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01-01-2008, 12:06 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Northern California
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| What is the significance of Dew Claws? What is the significance of Dew Claws/Nails and why are they removed?
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01-01-2008, 12:23 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | they get removed because they can get caught on things & get ripped out & im not sure but i think the yt standard says they must be removed for showing but im not 100% on that |
01-01-2008, 07:16 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas
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| Dewclaws are just an extra appendage...they have absolutely no purpose that I'm aware of. They are removed because dogs have a neater appearance without them and dewclaws tend to get caught on things and rip
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01-01-2008, 07:18 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois
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| Thanks for asking Yorksmama. I had always wondered that myself. You take it for granted but don't even really know why.
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01-01-2008, 07:18 PM | #5 |
Luvs Lulu Donating Member | dewclaws that are left intact can be problematic if you don't stay on top of keeping them trimmed. I don't see any usage for them.
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01-01-2008, 07:19 PM | #6 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fort Hood, Texas
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| Tinkerbell has her dew clews and she has no problems........When she has her puppies I had the puppies removed though......I also have a maltese who has dew clews. I did buy them both in South Korea......So maybe they dont do it there
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01-01-2008, 07:25 PM | #7 |
Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA
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| I found this Interesting... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewclaw |
01-01-2008, 08:07 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 11K Club Member | Very true! London's are so long and she doesn't let me cut them, when i do get to cut them i only get to cut a tiny bit.
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01-02-2008, 06:29 AM | #9 |
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01-02-2008, 06:36 AM | #10 | |
Lovin' every minute Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wisconsin
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01-02-2008, 06:28 PM | #11 | |
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01-03-2008, 08:08 AM | #12 |
Lovin my Pixie Pooh Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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| Pixie still has hers and she has an un-docked tail. her Dew claws are getting quite long now so i'm going to get them trimmed when she has her 1st haircut on the 10th january.
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01-03-2008, 09:26 AM | #13 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Great post. I always wondered what the purpose was too.
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