croped ears

whats the limits when you crop the ears?. can you crop an old dog?

 

there are lots of posts on this matter that have answered the question you are asking
here are a few threads to read
http://www.game-dog.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3806&highlight=cropping
http://www.game-dog.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5481&highlight=cropping
http://www.game-dog.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2238&highlight=cropping
http://www.game-dog.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9532&highlight=cropping

 

agreed do a search and you will find all the anwsers you will need.i dont think we should waste the thread space on this topic.

 

ok! thanks!... i am new here so i dident know about the threads..

 

we just had a 2 year olds ears cropped so I guess it depends on the vet and what kind of ear set the dog has.

 

Why do you want to crop their ears?

I've noticed that my dog, when out, has his nose to the ground and is taking every scent into consideration.

Recently, I saw a Pit that was standing proud and not sniffing the ground because his ears were the focus of sound and there was no time to sniff the flowers. All he could do was hear. I'm sure that in quiet times he may try sniffing but when out in Public... he listens with his acute hearing range?

I'm asking not stating.

 

I did not know that was possible. How do they look?

 

Its iligal to crop ears in sweden, but its a shame becuse is beautiful. and to biggest reason is that I am about to K9 train my dog and have him in service. And the injury risk is much bigger, it is much easyer to grab or ripp his ears of during the time catching a bad guy, or runnig in the bushes....but the law is a law!

 

Kensloft, I haven't noticed that. My uncropped female is the one who stares blankly into space, while my cropped male takes his time sniffing things (As almost all males do )

 

You can not get a standing crop on an older dog. You can have a short crop though.

 

I didn't know it was possible either but the dogs ears stood on thier own like bat ears and I had asked the vet if there was any way to correct them such as glue or tape to "train" them to flop. and he told me we could do that or since they were already standing that we could crop them. They look good and dont look any different than if it had been done as a puppy

 

Not necissarily. We did not get a short crop done. BUT the dogs ears were already standing naturally like bat ears

 

The dog that i observed is not staring into space. It is listening to every sound. It seemed more like the dog was a sonar aerial... picking up the various noises that are about him and focusing his attention on them.

Much like a dog follows smells with his nose so too did the cropped eared dog follow the sounds with his ears. It stands erect with the ears moving to the sound sources.

 

There is no difference in hearing b/n a cropped & uncropped dog. Cropping a dog's ears isn't going to make him be a better dog by being able to hear better. Come on now.

 

From the historical point of view.....many great pitdogs,ch and Gr. ch had uncroped ears. And on the other hand....many working dogs do their job very good.....with uncroped ears. I saw here in germany dogs with croped ears, and they looked cruel.....wen I talked to the owners they told me that they maked it allone with a knife....I D I O T S in my eyes. There is N O need to crop an ear or the tail. The only is you want a tough looking dog.....and that would be a sad story....

 

It is all about what you like. I have a dog with "prick ears" and I think it is adorable on her. Bcuz of the accidents in my yard though, i have had to stitch them up about 3 times. Most my dogs do have cropped ears for a reason. but if thier ears stand a certain way that i like, then i keep them. 2 of my females, to me, have the perfect set ears. Its all about what you like. Dont do it to make your dog look meen. That is a stupid reason. Have your own opinion on it. Sometimes i believe that ears give the dog a hair doo so to speak.

 

I agree with japangame, it's all in what you like. I don't think it's wrong at all if that's what you want(as long as it's at a young age). Yea I know there are those who believe that it shouldn't be done because its all for look, but I got circumcised (yes it is the same priciple)when I was a baby and I don't remember anything; and truth be told, that too is for cosmetic reasons not medical.

 

just ask your doctorrr

 

I like:
Males= cropped
Females= uncropped

thats my personal preference. I dont think that cropping causes the dog much pain (except when you bump its ears while they are still healing), and minor discomfort. This lasts for 10 days or so and then its over.
I love the look of a cropped dog personally. Here is a prime example,
I have a new male around the house (my first BLACK dog:cool: )
His name is Adebisi (fans of the HBO show OZ know who that is) but his call name is Dabu (if you have ever seen the Get SHorty sequel, Be Cool then you know who that is)
Dabu is one of the pick males from a litter a friend and myself put together, a Greyline breeding one of the first of its kind. of the 9 pups born 7 are still in our hands either directly or through contracted co-own deals. This is the male that I chose for myself.
Before his crop:


after crop (still healing)


and all healed:


I feel it took his look to the next level.

If you like you dog cropped then go ahead and do it.

 

To the next level...lol...man its a Bulldog not a Pokemon....but he looks nice....and from my point a vew he looks better with ears...but its your Pokemon....ähem..Bulldog...