Mardelin | 10-01-2007 02:28 PM | Quote:
Originally Posted by lara2913
(Post 1406101)
In your opinion they serve no purpose, in my opinion they do. I have watched my dogs use them to grip things. Sure there is going to be dogs who injure them, but there will also be many that don't. You could say that about so many things, I currently have stitches in my hand from injuring it. I wouldn't have if I didn't have a hand. Most dew claw injuries are caused by people not keeping them trimmed properly, not because they are simply there. I personally don't see the point in removing something 'just in case' they injure it later in life. My yorkies are not docked either.
We are all entitled to have an opinion, it doesn't mean either of us are 'right'. | Yes, we are all entitled to our opinion and I did give mine. You live in the UK and I in the US, so there are differences in tail docking, dew claw removal, etc. In the US dew claws on yorkies for the most part are removed. And as another person stated and much of what I have encountered with some breeders here, either they weren't aware of the process, didn't know how to do it themselves, or couldn't afford to have it done. Since I was taught by my mentor how to do this, it is something that I do.
A greater percentage of the time I have clients that aren't comfortable with trimming their dogs nails and they aren't done on a regular basis....hence the ingrown dew claws. |