Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.19990103

["Barbara Bowes" <barbarabowes@hotmail.com>]

Some people remove the dewclaws, but 
i've never heard of doing it that early. My sister's girl had them 
removed when she was spayed at 7 months. I don't remove them because I 
show my dogs. I did have a new vet tell me to do it because they can 
tear in rough terrain, but in all our years of backpacking in the 
mountains our Pyrs never once had a problem. I like the dewclaws and 
when you think of where Pyrs originated the tearing arguement doesn't 
make that much sense.


>To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 03:19:03 -0000
>Reply-To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
>From: "KRISTI DUCKETT" <crewchief@ivillage.com>
>Subject: [PyrNet-L] Re: pyrnet-l-digest.19990103
>
>Hi all. Its me, the novice, again!  I just took Samson to the vet for 
the first time.  He weighs 9 lbs--he sure looks bigger than that!  And 
to think of what he WILL weigh!  wow!  Well, I don't remember if I told 
you, but we didn't get him from a professional breeder--it was a private 
one.  His living conditions were less than ideal.  Well, the vet says 
his ears are infected so we have drops for that.  He also got shots 
today.  The vet said something that made me curious.  He said that 
Samson's dew claws should have been removed at 2 days old, but now he is 
too big.  I have always heard that you shouldn't remove them.  I was 
relieved that the breeder had left them.  Am I wrong?  Oh, and remember 
the question about aggression toward other dogs?  Well, as I was getting 
his medicine at the front desk, a man came in with a little bitty yapper 
of a dog.  She started growling and barking at Samson--I mean she was 
really pulling at her leash to get to him.  I got a little nervous a!
> t how'd react.  Well, good ole Samson!  He just walked to other side 
of me as far as his leash would let him go and layed down and just 
watched her make a show.  He just looked at her with this bored look on 
his face.  I was so proud!
>Well, I guess I've taken up enough of your time---just had to share!  
8o)
>
>Kristi (the very proud Mommy to 9 week old Samson)
>
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Barb Bowes, NJ and
Bo, Molly, Chelsea and Flopsy the Pyr Shep

The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.


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