![]() There are some breeders who will remove their French Bulldog’s dew claws. So, this is where I have a very different opinion to some (but not all) breeders. Do French Bulldogs have their dew claws removed? For example, they can use them to grip onto a toy, food, or for balance in tricky situations. We think that makes him the quickest Frenchie in the world – can yours run faster? If you think he can, check out this blog post and league table.įrenchies can also use their dew claws like we do our own thumbs. The dew claws offer stability and traction and can help your Frenchie to move and run faster.ĭid You Know? We tracked our own French Bulldog Claude running as fast as 17 miles per hour. When your French Bulldog runs, his legs and paws will bend, with the front dew claws making contact with the ground. However, the rarer dew claws that grow on the rear leg of a Frenchie, or in cases of double dew claws, tend to be only attached to the leg with skin, so can be moved around more freely. You can feel the attachment and should be able to detect a bone connecting it to the rest of the leg. In dogs they don’t touch the ground when he is standing up but will make contact when he runs about.ĭew claws should be firmly attached to your Frenchie’s front leg. They are called a dew claws in animals because they were said to brush dew from grass as the animals walks about. They are positioned on the inside of the leg, and in Frenchies this usually means a few centimetres up from the rest of the paw. Just like all dogs, your Frenchie’s dew claws will grow up a little bit higher than the rest of his paw. Here’s what a dew claw looks like on a Frenchie’s front paw. They certainly “look” similar when you take their paw in your hand (see the example I show below in this photo of my Frenchie’s front dew claw). The purpose of dew claws is kind of like we have thumbs. What is less common is for some Frenchies to have dew claws on the rear leg, or even a double dew claw… but this is rare, and nothing to be concerned about. That extra fifth one you see just a little bit up from your pup’s front paws, is called the dew claw.ĭo French Bulldogs have dew claws? Frenchies do have dew claws on their front legs, which is the fifth claw just up from their paws. The standard number of claws on a dog will be five each on the front paws, and four each on the rear paws. It’s all my personal opinion, research, and experience. I am not a breeder, so anything you read in here comes from the angle of a loving owner of Frenchies. It includes why they have them, what they’re for, treating injuries, and details on why some breeders are inclined to remove them. In today’s quick guide I am going to explain everything I know about French Bulldog dew claws.
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