Hi Pauline,
My vet counts to four and removes everything else. I have yet to see the
type of skin only dewclaws that I've helped remove from a late friend's
beagles. Both single and double have been jointed and attached, on the one
occasion I actually had a pup with treble dewclaws the third
I stand corrected. On the dogs I have noticed, mainly mixed breeds, the rear seem very
delicately attached, almost vestigial. I haven't had much intensive daily observation
with dogs with the rears still intact. Have heard much about their removal to
eliminate accidental tearing. If they were
If they were better muscled, they probably wouldn't flop around as much and
less prone to get hung up in thick brush.
Jim
Jim,
I'm sorry??
I don't understand?
If what were better muscled?
Are you still refering to rear dewclaws here?
Bernerly,
Mary
Jeff Mary Chapdelaine
SnoBear Berners
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statements.
That being said, Please reread my first reply again. I never made a statement that
there was no skeletal structure in the rear dewclaws. I said...There is definitely
musculature involved with the fronts, unlike what you'd find with the back dewclaws.
Now a explanation of what I meant
Hello,
For the benefit of those wishing to learn about dew claws the reason I asked
Jim about the phrase in his post:
If they were better muscled, they probably wouldn't flop around as much
and less prone to get hung up in thick brush.
and if he was still speaking about rear dew claws was
In a message dated 12/4/2002 9:32:01 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Do breeders usually have their BMD pups due claws removed?
In the US, responsible breeders have rear dewclaws removed when pups are a
day or two old. Front dews may be either left intact or removed
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From: Hicks, Jackie [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 8:30 AM
Do breeders usually have their BMD pups due claws removed?
According to the breed standard rear dewclaws should be removed. According
to the breed standard fore
I remove rear dewclaws only. The front ones seems to actually serve a
function, especially for performance dogs. My vet comes to our home when the
puppies are 2-3 days old to remove dewclaws. She numbs the area first and
the tiny injection was not problematic for the puppies. Although some
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From: Ruth Reynolds [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Do breeders usually have their BMD pups due claws removed?
According to the breed standard rear dewclaws should be removed.
Aahh, but for the sake of those who have never looked at the dewclaws on
newborn puppies -
Do you
(Granville had his UD)
and tracking (Martin had his TD). I never noticed how the dewclaws would
have helped in either of these venues. Could you please explain ?
Susan Ablon
Gweebarra BMD
Balch Springs, Tx
http://www.pageweb.com/gwebara
Hi
Happy to provide info :)
A discussion of the dog's foot would not be complete without mention of the
dew claws. In most dogs, the dew claws are attached to the bones of the
pastern by a joint. When dogs canter or gallop there is one moment when a
single front leg remains on the ground,
thought that the idea of good pasterns was to keep the carpal
joint from actually making contact with the ground. Horses do not have
dewclaws as we know and were bred to run, unlike our Bernese.
Ideas :)
Susan Ablon
Gweebarra BMD
Balch Springs, Tx
http://www.pageweb.com/gwebara
On Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12
Mary-Ann wrote
I remove rear dewclaws only.
Why are rear dewclaws removed? Is it solely to conform to the breed
standard?
Or is there another reason why rear dewclaw should be removed?
My younger Berner has a full set of dewclaws ( front and rear) and the nails
of the hind dewclaws are a pain
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From: Michaela Simmons [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Why are rear dewclaws removed? Is it solely to conform to the breed
standard?
Or is there another reason why rear dewclaw should be removed?
A lot of folks will tell you dewclaws mean trouble--getting snagged,
requiring
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From: Mary-Ann Bowman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, just imagine how much better horses would be if only they had dew
claws!!! ;)
Well . . . they have chestnuts (also called night eyes) which are the
vestigial remains of the fifth toe. It's that funny patch on the
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