We have a LITTLE experience here with dew claws. Some of the pups born here have had them on front and back (rare), most just on front - a few neither. Princess, Romeo and Chloe all had their dew claws - (I bought Romeo and Princess from breeders and Chloe was given to me when a lady here bought her and couldn't keep her) and we've never had problems with them - however, as a precautionary measure, when we have a litter here, they go to the vet when they're 2-3 days old and have them removed. It's just a little SNIP then, but if you wait too long it becomes major surgery. My vet charges $8.00 per pup - and it's well worth it - they get a vet check at the same time. They can get them caught (especially if they're hunting dogs) and ripped off - which can cause problems - so it's just a little thing I do to make sure that my puppies get a good start in life. Some breeders do it themselves - but I'm not that brave, and besides, I want them to meet Dr. Randy and get checked out at the same time. Yes, Jen, they ARE hard to clip - Chloe hates it! The hardest part for me was removing the adhesive tape that Dr. Randy used on the first couple of litters - I finally talked him into trying the liquid bandage - and it worked so well, that's what he does now. Taking that adhesive tape off was terrible! There's usually very little, if any bleeding anyway and the liquid bandage comes off on its own in a day or two.