Caucasian Ovcharkas Have their ears cropped as pups becuase "back in the day" They were used to hunt large animals and protect cattle and other live sstock out in the feilds. They were cropped so that predatoors couldnt garb there ears with there teeth and Pull them to the ground and have a way to manipulate them into surrender. MOst of these dogs now adays Are just used as pets but there ears are still cropped. Why? The look stuck to them, and now it is considered "breed standard" for the dogs ears to be cropped, even though they are in no danger of being dragged to the ground by the ears.
Maybe "Back in the day" Yorkies tails were docked to that rats couldnt chew on them? MAybe the people of the mines wanted them to use there tails as "pointer" dogs do? Either way it isnt nesicary these days, they are docked simply for the look. |