not go through, a couple of days later, I ordered Pedi-paws again and I did receive a confirmation e-mail for that order. However, both charges are now on my credit card and have not received either one to date. I have called two times and have received two different dates of when it was supposedly shipped, and then they tell you that it will take 10 to 14 days after shipment date to receive it. I have temporarily disputed the charges on my credit card until I receive an order from them. On a couple of other complaint websites there are claims that Telebrands has been know to charge a credit card and not ship the product. I have never ordered a product processed through telebrands prior to ordering Pedi-Paws, but I will not do so in the future.
I went to the Pedipaws site to check it out and put in information but never completed the purchase because it seemed like a ripoff. You have to keep buying the emory board file replacement heads for it. So I never confirmed the order. Now I find they charged $103.94 to my debit account! I am so mad. I have no idea how they even got to that amount, but do not order from these people. I have disputed the charges since I never completed the transaction and that amount is ridiculous! Beware!
How I wish I had come to this site before ordering on Sept. 11. I called today to ask where the item is and she said it shipped yesterday. I asked to confirm what amount I had been charged. I was overcharged! I said at the time I ordered that I did not want the “free bonus” item because of the 7.99 shipping charge for it. They shipped it anyway and are charging me for it!! The woman I spoke to this morning just said “Well, it’s been sent, so just use it.” Can you believe that? I’m putting a hold on the charge…I’m calling my credit card company now.
so glad i came here first, my dog FEARS getting her nails cut. I don’t think the noise of a dremel tool will help me here..but glad I so didn’t order this product!…love feedback info..thanks people!
I just saw the pedipaws at Walgreen’s for 19.99
DO NOT BUY THIS PEDIPAWS……… It stinks sure it worked on my 4 pound chihuahua but not on my chinese crested and forget about the choc lab. It stopped everytime i tried to use it as soon as i put his nail in the hole. Same thing with my crested who only weighs 14 pounds. Then when i called them to let them know that it would not work for me they tried to bribe me into keeping it saying they would give me $7.00 off the price if i kept it…. OMG come on if they dont want it back what makes them think i want to keep it lol so i paid $7.99 for shipping from them and had to pay another $6.67 to ship it back they will not pay for it to be sent back. i have been using a dremel tool and will continue to do so works 100% better anyway. hope i helped anyone out with any questions about this product and the shipping took 9 weeks
This company gave my credit card info to some outfit in Hopkins, MN called Membership Services who subsequently billed my Visa card 16.95 for two months in a row. These unauthorized charges appear as ‘WC Value Plus’ on your statement. I called them and threated to report them for Internet fraud and they are supposed to refund my card. Telebrands is the company who Membership Services got my card number from.
BEWARE OF ORDERING FROM THIS COMPANY!
i ordered pedipaw and it took over 1 month for it to be delivered. i did however get it. my dog is a small dog, so i figured it would work compared to peticure…boy was i wrong….i am sending it back….maybe i can’t get use to using it or something, because i turned it on and started to file, but my dogs nails kept stoppin the spin of the tool….and then it won’t round it off as it does in the commercial…..it’s not as easy as it appeared on the tv…also they say to watch the video online at the pedipaw site and when i went to view it, the video was down…so i watched a video off of the peticure site….basically it’s a waste, betta off goin to the groomers and then buying a nail file and file them down on ur own…..im sending it back today….
Man oh man I found this tooo late!!! We ordered early August, when ordering doesn’t tell you total or anything until after. We too were over charged 25 dollars. Finally got through, went round and round and finally made the rep add it up. Keep receiving post cards telling us they can’t ship what we ordered BUT TO ORDER MORE at a discount lol. Man They must be crazy. Either way, well over 6 weeks, still no product, took 4 days and 6 hours to get through without being hung up on to start again. The the rep asked me what the problems was ??/ WEEELLLL lets start with not getting it?? Told me “they HOPED to ship them this week, couldn’t cancel, and could’t be sure. BEWARE BEWARE Do not order this!!!!!!
