[cobismom]

Cobi has his dew claws, and they grow like wild fire. He hasn't ever gotten them caught on anything, thank goodness, cause I would be like you, a wreck. But they do curl and if we don't get them trimmed, it can be more difficult to do all curled up.

That said, Casie doesn't have his, his breeder took them off at birth. When I asked about that practice, she told me that most vets would rather take them off within 1 - 2 days of their being born, as there is no cartilidge there and very little bleeding as pups. But people who don't take them off,
can have them removed as older dogs, but it is akin to circumcising a 10 year old...not pleasant and many ramifications.

I wish I would have had Cobi's done, but it's too late now. The money I spend to have his nails clipped would have paid for the surgery.

Good luck, it's a tough call.