Ear Cropping. Yes or No?

[CorgiPaws]

Call me evil.

I like docked tails.

I'm a big fan of the nub club.




Cropped ears, on the other hand, I don't like at all, and THAT whole process pisses me off.

[DaneMama]

Call me evil.

I like docked tails.

I'm a big fan of the nub club.




Cropped ears, on the other hand, I don't like at all, and THAT whole process pisses me off.

Docked tails aren't as big of an issue because it's a split second snip at 2-3 days of age.

Cropping on the other hand is an anesthesia surgical procedure that can take a few weeks to months to heal. Then possibly weeks to months to years of tapping to make them stand right. All for looks...ugh.

[Paws&Tails]

Not a fan of any kind of altering appearances for human appeasement. I don't get what the attraction is. It's stupid. Let the poor dog have their whole tail and leave their ears alone! I think that they look cuter without the docking and cropping.

I wish our Spike hadn't had his tail docked, but it was already done (and probably had been for several years before-hand) when we adopted him.

[Eurobox]

I do appreciate the look of a well done crop, and own two cropped dogs. I did however leave my youngest boy natural, and love his floppy ears as well. I cringe when I see a poorly done crop/hack job. If you are not going to put the effort into finding a reputable vet and providing proper aftercare, do not crop your dog!

I am assuming all of my future dogs will be all natural, as I plan on getting them from Europe from now on. I was very surprised that my youngest male had his tail docked, as my breeder left her first litter natural. I wish he had his tail!

I do find it surprising that many people have such strong opinions when most if not all have never had a dog croppped. And here in the states we do not and have not bred for proper ear carriage, so many dogs have ears that fly to the side. If they were trained to lay properly they would look nice, but I am not a fan of wonky ears.

Oh, and I think dobes look terrible with natural ears.