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<blockquote data-quote="bigv" data-source="post: 148596" data-attributes="member: 835"><p>dew claws have really become quite a topic last few years.&nbsp; It seems more and more breeders are choosing to leave them.&nbsp; I think a lot of this is just fad.&nbsp; It was the thing to do forever so people jump on that bandwagon. Now, people are realizing that for the most part there isnt an issue so they leave them.&nbsp; Can a dog injure a dew claw?&nbsp; Sure but no more likely than injuring a regular toe.&nbsp; I'm not sure I have an opinion either way.&nbsp; My very first lab had dews intact.&nbsp; He lived to be 14 and he was hunted hard!&nbsp; Never an issue.&nbsp; I was thankful a couple times.&nbsp; Late season hunts where he would go after one that sailed. He wouldnt call off and scared me to death.&nbsp; He fell through twice but popped right out using claws.&nbsp; Only thing else I remember about those nails is they were super sharp. They don't wear because they don't touch ground.&nbsp; I still have a couple light scars on hands from wrestling with him.&nbsp; He would like to grab me with his paws and they'd dig in.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bigv, post: 148596, member: 835"] dew claws have really become quite a topic last few years. It seems more and more breeders are choosing to leave them. I think a lot of this is just fad. It was the thing to do forever so people jump on that bandwagon. Now, people are realizing that for the most part there isnt an issue so they leave them. Can a dog injure a dew claw? Sure but no more likely than injuring a regular toe. I'm not sure I have an opinion either way. My very first lab had dews intact. He lived to be 14 and he was hunted hard! Never an issue. I was thankful a couple times. Late season hunts where he would go after one that sailed. He wouldnt call off and scared me to death. He fell through twice but popped right out using claws. Only thing else I remember about those nails is they were super sharp. They don't wear because they don't touch ground. I still have a couple light scars on hands from wrestling with him. He would like to grab me with his paws and they'd dig in. [/QUOTE]

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