SAK tweezers save the day!

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I was taking a couple of my dogs for an off- leash run this morning. I decided to take a little short cut and led them through about 30 yards off tall grass and brush. Once we were through the rough stuff I unleashed the dogs and two things were very apparent.
My little shepherd dog was covered in stick-tights and my 7 month old retriever was walking on three legs. He was holding his front paw up so I knelt down and had a look. There was a thorn in his paw that was nearly flush with his pad. I could not grip it with my finger nails so out came my sak tweezers.
I was able to pull the thorn out on my second attempt and was shocked to see that the thorn was nearly 3/4 of an inch in length. No wonder he was holding his paw up.
Once the thorn was out he ran in a big circle around me to express his gratitude and show that he was ok. We went on with our dog run / woods walk and a good time was had by all. That's what I love about saks, they are so handy for dealing with life's little unexpected hiccups.
Jim
 
Mr. Doggie must have been Grateful. :thumbup:

I am never without tweezers as well, either with a Vic Classic or Explorer Plus.
 
I've had sak tweezers save the day too many times to count, including getting a thorn out from between the paw pads of Pearl the wonder corgi. Tweezers should be mandatory gear if you have children or dogs with you. Sometimes for adults. I once used a classic tweezers at a crab feast to get a sliver of sharp crab shell from under the thumb nail where it broke off.

Sak tweezers are almost as handy as sak scissors!:thumbup:

Carl.
 
Well I bet your doggie was more than pleased with your handiness with the SAK tweezers.
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Maybe your dog will become a Swiss Army dog?
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Very cool dog costume. My dog would wear that on Halloween if I had it.
Jim
 
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I've used SAK tweezers to pull many a splinter.Also use them sometimes to pull the cotton wadding out of various aspirin and Advil bottles.I always have some SAK tweezers on me.
 
the tweezer and toothpick of saks are so usefull that i always carry spares on my wallet... save me alot when i pocket an alox soldier or other models that dont have T&T...
 
My SAK tweezers once got out a fishbone which was stuck in the roof of someone's mouth. I've also used it for splinters and ingrown whiskers.
 
Good story; thanks for sharing. I like reading about how others use their SAKs. Sometimes, I get ideas that I would not have thought of myself.

Lots of folks seem to think the "reamer with sewing eye" is useless, but I find it QUITE useful, once I gave up the idea that I would ever use it to sew leather or canvas. It makes a GREAT general purpose tool to poke and pry and scrape. I use it for drilling extra holes in my belts for that perfect fit.
 
Its nice that your dog trust you that much. Some dogs dont want their feet touched.
 
Grateful said:
I was taking a couple of my dogs for an off- leash ... my 7 month old retriever was walking on three legs. He was holding his front paw up so I knelt down and had a look. There was a thorn in his paw that was nearly flush with his pad. I could not grip it with my finger nails so out came my sak tweezers.
I was able to pull the thorn out on my second attempt and was shocked to see that the thorn was nearly 3/4 of an inch in length. No wonder he was holding his paw up.
Once the thorn was out he ran in a big circle around me to express his gratitude and show that he was ok.
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I've had a mighty rough day (a friend's funeral) and this really made my day. I can just picture his wagging tail and sloppy, happy expression. My dog's been gone a few years now and I still miss him. They really are great, eh? :-)
 
mnblade said:
I've had a mighty rough day (a friend's funeral) and this really made my day. I can just picture his wagging tail and sloppy, happy expression. My dog's been gone a few years now and I still miss him. They really are great, eh? :-)
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Yes they really are great. I really believe that my dogs improve the quality of my life. Really sorry to hear that yesterday was a tuff one for you. Nothing I can say to make this time any easier, still, sorry to hear it.
My dogs are all used to getting there feet touched as they get there nails trimmed regularly.
 
ToneGrail said:
I've used it to yank a nose hair that was hanging out.
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Pulling out nose hair is an unsafe practice that can invite infection. So far, apparently, every yanker ;) who posted has so far dodged the bullet, and most, I'm sure, will continue to do so without consequence (been there myself, back in the day.)
I wish everyone continued good luck, but be aware. It's better to use scissors for nasal grooming. Just be careful not to cut yourself with those pointy SAK scissors (or knife, if you prefer. :eek: :D )
 
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