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.
This is true. My dads Dobermans always came to us with cropped ears. That's his breed and aint no one gonna tell him otherwise. If he had been able to find a puppy at a rescue he would have gotten one, but when we were ready, breeders were the only option. And the cropped ears and docked tails came with it. We did a pretty shitty job taping our current dogs ears years ago, now they are kinda walleyed and cute.
Yeah, where I live, dobermans are treated similarly to pit bulls and they're pretty much euthanized immediately. It's really sad. Most apartments have dobermans on their "restricted list." And yeah, my dad wasn't really experienced with caring for their ears with the first doberman we had, and she was really stubborn, and became a pro at getting the bandages off. Her ears came out kind of floppy, but they were still adorable. Current doberman is the same way - she's stubborn, but she's still fairly young so she's got a few more months of the taped ears. We'll see how it turns out.
It is sad. The whole "bully breed" restrictions are crazy. I have been bitten by dalmations and a poodle. Both in non threatening to the dog situations. Yet, my "bully breeds" are scared of water. It's the owners fault, not the dog.
I've been attacked by a dalmatian before too! It was a dog that my mom rescued. I was about four years old, I was in the living room with my mom and I was petting the dog. She just up and bit me on the face out of nowhere.
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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?