April 19, 2011
I was thinking about having my 6-month old puppy de-clawed. What do you think about this?
Full Question:
I have a 6 month old puppy (rescue dog) that is a house dog and I was considering getting her dew claws removed and was wondering what you thought about it. She'll always be a house pet and the only real motivation for removing them is the pain they cause when she jumps up on us. We're in the process of using the front paw pinching technique from your "puppy" video and we're having success but she's a fairly excitable dog. Is there any health reason not to have this done?Thanks,
Bob
Ed's Answer:
You are trying to correct the symptom and not the problem. Teach your dog some obedience – teach her the meaning of the word OFF. Use a squirt bottle or squirt gun – right in the face. Have them laying all around the house so there is always one close at hand.
If this does not work then pinch the snot out of her toes – I can train a dog not to jump on me in ONE DAY by pinching the front toes until they scream. I also praise the dog when its front feet are back on the ground. So what you are asking me makes ZERO sense to a dog trainer.
If this does not work then pinch the snot out of her toes – I can train a dog not to jump on me in ONE DAY by pinching the front toes until they scream. I also praise the dog when its front feet are back on the ground. So what you are asking me makes ZERO sense to a dog trainer.
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