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Rear dewclaws rarely touch the ground, so for many dogs, this claw is never naturally worn down. To prevent the claw curling around and growing into the toe or leg, it should be trimmed regularly. A weekly pedicure will help keep all your dog's claws neat and short. This also enables you to look for any injuries or problems with the foot. Aside from trimming rear dewclaws, there is no special care that needs to be taken with them, unless a dog has caught or torn them in the past.
Keeping the dewclaw short will usually avoid these problems. Dogs with rear dewclaws are not detrimentally affected by them, they do not impede movement, unless allowed to become overgrown which is the same for any claw on your dog's feet and many dogs go through their whole lives having no issues with them. It is not meant to substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, or formal and individualized advice from a veterinary medical professional. Animals exhibiting signs and symptoms of distress should be seen by a veterinarian immediately.
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By Tammy Winters. By Rock Artist. By Rachel Koski Nielsen. By Sandra Ivonne. They include the Beauceron, briard, great Pyrenees and Icelandic sheepdog. The dewclaws are often referred to as vestigial appendages, meaning they no longer serve a purpose, but many dog owners would beg to differ on that subject.
Dogs doing agility may grasp the sides of the teeter with their dewclaws to steady themselves. And canine speedsters such as whippets and border collies use their dewclaws to corner like race cars. Dewclaws that stick out, instead of being tight to the paw, can get caught in carpeting or brush or when dogs go after prey such as lizards in rock piles.
Usually the dewclaws are removed when puppies are only a few days old.
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