How do you dock a dog’s nails (cut the quick)?

Dog nail docking, also called declawing or cutting the quick, means cutting the nail to the root to sever or shorten the nerve and blood vessel. Prepare nail clippers, styptic powder, a file, and a mask. First trim the fur between the toes, then secure the dog, firmly pinch a toe, cut at the base with clippers, and quickly apply styptic powder; keep pinching the toe so it does not bleed too much, and move to the next nail only after bleeding stops..