Does your Corgi chew on his/her nails? Why?

I was just asked this question and I don't have an answer. Are they like people who chew on their fingernails???? I have a rescue who does this occasionally and I have no clue why either. I don't think it's boredom. Any ideas?

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on November 3, 2013 at 8:53pm

Tucker chews his nails. I think he chews them when they get too long. When we rescued him, he gave us as really hard time about cutting them, luckily he lets us now!!

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on November 3, 2013 at 10:17pm

That could be the case with Wiley....I have to have the vet trim them and the last time she needed a shot to get them done:( It was a last minute "while we're here" thought. Next time I will try Benadryl before we go. She's my rescue.

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Permalink Reply by Linda on November 3, 2013 at 11:09pm

I have no idea....I can't remember any of my dogs doing that.

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Permalink Reply by Yuki & Ellie on November 4, 2013 at 9:40am

I think it could be boredom or some sort of nervous habit, just like with people. Ellie doesn't touch her nails, but Yuki has chewed his dew claws ever since he reached 1-2 years old. He won't touch any of his other nails, but those dew claws get chewed up. It works out well for me, of course, because then I don't have to trim them. :)

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on November 6, 2013 at 8:11am

My corgi, Buffy, had one nail she chewed. I think it was a soothing mechanism for her because she did it at night when we first went to bed. It was a side nail that she kept filed to a point. She wasn't foot shy at all but just loved chewing on it.