Bed Bath and Beyond has the $19.99 Pedipaws. Gonna buy it tomorrow.
I’m also gonna use my off coupon that I get in my mail every month.
I think for my 11 lb dog, it should work OK, at least for the price, its gotta be worth trying. She HATES getting her nails clipped.
Does anyone have experience with the dremmel on cats. My daughter ordered one of these fites when they were first advertized, nothing ever came, she heard nothing from the company. I hav 5 cats and most do’t like there nails clipped. (one has to be drugged to do it. Often the nail splits though I always use my sharpest clippers, I though it might be less painful for them. Also if your cats are indoor cats there are rubber sheaths you can glue over thier nails. I use it on the nervious one so we don’t have to clip her too often.
We ordered PediPaws over a month and a half ago and were waiting for the order to at least appear on our debit card statement… Then I was at Walgreens and saw it on sale for $19.99. I figured what the hell and bought it thinking, “hey now we’ll have two- I can give the other to my Mom for her Lab.”
Brought it home, did everything the instructions said about introducing the dogs to it and holding their nails the right way while it filed. WHAT CRAP. My dogs both HATE it. It has no speed adjustment, so it’s not fast enough to be less painful, but not slow enough that it won’t rip the nail right off. My Shitzu’s nail nearly got zipped right into the covered area.
ALSO- The one on the commercial is silent as opposed to this one which makes a loud noise like a dentists drill. Just turning it on makes my dogs go nuts, let alone trying to get them to come near the thing.
So my boyfriend gets home and sees me on all fours with the dogs trying to coax them into trying it and says “OH It came in the mail finally! I checked last night and they finally took the money out of our account”! Which means the original one is on it’s way to our house.
UGGHH SO now I have to find a way to return both these god awful machines. And on top of that, whatever website is selling pedipaws either sold our debit card info to some other company or is continuously charging for nothing because $15.00 charges keep coming up on our statement.
This is the one time I wish my dogs WERE biters cause I’d bring them over to PediPaws building right now!
I just got my pedipaws today. It took 3 weeks or so to get it so hang in there. It took about a week for it to even show up on my credit card. Havent used it yet. It does take batteries and they don’t bother to tell you what size and that “batteries not included”
I—- like so many others am so glad I read this before I ordered, TV makes things look so easy and great—-but as we all know TV is another way of being taken in. I for one am so sick of being riped off. Before I buy anything I check it out on line, I read all reviews. The PediPaws looked to good to be true. I—- like so many already have a Dremel—-but never considered using it to file my dogs nails, but I am going to try tonight. Again I am so glad I read this. Linda J.
Just wanted to let everyone know that you can now find the Pedipaw at CVS. I just found it there last night and bought it. I havent tried it out yet but i figured if it doesnt work it will be much easier to take it back there and get a refund then it would be to ship it back to the company. And the price is 19.99 the same as on web , but you dont have to pay shipping, so you save.
We were seriously considering ordering the Pedipaws, but decided to check out other sites due to the extremely high shipping cost (40%!). Came across this website and learned about using the dremel. THANKS! We hate ordering things online, unless we KNOW if they are relaible. You have all convinced us!
I’d just like to point out that not all pedipaws websites online are scam. Pedipaws is sold through many distrubutors and even sold offline in stores. It appears that people are reporting that the ones selling through the telebrands distrubutor (which includes pedipaws.com) are not getting their product right now.
I just wanted to say that you can buy PediPaws at Walgreens and other stores. I would buy it there before buying it on the internet. I am not going to buy this thing at all now. I appreciate people offering advice.
“WOW! I am glad I read this before I ordered PediPaws! I think I am going for the Dremel tool
I have a yellow lab she weighs 75 pounds and a rat Terrier who weighs in at 11 pounds, sounds like the Dremel is what I need.”
I have a yellow lab that is 65 and a rat terrier that is about 35#s!!!!!(she must have a gland problem!)
