Sometimes I have them taken off and other times I do not. If I have a litter that I think is on the small side or one of the puppies I may be concerned about, I will not take them to the vets and risk exposing them to what germs may be in the vets office. I would love to learn how to do it myself properly, not because I worry for myself, but I do worry that a pet person may not tend to them as they should.
On the pups that I have sent off to new homes with dew claws, I make sure that I sit down with the people and show them how to trim nails and stress to them how important it is to keep the dew claw trimmed. So far, I have not had any problems. With my own dogs, I always keep their nails clipped and have not had any problems either. Kindest regards, Kim ========================================================= "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.
