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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Q: Our dog is about 8 months old and we are planning on having him neutered soon. We are wondering if we should have his dewclaws removed at that time as well. Since we have heard differing opinions ...

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 ...

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 ...