Got my Pedi-Paws yesterday. Dogs are afraid of it, so it will take some training. I got the “premium”
and it doesn’t seem too heavy duty. The lab’s nails would stop it. When ordering, I found that the “free” product had shipping attached - not sure how much that was. There were numerous attempts to bump up the price. No word about the product until it arrived, and in a box that looked like it was from World War II-era packaging (waxy-looking box from China). That is why you don’t know when it is coming - because it arrives on a junk. How fitting.
I, too, found this site too late. I bought Pedipaws today at CVS (atleast I didn’t pay shipping.) I immediately came home and followed the instructions for my boxer who HATES her nails being touched. The treats helped her get through it - she didn’t seem to mind it much so I actually completed all four paws. BUT, the tool was not powerful enough and kept stopping thru the WHOLE PROCESS. I think I’ll take it back for refund. BTW…consumer advocates advise that you not use debit cards for online purchases because you give the world access to your bank account.
FYI. If you want to try out the Pedipaws, CVS pharmacy now sells them in there stores now for 19.99.
I agree with Paul that Peticure is a far superior product to PediPaws. After owning a Peticure, and having great success with it, I went to see the PediPaws at CVS and it looks much cheaper. Most of the products you see at places like CVS and Walgreens are cheaply made. Also, Peticure seems to be branding themselves as more than just this one product. They are now offering a pet treat, that sounds really healthy, to help reward your pet for grooming their nails.
I love this tool. Sure its just a dremel, but I like the protective cover and I am a fan of the less powerful motor. I would rather be able to stop the head if I accidentally push too hard than have my dogs nails filed too fast and too far down. It works fine on my adult dogs nails (15lb dog, but has good size nails). My puppy, it doesnt work so well, probably because the nail tips are still so small, sharp and fragile. I would recommend this tool. Its not as bad as some of these reviews make it out to be
The PediPaws basic is worthless. Don’t waste your money. It’s very underpowered. It can’t even file down a dachshund’s nails.
WORTHLESS!!!!!!!
Wow I am too glad I found this site. Was going to order online, but remembered that Walgreens sells many as advertised on tv items. But, I’m still confused as whether it’s any good or not. I have cats instead of dogs, so maybe it works better on cats. Any suggestions? Some say it works great, many say it’s no good. Like most said, no s&h at walgreens & easier to return.
Had credit card in hand,ready to get pedi-paws.
After reading the stories,decided to try the dremel this week.didnt know about the hidden charges,typical,. Getting tired of these inferor products from china.this is one product i wont have to buy
Thanks very much
I did not buy the PediPaws off of the ads on TV simply because I refused to be charged additional shipping/handling for the FREE BONUS item they wanted to send .. But, I did buy the PediPaws at Walgreen’s last week when they advertised it for $19.99. I am considering taking it back. My dog is an 85 lb Irish Setter. His nails are thick and very hard and when I use this thing the wheel stops more than it spins. I am not putting undue pressure on the wheel when I attempt this and even bought top of the line batteries thinking that might make a difference - it didn’t. I do have a dremel kit so will start using that.
I really appreciate all those comments. I buy
quite a few items on line BUT always check comments about the product or outfit selling it. I prefer consumsers reports, I am an on line member, but this item wasn’t reviewed. As you all know you really have to be careful about ordering on line. Do you realize that even in our great country there are crooks ready to take you to the cleaners. Thanks so much for your comments
First of all, go to Bed Bath and Beyond and pick up Pedicure for $20 instead of even worrying about scams! Second, we have 3 dogs, our biggest weighs 50lbs and we had no problems using the Pedicure on her. If you press down too hard on the strip it does stop, but don’t put the nail in that hard, hello!! We used it for the first time last night and my dogs didn’t flinch, didn’t care, and didn’t get hurt like the typical clippers would do. I couldnt believe how short and nicely trimmed they turned out. I love this product!!
