Commentary by Christy Solo
This week’s Rogue is a follow-up to the Feb. 4, 2026 column. Which was (apparently – time flies!) the last time I trimmed my dogs.
You can go back and read that column before continuing if you’d like.
Last week was “dog trimming” time once again.
To be clear, last month really should’ve been dog trimming time, but spring is always a particularly “tasky” time of year with hard deadlines on so many tasks such as mowing and trimming and planting seeds or shrubs. You just cannot put those things off and you can nearly always “groom the dogs next week.” That is unless or until you find yourself with really matted (or worse – skunked) dogs.
Luckily I was ahead of “matted mess” even though I was behind on “should groom about every eight weeks.”
Because the weather is better than it was in February (at least better for dog grooming) I was able to bathe them all one day (do not recommend) and groom them all the next. That’s like all my May cardio done in two days. But warmer days with more hours of sunlight give one less of an excuse to break the chore into three or four days.
There’s also that “it’s still the tasky time of year” thing and the yard needs to be mowed, and piles of blackberry aren’t fully chopped up and bagged, oh and yes – there’s the newspaper to run also. Spring certainly has its own pace!
One of the things which made it possible to trim all the dogs in a day was technically two things.
If you recall (or if you went back and read the Feb. article) in February I purchased new Wahl cordless clippers for Kiff, so grooming her is much easier now. I also stumbled upon Oneisall paw trimmers and decided to order those “for the next groom” which was now.
Unable to resist a bargain I bought a combo pack of the newest version of the Oneisall basic trimmer and the paw trimmer duo. The newer basic trimmer has a longer battery life than my 2022 version and more cut length options as well as a couple other “bells and whistles” while still being practically free compared to Wahl, Andis and other dog trimmer brands.
However it was the paw trimmer I was most looking forward to trying out. Dogs don’t like their paws being trimmed (maybe it tickles?) and trying to trim teeny dog feet and/or get in between the toes of big old dog feet with a standard sized trimmer is challenging to say the least. I was hoping the paw trimmer would be the perfect solution.
Oh boy, is it! Moreover, it came with two different sized blades (for tiny feet and really, really tiny feet – I trim both) and it’s nice and quiet.
I quickly realized it was also going to be aces for other detailed parts of trimming – especially Dizzy’s itty, bitty face. All this for around $25 for just that trimmer or $55 if you get the combo pack.
As always time will tell if the 2026 Oneisall trimmers hold up as well over time as the 2022 one has but compared to paying for professional grooming – drop in the bucket.
