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Mastiffs => Old English Mastiff Discussions => : greek4 July 11, 2005, 09:58:11 AM
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Are Mastiff's supposed to have Dew Claws? Maia didn't ever have any that I know of. I saw an ad in the paper for....
MASTIFF-AKC reg, Fawn, brindle, apricot, shots & deworming, dewclaws removed, exc champion show bloodline
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My puppy Zoe has dew claws and our vet will be removing them when we have her spayed. My vet said that if they are not removed at three days old they need to wait until they are sedated. I hope I spelled that correctly. This was his opinion. Good Luck.
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Is there a reason that the dew claws are removed??
Nina
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People have them removed because they get caught on things and are very sharp
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People have them removed because they get caught on things and are very sharp
No kidding - Ranger has one that is so sharp that we call it the "dagger dew". Fortunately, he hasn't got one caught on anything yet (knock wood).
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Grumpy, my Zoe's are razor sharp. I just hope that the healing process when we do have them removed goes well. I wish our breeder would have just done it. Did you go to OTL this weekend?
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No, too crazy for me! We stayed far away... Gwen got to go to Dog Beach in OB yesterday, and Ranger got to stay home and get a bath in the bathtub... Guess who got the short end of the stick there! :(
Did you guys go?
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No, I had to meet some clients on Saturday morning and the rest of the weekend was spent doing honey do's
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So Mastiffs do get Dew Claws, i wonder if hers were just taken off when she was really small.
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My dog Sasha has dew claws on her back feet, does anyone elses dog have them on their back feet? Just curious :)
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Some breeds do have them on their back feet. I know the Pyr does, not sure of any other breeds though.
Nina
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Ranger has got them on all four feet - all the better to scratch you with!
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lol I can't see anyother use for them. I find it very hard to clip the dew claws anyone have anytips???
Nina
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Pyrs have 2 dewclaws on each back foot...I am not positive but I think they are the only breed who does...Correct me if I'm wrong people!
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As far as I know I think that they are the only breed that have the doulble dew claw, it's a breed standard right???
Nina
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I believe that is correct about being a breed standard Nina...Anyone else know for sure?
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My Pyr had double dew claws. I got her back in 1981. There weren't too many around at that time. So I didn't know they were supposed to have them. When I had her spayed the vet said I should have them removed,later I read more on the breed and found out that was one of their distinctive traits. I wished I hadn't had them removed.