Rhys Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 We adopted a border collie mix we named Rhys. Rhys was unclaimed at animal control and went to a rescue so we don't know anything about him. Do border collies ever have double dewclaws? If not, what do you think he might be mixed with? I'm just curious, to me Rhys looks like a border collie but he is taller than our neighbor's border collie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 We adopted a border collie mix we named Rhys. Rhys was unclaimed at animal control and went to a rescue so we don't know anything about him. Do border collies ever have double dewclaws? If not, what do you think he might be mixed with? I'm just curious, to me Rhys looks like a border collie but he is taller than our neighbor's border collie. I have had a few with double dews on the rear. No big deal! Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenajo Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 It's quite common in some bloodlines - some very good bloodlines in fact. Most of the time they are removed young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted March 29, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Since double dewclaws are not unheard of on border collies, I posted some pictures of Rhys on the general discussion board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvw Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 My Tyra had triple dew claws on her back feet. We had them removed since they clicked against each other all the time and we lived in an area where she was certain to catch them on vegetation. What seemed like an easy operation was quite an ordeal. They were rather ligmented instead of just held by skin. Then, despite an elizabethian collar, she removed the bandages, ripped out her stitches, and licked open the incisions. Then she got a massive infection. UGH! They took forever to heal. My advice is if you have them removed do it when you can REALLY keep an eye on your dog for a couple days to get a good start on the healing. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK dog doc Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Ditto on the rear dews. Pepper (the BF's dog) had a "beautiful" pair of double dews on her back legs. I took them off myself (so I KNOW the surgery was done properly!) But she licked hers open 8 days after surgery (the first day she was left unattended without wraps on them.) They didn't take forever to heal... just a little longer than they should have. However, IMO the surgery was a great idea in her case, since she was used on sheep and they do have a tendency to get caught on things and traumatized, plus keeping the nails under control requires more vigilance than do normal toes. As a general thing, the double dews are accident-prone, since they are large and hooky and floppy and just hanging out there looking for things to snag on. BTW, can't say much about how good her bloodlines are, as I don't know the first thing about them, but she IS a good stockdog. Came from a farm in VA, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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