Thank you for this review. Im going to use the dremel i already have and maybe buy the dremel attatchment later.
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you all saved me at LEAST $25
I also ordered a peticure cover for a dremel. They dont give you any information at all. I called right away and caneled the order, well they never canceled it. So I had to go thru the hassel of sending it back and fighting to get my credit card credited.They dont tell you how much shipping is either. guess they want you to be surprized. I will never deal with this company again. And told them so. also told them to put more info on web site, shipping costs, order confirmation info.. Dont order from here. its only a a big hassel .
It just sucks - no power - takes forever, I am not even sure it really did much. Bought yesterday, taking it back tomorrow
I bought my Pedi Paws at Walgreens on sale for 19.99 .
SAVE YOUR MONEY FOLKS, PEDIPAWS DOES NOT WORK.
I have 3 lab/shepherd mix dogs and thought this would be the answer to easy toe-nail clipping. WRONG…WRONG….WRONG!!!!
The motor that drives the thing is too weak. You apply a little pressure and it stops turning.
I will be buying a Dremel.
Glad I read these reviews/comments BEFORE I ordered this product - whew! I’m going to get a Dremel to take care of my dogs nails. Thanks to everyone who took the time to warn us.
DO NOT BUYT THIS!!! IT IS HORRIBLE! THE SOUND IS NOT LOUD WHICH IS THE GOOD THING, HOWEVER, IT HAS ZERO POWER AND WHEN YOU PUSH THE NAIL DOWN IT STOPS THE SPINNING! GET A DREMEL INSTEAD…THIS IS A JOKE AND A HUGE WASTE OF MONEY!!!
I purchased this at Walgreens in hopes it would work with my 90lb dog…It didn’t. It was not nearly powerful enough to trim the nails of a dog this size. I suspect it would work great on smaller dogs, but it certainly wasn’t powerful enough for a large dog.
Buyer Beware! I ordered this product online and chose to purchase the extra pieces. They took my credit card number at the beginning and did not let me review my order. A $19.95 order ending up costing me over $50.00. I called to cancel and they could not find my order, but told me that they would make note of it. I kept checking on it and next thing I know, I have this worthless thing sitting on my front porch. My cat does not like it and I’m at a loss on what to do. If you must have this product, purchase it at the store. I wish I had. I will never order from a TV product again!
Bought at Bed, Bath, Beyond for 19.99. DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!! IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY. We have 2 100 lb dogs and they are so afraid of it because of the noise. The drill stops without even applying very much pressure. I wish I had read the reviews before purchasing. HUGE waste of money and time. Plus, the website is bunk. Video does not work on web site. The commercial is very misleading since there is no noise and the people are not even using it on the dogs in the commerical like it looks. AWFUL, AWFUL, AWFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi everyone…
I just wanted to shed some personal experiences with these imposters. I saw PediPaws first, and decided to order…BACK IN AUGUST!!! It is now the 23rd of OCTOBER, and guess what…still no product.
I didn’t worry at first. A month later, when I heard nothing I called. They told me it would be shipped soon due to high demands…so OK…right?
WRONG!! They still charged my card for 35 bucks and change…The darn thing was supposed to be 19.99 and the Shed ender was free…
They said it was shipped out on Sep 17, and still no product. I have called 3 times demanding my refund…12 days ago…and still nothing.
These guys are scam artists. Do not buy their product. It is not worth your effort or your money…I hope this helps some of you out!!
