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Old 21-12-11, 05:36 PM
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while trimming my dogs nails,l noticed her dew claws are getting rather long,and pointed.is it safe to trim them a bit.merry christmas and a happy new year to u all
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Old 21-12-11, 05:54 PM
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while trimming my dogs nails,l noticed her dew claws are getting rather long,and pointed.is it safe to trim them a bit.merry christmas and a happy new year to u all
i cut the dogs nail including the dew claws.. dont like it when they too sharp, easy to catch..
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Old 21-12-11, 06:20 PM
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I have never cut Harley's claws as they don't need it (they are walked on pavement for min probably an hour every day, so that does it for me), but with Jess, I only cut the one dew claw as that one grows, and the other one doesn't seem to grow lol.

But yes, to answer your question, it is ok to cut dew claws Just take it tiny tiny amounts at a time just like the normal nails.
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Old 21-12-11, 09:08 PM
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Yip safe as houses, if the quick is very long just take a small bit off and do it regular that way it will start to reced.
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Old 21-12-11, 09:25 PM
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one of my dogs doesnt have dew claws !!! not sure if its in her breeding ???
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Old 22-12-11, 12:04 AM
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one of my dogs doesnt have dew claws !!! not sure if its in her breeding ???
They may have been removed early on?
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We trim our boys claws including the front dew claws.....
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