Most breeders removed dewclaws at 3 days old at least here in the Untied States. I am torn on this subject. Callie is from a puppy mill and has her dewclaws and a couple years ago went to stand up on the chain link fence and some how her dew claw got stuck and ripped most of it off and her vein and nerve where exposed and she had to go to the vet be sedated and have it cut back and then cauterized. Also one of the beagle mixes I grew up with had the fastest growing dew claws in history and many times had to go to the vet and have them cut because they would grow into her pad so fast. I think I hate them but removing them when there older is called an amputation and freaks me out. I feel like there must be a reason god put them there.
__________________  Taylor  My babies Joey, Penny , Ollie & Dixie   Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |