What is the name of the small meat pad on the front leg of the dog

The small pad of flesh on a dog’s front leg is called a wolf finger, which is a degenerated finger of the dog and is more pronounced in large dogs than in small dogs. Like German Shepherds if you need to participate in the race, in order not to affect the running posture will have to wolf finger surgery to remove. Generally speaking, the dog’s front paws have 5 toes one of which is long on the side, that is the front wolf toe. If there are 5 toes on the back foot, the extra one is the wolf toe. It is said that wolf toe is a degenerative phenomenon, because regardless of the front and back of the wolf toe is of no practical use. Pet dogs can be excised without.

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