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Originally Posted by Lovetodream88  I don't get the ear cropping at all. Is it just because people don't like them floppy? Callie is 5 and has floppy ears and has never had an ear infection just some irritation when allergies where bad. I love floppy ears. The beagle mix the we had growing up has such long floppy ears the tips would go into the water bowl whenever he would drink. |
Not saying I agree with any of this but...
I thought I read somewhere at some point that it was a certain 'look' they were trying to achieve in the breed...and, of course, there's the Standard...ear cropping is specified....they'd crop on that alone. I also thought I'd read that Dobie's are thought (by 'would be' perps, perhaps) to look 'mean' (like they 'mean business') with cropped ears, and 'friendly' uncropped...so perhaps not as effective as guard dogs...or so was my understanding...and I think that line of reasoning had to do with 'guard dog' work. It was the same, I believe, with GSDs...for police dog work. Hope I am wrong about this...it's vague in my mind...been a while since I was involved with Dobies or GSD's...but now I am really curious...and my brain hurts from having to think of that old info!
Oh, and did you see the dew claw pdf in that other dew claw thread?