BELLBIRDHILL DALMATIANS

Why we do not remove dewclaws



 

REMOVAL OF DEWCLAWS

 

Here at Bellbirdhill Dalmatians we do not remove dewclaws

 

The Dew Claw is the single toe above their other toes situated on the front legs

 

Where your thumb would be 

 

Rearly are they on the back legs

 

My feelings are

 

 If a puppy is born with it why remove it ?

 

Nature put it there for a reason

 

The removal of dewclaws is removing a toe, and is like removing your own thumb

 

I personally can't cause pain to an innocent little puppy for cosmetic reasons

 

My vet has the same opinion when I first became a registered breeder

 

I asked my vet about removing the Dewclaws

 

He was horrified and his quote was " What you want to cut their toe off !! "

 

I do not wish to take a new puppy to a veterinary surgery at such a young age 

 

For this procedure if it is unnecessary

 

Due to the amount of sick animals that can carry all sorts of diseases

 

Of which a very young puppy of 2 days old has absolutly no immunity

 

THIS PROCEDURE IS DONE WITHOUT PAIN KILLERS

 

The survival of a puppy in its first week of life is my main priority, as it is the most delicate

 

Time of their young life, and so easy for them to get an infection and die unnecassarily

 

So to keep your new baby puppy healthy, I keep him or her away from

 

Unnessary diseases or infections

 

If you wish to have the dewclaws removed it is an easy process for the vet to do

 

Whilst being spayed or neutered under anesthetic.

 

If you are not concerned about the dewclaws keep them clipped the same as you

 

Would their other toe nails

 

Your puppy will be used to this as from 2 weeks old, and every 2 weeks when they are wormed out

 

He / She will have their nails clipped including their dew claws.

 

I have 7 Dalmatians with dewclaws and in the over 25 years of owning Dalmatians I have never 

 

Had any problems  with dewclaws, come to think about it with all the different breeds of dogs I have owned

 

Over the years before my Dalmatians

 

It has never been a problem they all run around all day on a

 

Large acreage playing digging and climbing

 

WHY DO DOGS HAVE DEWCLAWS ?

 

The use of dewclaws in dogs include as a grasping digit for most activities,  

 

To maintain the grasp that it has established

 

Watching a dog with a bone the dewclaws are used for holding it in place.

 

Dewclaws may also be used by dogs for climbing

 

Dogs with dewclaws compete better at agility, and trials, as the dewclaw gives them  better

 

Balance and gripping ability

 

 

THANKFULLY FOR OUR PETS THESE  BARBARICK PRACTICES ARE

 

GRADUALLY BEING  PHASED OUT SUCH AS DOCKING TAILS CROPPING EARS ETC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Contact Details

Lesley Knight
Ourimbah, NSW, Australia
Phone : 0418434236
Email : [email protected]