Cute Boxie!
Your boxies nails really could stand a trimming. His nails ideally should be half as long as they are pictured. It gets to a point where he is not walking correctly and his nails may get him entangled in carpet, vines etc. In the wild they would be worn off from foraging over a variety of substrates.

There are many, many different ways to trim your boxie's nails from using a rotary Dremel tool to using a special nail melting tool, special reptile nail clippers, etc.

However, I like to keep it simple and most vets will just use the method described below. They all work.

I like to just use a nail clipper that is commonly used to cut small sized dogs for a safe nice clean cut. Easy to find and inexpensive to purchase. Don't try to cut too short as you will hit the quick or small vein. ( Having a STYPTIC PENCIL or POWDER available would be prudent) With light colored nails you can easily view the nail portion. It's always better until you know your boxie and different procedures to cut them a little longer; and with him half as long should be safe. Any procedure such as nail clipping can be stressful for you boxie so you may want to do the front nails one day and the back the next day.

You can file them if you desire but I don't as I feel is further stresses the boxie and they will wear smooth in a week.

Ric

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