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.
The majority of dogs have dew claws on their front paws. (Ours does.) Some dogs also have dew claws on their back paws. (Ours does.) Dew claws on the back paws is fairly rare for dogs in general, but somewhat common in certain breeds, including Great Pyrenees.