It typically gets broken or torn after a bad landing. If a dewclaw gets caught on something like carpet or upholstery fibers, the nail can crack or tear. It can also happen after the dog jumps off a ...

Why do dogs have dewclaws may have been something you wondered as a dog parent. We wanted to know too, so we spoke to vet, Dr. Rebecca MacMillan. Essentially the thumb of a dog paw, the dewclaw does ...

It may surprise you to know you’re not the only mammal in your house sporting thumbs. Your precious pup has them, too — he just doesn’t find them as useful. Dewclaws are the nails or claws — located ...

While the position of a dog’s dewclaw—separated from the rest of their digits—makes it look like the canine version of a thumb, they don’t exactly use it to hold a beer, indicate approval, or do ...

Todd is the proud owner of a 16-week-old black Labrador retriever. He is eventually planning to hunt with Pepper, which prompts his question about dewclaws. Dewclaws are analogous to our thumbs and ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKRC) - Animal advocates are pushing for stricter controls when it comes to who can breed and sell dogs in Ohio. There were several proposed changes on the agenda Tuesday for the Joint ...

My dog badly injured his paw two weeks ago. It became swollen and red and, when I took him to the veterinarian, he said it was infected and X-rays showed that the dewclaw was fractured. Surgery was ...

Dogs do not create museums or libraries to preserve the history of the evolution of their species. Dogs simply store their wisdom in their genes. But sometimes we can read bits of this history by ...