I went on petfinder and tiped in Greyhound. And I saw a dog with a declawed
sign.. Is declawing a dog a cat thing?? I never heard of a dog thats declawed.
sign.. Is declawing a dog a cat thing?? I never heard of a dog thats declawed.
Who the heck docks a yorkie's tail...they barely even have a tail (and declaws them)? That's horrible! At least he has a nice home now.Originally Posted by Huggafurbaby
I adopted a little 5.8 pound yorkie two and a half weeks ago. I took him to the vet yesterday and she told me my dog had no front claws! (I hadn't really noticed because he tends to avoid someone touching his front paws...I don't blame him!) He seems to walk and jump OK but I couldn't help but think how much misery the poor thing went through.His tail is docked too, so I figure they declawed him about the same time?
In the case of the ad from petfinder by the OP it may have been mistyped meaning that the dogs dewclaws were removed, by another poster has stated her/his dog she /he recently adopted is declawed. So for some reason (and I hope medical) this dog is with out toes, I am just hoping this isn't some thing that will become more popular, people won't want their little lap dogs to dig them when they are in their lap or jumping up/down, no claws no scratchesOriginally Posted by cococat
I am sure they didn't mean declaw either, but rather dew claw.
Originally Posted by Huggafurbaby
I adopted a little 5.8 pound yorkie two and a half weeks ago. I took him to the vet yesterday and she told me my dog had no front claws! (I hadn't really noticed because he tends to avoid someone touching his front paws...I don't blame him!) He seems to walk and jump OK but I couldn't help but think how much misery the poor thing went through.His tail is docked too, so I figure they declawed him about the same time? It's odd that it was never mentioned when I adopted him? My last little maltese that died of congestive heart failure at seventeen loved to dig at carpeting but loved cardboard. She would always jump up on me but with enough corrections to let her know I didn't want her doing that she stopped. She was a terrific back scratcher, so I encouraged that. lol!
My little dog was raised with cats and tries to make friends with the strays in the neighborhood but the feelings aren't mutual. :-/ I would get him a little friend but my husband is allergic to cats.
So the answer to the question, do dogs get declawed? The answer is yes but it should be banned!
And maybe even more troubling is the though that a vet would agree to perform such a cruel and needless surgery on the dog.Originally Posted by Frisk
That is just horrible!Poor, poor baby.I can't imagine how painful that must have been! I can't believe some people actually do that to dogs!