WHY DOES DOGS CHEW OR BITE THEIR TOE NAILS?

Some dogs chew their feet because they have allergies. Dogs have the same type of cells in their feet, that you have in your nose; allergies make our nose itch and your dogs feet itch.


If you are feeding a food with high amount of corn and or wheat, this could cause food allergies to present in the feet. Look for something without these grains, like Canidae or Wellness.


When is the last time the animals nails were trimmed? A groomer can do this for $8-10 depending on where you live, if you can't trim the nails yourself.


Chewing could also be caused by a cut or thorn or a fungal infection around the nail or a hot spot or broken nail. Take a close look at your pet's paws, or have said groomer or a vet do so.WHY DOES DOGS CHEW OR BITE THEIR TOE NAILS?
Are they chewing or licking them?


Dogs don't normally chew their nails to keep them short. Nature does that by them doing the job the dog was bred for. If it has been bred out to breeds that no longer do the job intended then you will have to keep them cut.





One such useless appendage on some breeds is the dew claw. No longer needed in a lot of breeds today, but once were used to help the dog get a grip on steep banks to get out of the water.





Dogs will lick at a sore, so the claws may be damaged in some way have you looked to see?


There is also another problem called Acral Lick Dermatitis. That is the dog will lick and lick a certain area to cause a skin reaction, resulting in sores and infection.





Either way, check your dogs nails regularly, treat with betadine if their is a sore and get them trimmed. If it is the latter problem ALD then you need to consult a vet for treatment. It is a psycological problem.





WHY DOES DOGS CHEW OR BITE THEIR TOE NAILS?
Mouthing is an unavoidable part of canine development--it's how young dogs learn about their world. Fortunately, by consistently signaling to your pup that biting is unacceptable, and giving her playtime with other dogs who'll teach her the same lesson, she'll learn to use her jaws very gently.








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Boredom or infection are the two most common reasons. Neither of my dogs chew or bite their toenails and none of my friends' dogs do either.
if you let a dog's nails grow too long the dog will try to fix the problem himself by biting off the ends of his nails
not all dogs do some do it because of dry skin and stuff or their nail has a problem with it.
its like u having gunk under if finger nails would u like it?because they have stuff stickin to them.
Mine licks because he has a nail infection.