Yep… not long after Lally’s last broken dewclaw, she snagged and broke the dewclaw on her OTHER front leg! This poor dog. Once again, my parents had to hold her while I tried to snip off the dangling bits with my trusty nail clippers. Once again, she got upset and widdled on the floor. My poor little girl. What use are dewclaws, really? They’re more or less an evolutionary leftover. A lot of breeders will actually take care of dewclaw removal (at least on the hind legs) when puppies are just a few days old. When I got Lally from … Continue reading →