You're better off never creating fear responses than having to overcome them. But it can be done. A well meaning but misguided person took the liberty of subjecting my dog to a forced nail trim when I was out of town years ago. It caused a strong fear response to nail trimming. We are in a much better place now thanks to several key elements. These included watching his body language, always letting him leave, stopping at the slightest sign of discomfort, systematic desensitization, pairing of preferred food items and then transitioning to positive reinforcement. It takes 5 minutes to trim his nails now and the process is stress free. Training well worth it to see my dog comfortable with something that was once terrifying to him. #positivereinforcement #forcefreeanimalstraining #dogtraining #nailtrimming #animaltraining #fearresponses #overcomingfear