cropping a dogs ears is a painful and unecasary process puppies as young as 12 weeks are put through.
Actually, the cropping should take place before 12 weeks. It is usually done between 7 to 10 weeks, with 7 weeks being more the "norm" so the puppies are cropped before they are placed in their new homes. All responsible breeders should have their Doberman puppies cropped
before they send them home with their new owners. (But cropping does not make a breeder responsible- for example Kimberhell and HOH(who I think crops their dogs))
It makes there ears stand up, makes the dog look more agressive, especially when used on dobermans and pitbulls, this just adds to there prejudice thoughts and feelings about these particular breeds.
Quite the contrary actually. In the Doberman breed, the cropped ears add to the sleek appearance of the dog. I in no way see them as looking more aggressive.
DOGS USE THEir ears in their very important body labguage, ear cropping limits this communication drasticly
A dog with cropped ears still has ears to communicate with.
i heard that dobes are dun in the police to make them look evem more viscious
Dobermans are actually a rare occurrence in the police force. They lack much of a coat, so the thicker-coated breeds (GSDs) mostly dominate K9-Units.
I personally love a beautifully cropped Doberman Pinscher.
Granted, I would take natural ears over any crop a common vet could pull off. Cropped ears really do make the breed quite beautiful, and the docked tail, well, where would the nubby wiggles come from without a docked tail?
My next Dobe will be cropped, which reminds me I need to call the breeder tomorrow.
Here's the PEC website:
http://bakaridobes.westhost.com/publiceducation/PECEars.html
Also, the DPDF that joce posted, there is thread about the subject while back. IF the search feature decides to work, I will find it and post the link here. Or you can go searching, but it's gotta be a few or more pages back.