Cometdog here!   Welcome!  I didn't think I'd ever find another one like Comet!

 think Jewels' situation is rare in that her non-functioning leg isn't causing her any trouble and she isn't dragging or chewing it.

I had one just like it!  Well Comet did!  I got her as a puppy from a no kill shelter.  She was rescued from a dog hoarder and all the dogs were terribly neglected (22 of them).  So, we don't know for sure her history but it appears to have been deformed from birth.   It too, wasn't hurting anything so we didn't amputate it.

Her first vet said it should come off and we scheduled the appt but she developed kennel cough that turned into pneumonia which took weeks to heal.  We had just gotten her and by the time she got well from pneumonia we realized she actually "used" it.  She liked to paddle stuff with it.  (her food bowl when she was hungry, her tennis ball and she used it to knock over stuff to get my attention)She could move her shoulder which was deformed and turned inward toward her chest. 

We had her until January in which she was 12 1/2 years old but died of internal bleeding.  The leg was still with her all those years.  I adored that gimpy leg!  I miss that leg that she used as a paddle to hit me on the shin to get my attention. 

There were moments during her life, I wished I had removed it.  I had to watch her carefully because I was afraid it would get caught on something.  Wire crates scared me because it was just small enough to get caught in the wires.  So, I always used soft sided crates.

She too never brothered hers and she adjusted it just fine.  Now that she is gone, the memory of having to worry about it is fading so I can't give you a logical answer whether to leave it or remove because I miss it so much.  I loved it.  It was her.

I would love to see pictures of Jewels.  In ther meantime, here's Comet:

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OH MY DOG!  I love her already!   I saw the video and how cute is she?????????????   THOSE EYES!

I hope the leg is able to be left on since she uses it.  But most vets will recommend it being removed.  My first one did.  I just didn't want to put her through the surgery because she had lived such a horrible life before me and after battling the pneumonia, I wanted her to start living a happy life. 

Jewels looks part Golden to me.  How old is she?

I don't know your circumstances but if you can or might decide to keep her, your life will be so enriched.  Comet made me a better person.  Comet had emotional issues from her puppy life with a hoarder and was terrified of strangers because she didn't have the fight or flight ability.  She trusted me and my husband but mostly me.  When she felt secure, she was so very sassy and adorable.

Jewels seems so well adjusted mentally so it would be so easy.  

Please keep us posted.