DON’T BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP!! We bought the PediPaws from WalGreens for $19.99 and have returned it already. I read every word of the instructions, attempted to watch the video (which did not work! Imagine that!) and nothing would take the fear from my 8 month old German Shepard. Whenever we tried it on her the first time, she jumped as though it startled her and from that moment on, she would run as fast as she could if she even saw the thing. The commercial shows those animals sitting there all calm - seeming to almost enjoy their pedicure…I think I’ve figured out why the commercial seems to be so successful for those pets-THE THING’S NOT EVEN TURNED ON!!! I actually recorded the commercial and studied to figure it out. If you look closely, you can see where the emery board is wrapped on the file (the seam). When it’s turned on and being used, you aren’t able to see that seam because of the rotation. THE COMMERCIAL MAKES SENSE NOW….IT’S NOT TURNED ON WHEN THEY’RE USING ON THE PETS. JUST DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON’T BUY THIS PRODUCT. IT DOES NOT WORK!! IT’S MORE TRAUMATIZING THAN ANYTHING…
For those who are wondering about the Pedipaws website, I have CallingID and it lists the following address for Pedipaws:
Edge, International
79 Two Bridges Rd.
Fairfield, New Jersey 07004
United States
1(973) 244-0300
theinternationaledge@gmail.com
So maybe if you can get through to the main company and let them know how you were treated and how their orderers are acting and treating people, maybe they can do something about it. Or to just give them your opinion, or your nightmare ordering of their product.
Anyway, I did buy a Pedipaws from Walgreens and it works ok, but I have a small 14 pound dog. I don’t like having to try to find replacements for the file wheel though. I won’t order replacements through their website. I will have to try to make my own. If you do have pedipaws, the secret is to gently put their nail in, holding the nail, not the paw, by hand and count one, two, three and let go. Move on the next one. Then go back over them until you get them filed down. Don’t put very much pressure down on the file. It takes awhile doing this. Noise, it is quieter than a Dremel. I have a Dremel and the noise really scared my dog. You MUST get a guard for a Dremel, as the dog could reach and grab the wheel with it’s mouth and be seriously injured. I do like that about the pedipaws, the cover. I would suggest though any dog over 20 pounds probably would be best to go with the Dremel and dogs under 20 pounds should be ok with Pedipaws. I also don’t like that Pedipaws is battery operated. I would rather had a cord. Buy Pedipaws only at the stores like Bed, Bath and Beyond or Walgreens. Anyway, good luck to those who have had online order nightmares!
i bought the pedipaws at walgreens for $19.99 and i like it. i found that it worked better on my big dog rather than the small one (although he’s still getting used to it). the hole is the right size for both of my dogs and i like that it stops if the nail is pressed too hard against it.
If you live in Texas and are familiar w/ the great grocery chain H.E.B, you can purchase Pedipaws there at $19.95 and not subject to any shipping fees or hassle from online ordering. My wife and I have a weeny dog and we and our dog love it!
I purchased this product at bed,bath and beyond and it works find. Introduced it slowly to my 70 pound golden and she does not mind at all. She just snoozes as I give her a pedicure. Love it. She hated the clippers.
Cindi on Nov 2nd,2008
I also purchased a pedipaws at target yesterday and my yellow lab wasn’t a bit impressed so I will be returning it tomorrow. Where do I buy a Dremmel?
Bought Pedipaws at Wal-Mart over the weekend, and I am very pleased with the results. My dog was a little nervous, but once she saw that what I was doing wasn’t hurting her, she relaxed and we got all of her nails done without a problem. I highly recommend it!
In regards to my earlier post…I didn’t find Pedipaws in the pet supplies section of our Wal-Mart. I found it up by the registers in the section for “As Seen on TV” products.
I just bought the pedipaws at bed,bath and beyond and used the 20% off coupons that always come in the mail..I tried on my chihuahuas and it seems to work OK…I had to get them use to seeing it and turning it on and touching them with it..so the sound would not scare them…I am slowly getting a few nails done at a time and giving them treats and praise when they let me do it but i want others to know that Bed,bath and beyond also sell the replacent files for approx. 9.99…..Gail
Oh…my…god! What a waste of money. I turned it on and my dogs ran for the hills. I didn’t even get it near them. Even with it off I can’t get it anywhere near them. Train the dogs? You gotta be kidding me. I can trim their nails with clippers easier and quicker with less of a fight than with this thing. Gentle trimming? It’s a freaking sandpaper wheel. I’m glad I didn’t spend my own money on this (if was a gift)..I would have taken it back for my money.
hello, has anyone used this on there cats?
i agree with Ray, this is the worst product ever created…unfortunately i did use my own money for this. As soon as i turned it on, my dogs took off and anytime i even have it in my hand they run and hide. If you are trying to scold your dogs because they did something wrong…..this is the product for you! if you still want one of these, i have one never been used (cant get close enough to the dogs to use it). buy it for a discount!
