We have an 8 week old Wheaten terrier puppy, and her feet are so furry that I am having trouble trimming her nails. I read about the pantyhose trick on another post and may try that, but still, won't all that fur make it hard for her to get any traction on a wood floor? And be hard to keep clean? I have trimmed some of the excess foot fur off, but there is a lot to trim around (nails, pads, etc), and it seems like it will be pretty time-consuming.

She is still very clumsy and sleeps a lot - I wonder whether it will be less of a problem once she is running around more? I know I didn't have to trim our previous dog's nails very often when she was in her prime, but in her golden years she didn't run as much and I had to do it more.

I haven't taken her to a groomer yet - other than her feet, she really doesn't need anything yet. Maybe this time it is worthwhile to take her just for a nail trim? (have always done that myself, so it seems odd to me). If the groomer will just trim the fur with scissors, I can do it myself - just didn't know whether I should, or whether a groomer would have a better tool / technique to make it easier. Any words of wisdom from other fluffy dog owners?