I'm thinking of getting a shaver for trimming the pads of my 2 dogs' paws. I've always used small scissors til now, but I don't fancy doing that on my puppy as he's very wiggly, so I'd be afraid of cutting his paw. Any recommendations would be great. And any to avoid. I want something that's going to last as reliability is very important, but I don't want to spend a fortune as I'm not going to be clipping any other parts of the dogs except for their paws.

Anything worth getting in Pets at Home/ Jollyes/Argos?

Or would I be better off going to some of the online stores such as Petcetera/Hub International/Carry on Canine? 

You want to trim your dogs paw pads? Or do you mean claws?
I hope you don't mean paw pads, lol!!

As for claws, depending on how strong they are or noise sensitive I'd either look at the pet one, this is good for claws not really strong and those noise sensitive. Or the dremmel 3000 if strong and can handle noise!!

Do you mean to trim the hair between the toes?

Mikki Ear & Face scissors. They are tiny, slightly curved and very blunt at the ends (no chance at all of accidental stabbing if the dog wriggles). Lots of treats and praise, and be prepared to go verrryyy slowly... A lot of dogs have very ticklish feet (especially the front ones).

Many dogs are even more nervous of any kind of machine, so it will be far better to start off gently with a good pair of scissors and a lot of patience. If you make a mistake with the puppy you might end up with a long job ahead to regain his trust.

There is an excellent video on YouTube by Kikopup, about training a dog to accept his claws being cut using a clicker and treats... similar strategy to getting a dog happy to have its feet trimmed.

Moser Arcos are great for this. I find them far safer with puppies at work than scissors, and often they're fine with them; I did my own puppy from eight weeks with clippers and she had no trouble whatsoever. :)

The only trimming my breed needs is the paws and have managed up to six dogs for 8yrs on a Wahl battery operated trimmer that fits in the palm of your hand, use rechargeable batteries, only takes one AA battery at a time.

I've never found a battery one which does't cut the fur too short ???    I prefer to leave a little fur on the skin as it protects the feet.   My palm-held Wahl has never worked reliably.   It's given up the ghost now and had only about 2hourss use in the last 5 years :-(

Whichever is used, you will still need to train the pup/dog to be still to trim.   The scissors mentioned are very safe to use and don't cost much ;-)

Arco moser cordless ....these are wonderful as they are adaptable,from 3mm down to 1mm(really close shave). On the 3mm setting you can get a nice shave without risk of clipper burn or nicking the webbing.

Sorry, meant the hair between the toes/hair on pads of paws :)

Try a nose hair trimmer  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-NT9110-Nose-Hair-Trimmer/dp/B000RM8832

Your OH may have one already.  Use it without telling him and wait with bated breath for him to wonder why it all of a sudden smells like corn chips.  :)

I only have to trim in winter.  In summer grit wears that hair down nice and short.  With the nose hair trimmer I can get a bit below the level of the pads, only a bit, and it lasts a good while.  There is a bit of a motor sound that might frighten some dogs but it's not near as bad as a dremel.  The hair will get a bit of slight burning smell which also might put some dogs off, but again, not as bad as the smell off the toenails.  And it's perfectly safe, after all, men stick it up their noses.  Ladies too, if you ask my Vet, who had a good laugh when I told him about it.  :)

Oh right; lol...
I use a pair of hairdressing scissors to do that...

>>Sorry, meant the hair between the toes/hair on pads of paws

'Baby' scissors come with rounded ends and they work just fine if you have a dog that wiggles. If you have a dog that is happy for you to hold it's feet and you have a steady hand (!), then normal nail scissors will do.

I ordered the Wahl paw tidy from Petcetera last night. Along with a few other things of course. I saw another trimmer there and it was more expensive in Pets at Home. Can't wait to get the box of stuff for my 2 boys :) 

I would not shave in the pads as the sharp hairs as they grow back can cause alot of irration and start the dogs off on a chewathon of the feet making them sore.

Boody, not sure what breed you have but longhaired dogs only have soft hair in that area. Quite apart from any show requirement (mine aren't shown) I have found that trimming soaks up less mud and wet, and if you have snow then they don't get ice balls between the pads.... as well as looking neat and tidy. Practicality wins, here.

I have jap spitz and  trim mine with siccors, I alasys find shavng makes them prickly amd itchy same as when I shave mine :p notbetwen my toes lol. I have the same breed as the postsr.. unless the boy uas a very fluffy coat a small amount of trimng is all tbatz needed

If you shaved your dog's feet and it caused irritation then of course, don't do it.  But my nose hair trimmer and the other items you can buy don't really shave.  It's more like a trim, as the name in my case says.  It's like the job the barber does on the back of my OH's neck, he doesn't shave it, he trims it.  It leaves hair, just shorter hair.  I've been doing this for about 20 years now with no problem.

I can see that shaving, true shaving, might lead to irritation.   Honestly, I fail to see how it's really possible to shave between the toes.