Dont waste your money,got it yesterday returned today,and I am out of $5.17 for the return postage
I bought my Pedipaw at Bed Bath and Beyond so I didn’t have the hassle it seems everyone else has had. I got mine for $16 with a coupon. It took a bit, but I used it on my Jack Russell and after a bunch of treats and soothing him he could care less about the noise.
I ordered 2 upgrades with extra emery heads. Received 1 unit and the extra sanding heads. Well they billed me for 2 upgrade Pedipaws, and the box of sanding heads. For the little box that came I was billed 7.99 twice for the two Pedipaw units and 2.99 for the sanders and this was just the S/H. My total bill was 96.62 and I hit the ceiling. I called and told them I didn’t want any of it, and they gave me a RMA number. I mailed what I had back and it was $5.50. They were sure making out on the postage. My CC was billed and I have called repeatedly for my credit and have yet to receive it. I did do a Delivery Confirmation, so I know they received it two days after I mailed it. Now the story from them is they didn’t received the package. I’m out $96.62 and don’t even have a Pedipaw. Live and learn! Don’t buy from this outfit.
Hi,
Peticure sells the cover for 19.99 on their website for your dremel tool. Use a dremel.
We have been using a dremel to grind our dogs nails for years. The problem is catching their hair in the tool and the kick back. We wanted a cover to prevent this and Voila, the cover is available under the professional tab on the Peticure website.
Hope this was helpful
Well now! I have a pedipaws sitting at home and it is absolutely useless!!!
I spent the extra money and upgraded because I am a professional groomer and do allot of dogs nails. And we raise and breed and show Jack Russell Terriers.
The stupid thing stops every time you get to the top of the nail unless you do it so light that it is not sanding the nail. Now if it won’t do a Jack Russell you know it won’t do a big dog.
I have now told all my go workers not to order it and all my customers not to order it. Stick with a dremel guys. They are powerful enough and they always work. You also don’t have to buy batteries for the dremel.
Just bought this product and LOVE it!!! I don’t know why a lot of people have difficulty to introduce this product to their pets. This product does have loud sound but not as loud as a vacuum. If you use vacuum regularly, you shouldn’t have problem introducing this to your pets. They did struggle at first, but it wasn’t long. But anyway, as every person is different, so is pets.
Oh, and I bought this at Walgreens for 19.99(+tax) because before I decided to buy this product I had read this site first and learned about nightmares if you buying this online.
DO NOT BUY PEDIPAWS. Waste of $19.95. My dogs are very well trained. They will sit/stay through anything. So the noise was not a problem. However, it only works on very SMALL dogs with very SMALL nails. The larger dogs’ nails brought the rotation to a complete stop.
Again, do not buy this piece of junk.
Just a heads up for those who are interested in purchasing the Pedi Paws. Check on Ebay as some of them sell it extremely cheap and some don’t charge for delivery. When I mean cheap, I mean less than $5.
Did not receive it through the mail yet but when you order online when it says upgrade to a deluxe be sure you know you are buying another item each time, so a regular 19.99 item will cost you close to 95.00 with shipping and taxes. So when it says upgrade it means buy another deluxe item at 10.00 more than the original so 29.99 plus you still get the 19.99 plus I purchased ten sander pieces at 10.00 more so that is about 59.97 plus 35.00 shipping and handling. I wrote them an email that was returned as no such address. Buyer beware.
