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I'm wondering what most responsible breeders are doing these days as far as dew claw removal. It seems that I'm hearing of more and more breeders that are leaving them on. Is it becoming more standard to leave them? Also, I really only look into performance breeders, so is there a difference between what most performance breeders are doing to what conformation breeders are doing?
All of my dogs have dew claws. I understand that they are supposed to serve a purpose, but they are such a pain. Conner is constantly splitting his. My mom's dog ripped hers off. I've never been good at using a grinder on them so I have to get out the clippers so they don't get too long and start to curl (I know, that part makes me sound lazy - I am).
I was kind of hoping Flip wouldn't come with dew claws since he's from a "real" breeder, but they're on there.
All of my dogs have dew claws. I understand that they are supposed to serve a purpose, but they are such a pain. Conner is constantly splitting his. My mom's dog ripped hers off. I've never been good at using a grinder on them so I have to get out the clippers so they don't get too long and start to curl (I know, that part makes me sound lazy - I am).
I was kind of hoping Flip wouldn't come with dew claws since he's from a "real" breeder, but they're on there.