![]() ![]() No AKC breed standard has a disqualification for any of these alterations.” If puppies are getting their dewclaws removed, this should happen by the time they are 3 days old. Appropriate veterinary care should be provided.ĪKC rules do prohibit changes in appearance ‘except as specified in the standard for the breed.’ If a breed standard provides for ear cropping, tail docking, or dewclaw removal, it is permitted. “The American Kennel Club recognizes that ear cropping, tail docking, and dewclaw removal, as described in certain breed standards, are acceptable practices integral to defining and preserving the breed character and/or enhancing good health. Emma Goodman Milne, BVSc, MRCVS, has lamented that vets “may feel under pressure to perform procedures they feel uncomfortable with purely because a client says the law allows it.” She said she “will continue to exercise my right not to perform any unnecessary mutilations whether the law allows it or not.”Īlthough the American Kennel Club (AKC) condones dewclaw removal in certain breeds, just as it does tail docking and ear cropping, the group says no dog will be disqualified without these alterations:
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