Gizzit 0 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi, a friend of mine has a Patterdale bitch who has recently had a litter of 5 pups. A guy who has been known to work dogs for many years came down to dock the tails and we asked him about the dew claws, he told us that if they were running dogs then he would have them taken off but as they are terriers its best to leave them on. Can anybody give me any advice as to whether to have them removed or not? Think they would have to be done very soon as pups are on their 3rd day now. Any help is gratefully received. Thanks Gizzit. Quote Link to post
MYDOGSNUTS 2 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi, a friend of mine has a Patterdale bitch who has recently had a litter of 5 pups. A guy who has been known to work dogs for many years came down to dock the tails and we asked him about the dew claws, he told us that if they were running dogs then he would have them taken off but as they are terriers its best to leave them on. Can anybody give me any advice as to whether to have them removed or not? Think they would have to be done very soon as pups are on their 3rd day now. Any help is gratefully received. Thanks Gizzit. can some one please give use some advice on this !!!! Quote Link to post
4paws 0 Posted June 27, 2009 Report Share Posted June 27, 2009 Hi, a friend of mine has a Patterdale bitch who has recently had a litter of 5 pups. A guy who has been known to work dogs for many years came down to dock the tails and we asked him about the dew claws, he told us that if they were running dogs then he would have them taken off but as they are terriers its best to leave them on. Can anybody give me any advice as to whether to have them removed or not? Think they would have to be done very soon as pups are on their 3rd day now. Any help is gratefully received. Thanks Gizzit. Hi Go with what your mate who has been working dogs for many years and leave them on. I think it is too late to remove them now as they should be done when the tails are docked 3rd day. I think it is the responsibility of the new owners,( keeping them trimmed down) some dogs never have any problems and then other dogs end up always catching and ripping them. As long as they are tight to the leg and not sticking out or deformed vets dont usually do it anyway. Hope this puts your mind and rest and hope you have a few more replies from some of the terrier experts on here. 4paws Quote Link to post
MYDOGSNUTS 2 Posted June 28, 2009 Report Share Posted June 28, 2009 Hi, a friend of mine has a Patterdale bitch who has recently had a litter of 5 pups. A guy who has been known to work dogs for many years came down to dock the tails and we asked him about the dew claws, he told us that if they were running dogs then he would have them taken off but as they are terriers its best to leave them on. Can anybody give me any advice as to whether to have them removed or not? Think they would have to be done very soon as pups are on their 3rd day now. Any help is gratefully received. Thanks Gizzit. Hi Go with what your mate who has been working dogs for many years and leave them on. I think it is too late to remove them now as they should be done when the tails are docked 3rd day. I think it is the responsibility of the new owners,( keeping them trimmed down) some dogs never have any problems and then other dogs end up always catching and ripping them. As long as they are tight to the leg and not sticking out or deformed vets dont usually do it anyway. Hope this puts your mind and rest and hope you have a few more replies from some of the terrier experts on here. 4paws Quote Link to post
bigstu2008 9 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 A guy who has been known to work dogs for many years came down to dock the tails a vet then watch out for the antis dont give them the ammo. my terrier has dew claws helps wid traction and digging on atb big stu Quote Link to post
Gizzit 0 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 :oops: , can't believe i forgot to put down that he was a vet, how silly of me Quote Link to post
lamp+battery 98 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 me mother just got a jrt from workin stock and the bloke had the due claws off when tail were docked i thought it was strange as they use them for better grip on there quary, well thats what i thought any way, lamp Quote Link to post
TOPPER 1,809 Posted June 29, 2009 Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 dock the tails and leave the dew claws on thats what i was told and 40 odd years on thats what ive done and ive had no problems so id leave m be if i were you Quote Link to post
Gizzit 0 Posted June 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2009 Thanks for the replys, we've left the dew claws on and had the tails docked. Cheers Gizzit Quote Link to post
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