I took my two puppies to have their dew claws removed at 1 week. Unfortunately, either the Vet missed one of the boy's dew claws or he did a bad job and it reattached. I am so angry, because now my boy will need to be put under anesthesia. Well, I am not ready to do that at 5 weeks old and still nursing, so I decided to put it off until he is either neutered or has teeth extracted. Yes, it is going to be much more painful but I have heard of a breeder who never has the dew claws done until 3 months. I can't understand why she would not do the dew claws at the time she does the tails.
I'm actually considering just letting my boy keep his single dew claw. There is nothing in the standard that says they must be removed. I prefer to have the dew claws removed though, because my Chi never had his removed at birth and it was constantly being caught on something and bleeding. It's a real hard decision for you. I'm sorry.
