I prefer the look of the foot without the dew claw. They look much neater. Also, they are more difficult to trim. If forgotten, they can cause problems with the foot. Myra Savant
>From: Chere Workman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] Removing Dewclaws- Why >Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 14:25:40 EST > >In 20 years of breeding and 10 hunting titles I have never seen any of the >above. I have seen several regular toenails torn off. Why should the >dewclaw >be anymore of a problem than the rest left on?. Because they dont get worn >down and have to be hand trimmed I guess. I cut all my dogs toenails maybe >that is why it has never been a issue. Cavalier babies are just so tiny to >remove the dewclaws and the hair covers the dew claws so I do not find it >aesthetically displeasing. I would like to know if Europeans also remove >the >dewclaws or is it an American thing? Many of the breeds I saw in Europe >were >left natural uncropped that we would crop here. I kind of liked it.Chere >Workman > >========================================================= >"Magic Commands": >to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL >to start it up gain click here: >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. >Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > >All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
