Here I must disagree with you. I have seen injuries which were pretty horrific. Not every dog is high energy - your dog you show is obviously a very active dog and fair play to you both. The dogs I am talking about are Toy/Lap dogs - dogs that dont have either the weight [as in a bigger dog] or high energy to do all that racing about.

I have seen the dew claw nail torn off at its root or torn and hanging off or just torn - not a pretty sight. I have seen the dew claw nail curled right round and digging into the dogs flesh where the nail has not been clipped. OK you could say the owner was negilent to let the nail get that bad but it happens so while I am not totally for removing the dew claws I am not totally against it either as I have seen the damage, pain and discomfort they can cause if left on

One of my own dogs had her dew claws removed when in the nest however whoever did it didnt do a good job on one of the dew claws. The "toe" was not visible but a nail had grown, it was not growing normally, as it grew it was digging into the dogs leg, it was not a nail you could "lift", it was growing straight down, curling under and digging into her leg. Should I have left it and not bothered about it and let her spend her whole life in discomfort? The vet said it would never grow normally and should be removed and that is what happened. I dont feel guilty about that at all as I know if left it would have caused a lifetime of pain and misery and no she isnt a Toy/Lap dog [well she "thinks" she is a lap dog ] she is a Boxer!

Obviiously your dog/s do well with theirs but unfortunately not all do.

and with her hairless sister

all my sunny pictures are on my phone so i will work out how to get them off the phone and on to the computer.... sorry for the overload but hopefully i gave you an idea, and showed you a happy dog

They shave the faces of Poodles (and feet) at 3 weeks! THAT I think is very wrong!

Really!! I never knew that, is there a reason why? (not an excuse but a reason )

Well I've still not seen one, so I don't have that opionion , I only know a few people who have their dogs dew claws removed, the ones that don't have never had a problem, but I'm not saying that it doesn't happen, peole just keep a eye on them, and trim them when neccassary, just like the other nails, and they're fine with them, and personnaly I'd rather just keep a eye on them, keep the nails in shape rather then taking away something that appears naturally on dogs, and helps them in day to day, as what dog doesn't run as fast as it can when it gets the chance, and also I'd say that little dogs need them more as they have more energy then larger dogs most the time, and mine are not overly active either, they are normal for their type, and love to run, but would happily sit at home, or stay near you at a walking pace on the walks.

they shave the face at a young age to get them used to it...
same for grooming ANY ANIMAL.. you should start young to get them used to it.. so a CC will be shaved when in the ring, so you start them young..

well thats what My thought on it is..

Young yes, I start hand-stripping and tidying my Borders at about 10wks, but to put clippers on a puppies face at 3 weeks IMO is very wrong. It serves no reason at all apart from looks in this case. A Poodle homed into a pet home wont see a clipper untill its about 6mths, making the 3 wk exercise pointless and stressful for no reason.

i agree.. i was just saying in regards to the CCs, and the reaons... and yes i think 3 weeks Takes the Pee just a bit... i wouldnt Personally start till about 6weeks, and only if i was going to show...
if it was just for pet, then i wouldnt bother till about 10-12 weeks.

Clo can I also ask why a five week old pup had already had its face shaven?

Is it hairless or shaved?