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Silliness and Mishaps

Darned Dew Claws!

Frank had surgery to remove his dew claws, even though he's 2 years old . . . When I adopted him, these extra digits were more like hawk talons than any regular dog claw I've ever seen. They were loose, huge, floppy, and sharp! Frank started to chew them down as self-maintenance, and although I appreciated the gesture, he ran into a problem and gnawed one too short.

So I decided it was time for all of them to go, and Frank had some surgery under anesthesia. He came back from the vet's super doped-up, poor doggie. He also had this super fashionable Elizabethan Collar! He actually had a pretty good sense of humor about the thing. His favorite past time became scooping up mulch, throwing it in the air, and catching it!