Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  comfort, soothe, console, solace(verb) give moral or emotional strength to. 2  soothe(verb) cause to feel better. the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation.
If the dew claws are not removed between 2-5 days old, the dog will have to be anaesthetised to have the procedure done, but there is no age limit. My local vet advised that it would be a fairly simple procedure to remove my adult male Dobermans front dew claws, which a quick recovery period.
However, from the point of view of the docking of dogs, whose nervous system is not fully developed during the first few days of life, is completely acceptable from the point of view of the protection of animals. The removal of dew claws is necessary in order to avoid later damages and illnesses.