Oh good. I new there probably some advantages to the pedipaw vs the dremel. My husband says, "there is no need for a pedipaw when we have a dremel". Huh! Im going to buy one today! lolJenn, Dennis has used both a regular dremel and the pedipaw. Definately prefers the pedipaw for these reasons: Pedipaw has a plastic cap that stops the hair from posssibly tangling in the dremel. Pedipaw has various size holes for various size claws which stops grinding wheel from jumping over or under nails, and helps regulate how much you grind off.
hehe...we were writing our post's at the same time. So where do you get the pedicure at? Then maybe I can compare the two. I think our dremel is loud and the lowest setting doesn't work now. So I think! I wish I could turn it down to a little slower speed.If you already have a regular dremel then don't waste your money on a pedipaws or pedicure. Actualy don't waste your money on a pedipaws AT ALL, if you're going to get one get the pedicure version. It is much better. I've used both in the salon. I have a pedicure at home and at work and clients are always bringin the pedipaws and wanting me to use them which I now refuse to do, I use mine instead. The pedicure is rechargeable and the charge last longer (in my experience so far) than the pedipaws which is battery powered. I do really like the guard around the grinding stone, it's helpful but again the pedicure bests the pedipaws in that area as well. The pedicure has a gaurd with various sized holes in it, you rotate it and select the hole size that best suits the dog you're working on. The holes on the pedicure or perfectly round, which is great. The single hole in the guard on the pedipaw is round with an oval is shape at the top of it. It's been my experience that this shape causes the nail to be fulled up into the gaurd and get stuck between the gaurd and the grinding stone. It's kind of a pain in the @$$.
But like I said before if you already have a deremel then purchasing either other these tools is a complete waste unless you need to replace your dremel. The are exactly the same thing as the dremel with the addition of a little cup/gaurd over the grinding stone. It doesn't hold all the filings either, they fall out of the hole as you work. The only reason I use the pedicure in the salon is that with the gaurd on it you wont catch any of the dog's fur (for dogs that dont have clean feet- not applicable to most poodle), in the grinding stone and hurt the dog. Thats pretty useful. The grinders are pretty quiet but if you have a dog who doesn't like to have the nails filed he still isn't going to like the pedicure. For that matter if you have a dog who doesn't like his nails done 9 out of 10 times he won't do any better for grinding.
Well I decided that I would get the Pedi-paw for 19.99 at petsmart, which I did and if I don't like it I can return it. When I went to the Pedicure site it had them listed for 19.99 as well. It seems to be the comparable model to the pedipaw. Anyhow, it seems to work well and is much quieter then the dremel I have. I will keep an eye out for the pedicure at walgreens as well.I have never seen the PETICURE for the same price as the PEDIPAWS. All I have seen were PEDIPAWS starting at $19.99 and PEDICURE starting at $29.99. Pediicure has a PEDICURE PETITE for $29.99 a PEDICUURE ELITE for $49.99 and a PEDICURE POWER for $59.99. The first one that we had was the ELITE, but now have the POWER, and like it a whole lot better. This one is a professional grade model, has twice the power and is half the size of all the other PEDICURE models. I wish I could find one like ours for $20.00, I'd buy another one. We just didn't care for the less expensive model.
I bought one but haven't really used it yet - scared lol - I never used a dremel either.Does anyone have a Pedipaw's dremel for the nails? If so how do they compare to a regular dremel?
I use a regular dremel but have been thinking of picking up a Pedipaw to try it out. What everyones thoughts?
I think what I have is a PeticureIf you already have a regular dremel then don't waste your money on a pedipaws or pedicure. Actualy don't waste your money on a pedipaws AT ALL, if you're going to get one get the pedicure version. It is much better. I've used both in the salon. I have a pedicure at home and at work and clients are always bringin the pedipaws and wanting me to use them which I now refuse to do, I use mine instead. The pedicure is rechargeable and the charge last longer (in my experience so far) than the pedipaws which is battery powered. I do really like the guard around the grinding stone, it's helpful but again the pedicure bests the pedipaws in that area as well. The pedicure has a gaurd with various sized holes in it, you rotate it and select the hole size that best suits the dog you're working on. The holes on the pedicure or perfectly round, which is great. The single hole in the guard on the pedipaw is round with an oval is shape at the top of it. It's been my experience that this shape causes the nail to be fulled up into the gaurd and get stuck between the gaurd and the grinding stone. It's kind of a pain in the @$$.
But like I said before if you already have a deremel then purchasing either other these tools is a complete waste unless you need to replace your dremel. The are exactly the same thing as the dremel with the addition of a little cup/gaurd over the grinding stone. It doesn't hold all the filings either, they fall out of the hole as you work. The only reason I use the pedicure in the salon is that with the gaurd on it you wont catch any of the dog's fur (for dogs that dont have clean feet- not applicable to most poodle), in the grinding stone and hurt the dog. Thats pretty useful. The grinders are pretty quiet but if you have a dog who doesn't like to have the nails filed he still isn't going to like the pedicure. For that matter if you have a dog who doesn't like his nails done 9 out of 10 times he won't do any better for grinding.