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Daumenkrallen

English translation: dew claws

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German term or phrase:Daumenkrallen
English translation:dew claws
Entered by: Barbara Wiegel

08:09 Mar 23, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Livestock / Animal Husbandry
German term or phrase: Daumenkrallen
Bei Hunden, die häufig auf weichem Untergrund laufen, können die Krallen zu lang werden und einige neigen zu lang wachsenden Daumenkrallen. Im Fachhandel gibt es spezielle Krallenscheren. Bitte lassen Sie sich beim ersten Krallenschneiden vom Tierarzt zeigen, wie kurz Sie abschneiden dürfen.
Jianming Sun
Local time: 14:18
dew claws
Explanation:
apparently, they are called "dew claws"

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-03-23 08:20:46 GMT)
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http://netpet.batw.net/articles/dewclaws.html

another explanation
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Barbara Wiegel
Germany
Local time: 08:18
Grading comment
Thank you for kind help!
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3 +4dew claws
Barbara Wiegel


  

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dew claws


Explanation:
apparently, they are called "dew claws"

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Note added at 11 mins (2006-03-23 08:20:46 GMT)
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http://netpet.batw.net/articles/dewclaws.html

another explanation


    Reference: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/dog_nails.asp
Barbara Wiegel
Germany
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for kind help!

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agree  gfish: Dewclaw: http://www.petsmart.com/global/popups/general_popup.jsp?CONT...
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agree  Ford Prefect
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agree  Frosty
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agree  John Speese: Yes, dew claws
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