I AM SOOO GLAD I SAW THIS FIRST. I HAVE TWO JACK RUSSELLS AND THEY HATE THE CLIPPERS. WE HAVE A DREMEL BUT ARE UNSURE WHAT GRADE OF SANDER/BLADE TO USE FOR FILING THEIR NAILS…ANY ADVICE? THANKS
I ordered pedipaws and when I checked my order I found that I had been charged for 2, not 1. I called and was told by someone who could barely speak English that she had to contact people far away and it would take days to correct the mistake. I also got a call telling me I was getting free earings with my purchase…then was told that I was also going to get a necklace that I could return if I did not decide to keep it…Needless to say, I got 2 pedipaws delivered…and unlike the ads, it tells you that most dogs don’t like it so they have to be trained to tolerate it…a far cry from the happy looking cats and dogs on the commercials..this is false advertising and most of all, they are ripping off a lot of the people by adding charges when it is too late to correct it in the order form…I would BEWARE…
Pedipaws sucks …the “dermal” has no power (no balls)
We purchased one at Walgreens a few days ago.
Our dog *hates* her nails clipped (a miniture pincer) - it takes at least two people to clip them. She is also afraid of loud noises so we didn’t have high hopes for the tool. We figured it would be more used on the cats.
It’s not very loud so thankfully that didn’t bother her (a dremel can and does freak her out - she goes in another room when I use mine for anything) and the actual grinding part didn’t seem to bother her. One person did it - she was more trouble from touching her paws and her thinking the clippers were coming out (she ignored the pedi-paws). The only complaint I would have was it was kinda slow - but then I would fear much faster could cause heat problems too.
The cats were in between but if/when they ignore it then it will work great. It does seem to vibrate/tickle their claws some. At the lest they walked around shaking their feet for a bit after it was done. One freaked over the noise a bit but settled down quickly, the other freaked a bit from the vibration but also settled down. It trimmed them up fast, any faster and it would be REALLY easy to hit the quick.
All in all I found it OK for the dog - time will tell if it will work there or not and I can certainly see why it would have some issues with larger dogs. However it worked great for the cats - best trimming tool I’ve seen for them.
@Christi
Read this link for dog nail trimming with a dremel tool
http://www.petdogblog.com/dog-nail-trimming-with-a-dremel/
I purchased pedipaws recently. We have a Jack Russell Terrior at 15 lbs and a Golden Retiever at 83 lbs. The pedipaws works great for both dogs. I have not had any trouble with our large or small dog. I use it for the cats also. I realize Golden Retrievers are an exceptionally calm breed, but I have had no problems with him. It may not be the size of the animal or the power of the motor that is at issue here, it may be the socialization the dog went through as a puppy.
I’M STILL NOT SURE WHAT BIT TO USE ON THE DREMEL TO TRIM MY DOGS NAILS. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
This company will not return my money after charging me twice for the product. the keep saying it will be refunded but after 6 months and 25 calls, still no refund. They are typical of the companies that intentionally structure their company to refuse refunds even if they steal from you.
The dremel is so much better than these pedipaws or peticure tools. But….if you have a dog in a long coat, the dremel can be dangerous. One little jerk of your dog or slip of your hand and the dremel will wrap up your dogs hair in a tight ball causing pain. Serious injuries have occurred around the mouth and eyes due to this. If you have a short coated dog, no problem. But long flowing coats, like Yorkies, Lasas, etc…watch out. You can never tell when they may jump or jerk and then its katy bar the door. You have to cut the hair out of the dremel with scissors. The electric dremels will not shut off automatically when entangled with hair, it keeps on winding around the hair tighter and tighter. I know, its happened to me with my yorkies and scared me to death. I’m going to buy the guard for the dremel. This is the best thing to use anyway…forget about the TV marketing ads for the other two products. Not worth it. I bought the Pedipaws and it would not cut through hot butter without stopping. Very, very disappointed! Should of known — as on the box said “Made in China!”