I know this was a few pages back, but Jackson has his front dew claws. He's also undocked. The dew claws have never caused us any problems, more so than any other nail. To me, they're just like any other nail. To be honest though, I did not even know removing dew claws existed until joining online forums. Every dog we've had has had them, and I just assumed it was like any other nail, lol. But then again, I was so naive, that I didn't even realize people 'docked' tails - I had always just assumed Boxers, Rotties, etc, were born that way, LOL. /stupid
I'm personally really glad that Jackson is all natural. It's just a personal preference. And it was an issue when it came time to looking at breeders of other Silky Terriers, since docking is part of the breed standard, and it's hard to find a breeder in the US that doesn't dock, and I don't think I was willing to place my bets on getting a pup and putting a deposit at 2-3 days old before docking took place. It was one of my personal issues - because I really love Jackson's tail. So that was ONE of the reasons I started researching other breeds. Though, if a perfect dog for me came by, and it was docked, I don't know if I'd turn it down simply because of that reason. But overall I prefer natural breeds. Though I love a good crop and dock on a Doberman. I much prefer the look of a Dobe like that vs. natural.