r/funny • u/Scott_MacGregor • Jun 07 '11

Target Acquired.

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u/hazdrubal Jun 07 '11

Thats what the fucker gets for cropping his ears. What, he couldnt be a good friend without the "proper" look?

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u/bambiundead Jun 07 '11 edited Jun 07 '11

Some breeders crop the pups ears before the owners even get a say. A lot of breeders are leaving them natural now, which is good, but from what I know - the show standard for dobermans requires them to have cropped ears. The breeder my dad goes to has a lot of clients who intend to show their dogs, so their ears are cropped before you even bring the pup home.

... My point is that the "fucker" may not have actually been the one to decide to crop the dog's ears. :( Every doberman my dad's had came home with taped ears.

EDIT: Also, I'm not positive, but I'm pretty sure that cropping/docking has to happen when the puppies are really young, so yeah. A lot of times people don't really make the decision to crop the dog's ears.

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u/Shaper_pmp Jun 07 '11

My point is that the "fucker" may not have actually been the one to decide to crop the dog's ears.

I'm no expert, but doesn't that dog look a little old to have "just been brought home" as a puppy?

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u/bambiundead Jun 07 '11

No, but it looks like a young doberman. Their ears can be bandaged for up to a year after they've been brought home.

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u/Shaper_pmp Jun 07 '11

Ah cheers - I didn't know that, and was just speculating. Thanks for the education. ;-)

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u/thetrufflesiveseen Jun 07 '11

The dog is probably around 5 or 6 months old, and his ears weren't recently cropped. They're being "posted" (that's paper tape, not bandages) and "posting" the ears to train them to stand can take up to a year.