DOES YOUR GOLDENDOODLE HAVE WEBBED FEET AND A DEW CLAW??

[Chels*Claud*Midas]

my goldendoodle puppy has webbed feet..im just curious if they all do? also he has a dew claw...does yours??

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

Yes, our Gracie Doodle has both.  She is a wonderful swimmer too!  

[Chels*Claud*Midas]

aw! Midas liked swimming in my pool too! lol that dew claw is a killer when he jumps on me playing! lol

[Adina P]

Webbed feet I think come from the retriever side and dew claws are removed by some breeders but most all dogs are born with them.

[Chels*Claud*Midas]

oh really? my moms poodle is webbed too..but doesnt have the dew claw... hmm.. does urs have a dew claw?

[Adina P]

I guess they are both retrievers, aren't they?  You mean your mom's poodle was born without a dew claw?  Neither of my labradoodles have had them but that's because they were removed.

[Kathy, Harley & Roxie]

Both the Golden Retriever and the Standard Poodles have webbed feet.  Harley still has his dew claws

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Yes to both with Murphy and just dew claws with Bella. He lives to catch balls in the pool and she tolerated paddling out to us if we ask her to. But can swim.

[Elizabeth, Bailey & Bruin]

Bailey has webbed feet and her dew claws. Poodles and retrievers are water dogs so I would assume they both would have webbed feet

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Yes - Sasha has both.

[Kendra K. Rhoton]

Remi has both... I hate those dew claws though and if I got another dog I would get them removed if possible.

[AndySharon BoomerShaynaMariner]

There has been much discussion on dew claws.  This is my response to an old discussion:

 

Dew claws are the "fifth" digit almost like a thumb. There are those that say it is valuable and helps the dog hold things and does help while running. Others say that it is unnecessary and can cause problems such as getting torn off or caught on things. Then it must be removed as an adult and this is painful to the dog. It is claimed that the dew claw being removed as a baby is a relative simple procedure and heals quickly. It is done without anesthesia and from what I have read it is NOT painless.

One of my dogs has her dew claws removed and my other 2 don't. My preference is not to remove them. We have had no problems with the dew claws but we do not see that it has had any negative impact on the one that does have hers removed.

Look at this thread for a more complete discussion of dew claws.

http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/2065244:Topic:139451?page=...