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Originally Posted by faithsjoy  My sweet 5 lb Kookie delivered 5 perfect babies about 48 hours ago. I am having an internal struggle regarding dew claw removal and tail docking. I just cannot find a reason that it is done other than for appearance.
I have another 1 year old pup her full tail and dew claws in tact. I do have to trim the dew claw but I love her long tail.
But since I will not be able to keep all 5 babies I must make a decision. The thought of hurting them unnecessarily is what I struggle with. I know it is customary in the us to dock the tail..but that little tail is so darn cute. Do you think I will have difficulty finding loving homes for them with their tails and dew claws intact. I look forward to your opinions...please be kind. |
Yes.....dew claws not as much as intact tails....this is still a "foreign" concept to most people who see Yorkies with docked tails.