I just got done seeing the review for Pedipaws. This is one of the poorest reviews that I've ever seen. This review is based on average people that obviously cannot control their animals. Anyone who is at all familar with dog behavior can see the dog that nearly bites the woman, when she tries to trim his hind legs has NOTHING to do with the Pedipaws product but the fact that there is a serious dominance issue in play. A dog that lightly bites is asserting that he is the pack leader of the family. Dogs and cats are extremly intelligent and empathetic creatures. If you go into a situation with tv cameras, lights, and strange people, you will act differently as will the animal. If you are nervous at all the dog will be nervous. As seems to be the case with the beagle. The fact that these issues are in play are not the fault of the product but the consumer. If you buy a chew toy and the dog destorys your furniture you don't "blame" the chew toy!

My wife and I have used the Pedipaws with my in-laws Boston Terriers. One of which we had to semi-restrain and do some conditioning excercises to get him used to the sound and sensation of the machine.This takes time and patience. After which he was fine with it. Our own animals, a coonhound and an italian greyhound were awesome. It took us about 5-10 minutes to do both of them. We did our cats paws but we had to really use a lot of treats for her to accept the machine. I really believe this product was specifically developed for dogs not for cats. Cats are just too sensative as animals. Any animal groomers out there will agree with me.

In conclusion I hope that Slate readers will not take this review as gospel and instead make their own desicion of the product. And if anyone has any dog questions I highly recommend Cesar Milan's books/dvds. I know he's all over TV but I think his advice is sound.