Basset tend to be touch sensitive around the feet below is a progarm that helpd in that area
Nail Trimming for Senisitve Dogs
Some but certainly not all dogs that are troublesome with nail clippers do not mind either having there nails filed by hand or with the use of a dremel or similar device see
How I Dremel Dog Nails
in the first case you will see it will not be fast enough to get the nails done in a timely fashion, it is a longer term solution. For help in getting the nails done First.
1. Work quickly trim only a small amount to be safe but only one clip per
nail it should take less than a minute a foot. better if half that time. pick up and bend foot snip, snip, snip, snip, possibly a fith snip if dog has dew claw and done. don't worry about getting close to the quick work fast take a little off. If need be trim again a few days latter The emphisys must be on speed and pain free.
2. Have the dog in a standing postion hold the foot to be clipped at the carpus (wrist) and bend the leg back and up so the nails are facing up. In this position the dog has less leverage to play tug the foot away games.
3. Take a package of hot dogs yes the entire package and cut up each hot dog into pieces no bigger than half the size of your pinky nail. Have a helper continiously feeding them to the dog while you work the nail. No stop one at a time not pause bettweent ie not on treat per nail, rather you are using the food as a distraction.
4. Only use hot dogs for nial clippling not any other time. If the dog really likes them this approach becomes cassical conditioning in which the dog associates nial clipping with lots of hot dogs which deminishes fighting over time and the other management techiques make it possible to get them done in the mean time