No! It hurts them just as much as us cutting one of our fingers off, its the same story with their tails. People either do that for the looks or if they put their dogs to fight. Some people think that if you freeze it before you cut it off it won't hurt them but that ain't true.
Usually people do it between 8-12weeks. Sometimes a little later. Be sure to know the vet who does it knows how to do it. Also, make sure you know the after care cropping requires.
The best time is never, unless it is required for medical reasons.
First think twice about cropping. It hurts the dogs, and it's merely a cosmetic procedure. There is no medical reason to crop.
If you're going to do it it has to be done between 7 and 12 weeks of age. Depends on the breed and depends on your vet beyond that.
You can, but you shouldn't. First of all, it causes them pain to get their ears cropped. Second of all, these types of dogs need their ears the way they are because if they have them fully pointed up, they can get ear infections from sticking their heads out of car windows and fast running (dogs with naturally pointed ears typically have stronger ears.). Finally, a pit bull's ears are like ear drum guards; with cropped ears, some sounds would be too loud for them. Eight weeks is the appropriate age to crop a pit bull's ears, so that they'll be used to having cropped ears and can adapt to that feeling.
You shouldn't crop them your self, have a vet do it. They know where the veins are and how to cut them.
There is no need to crop a dog's ears.
up to 4 months.
4 months is the best and after 8 months is not recomended.
there is a funnel you put around his neck to stop this.
The Blue Heeler (or Australian Cattle Dog) should not be cropped if it is to be shown professionally, as the ears should be natural according to the official Breed Standard. However, providing you live in an area where ear cropping is legal, the Blue Heelers' ears may be cropped for whatever reason.
No, this is why you don't crop the ears!
I would not recommend it. They should be cropped between 8 and 12 weeks of age. Older dogs have more scarring issues, drooping, infection and difficulty leaving them alone to heal.
You dont. Ears are cropped. They SHOULD be done by a vet. You can look at this website, it talks about the care, and how cropping is done.
Dobes have big floppy ears like beagles. Their ears are cropped at an angle so that scar tissue will hold them erect for a more alert and "sharp" look.
No their ears stand up on their own.
Of course it hurts! Do not crop dog's ears! Don't listen to them, you can have a dogs ears cropped. Obviously it does hurt them, but that is okay.
As a rule, goats' ears are not cropped. Sometimes goats with floppy ears have their ears caught in a fence or pull the tags out, and that tears them.There is one breed of goats that has ears (the external, floppy part) that are very short or nonexistent, and that is the LaMancha. You can find information about LaMancha goats here:http://www.lamanchas.com/LaManchas have ears that are naturally that way-- they are not cropped or clipped in any way.
When you crop a dogs ears, they do not grow back.
It is a matter of preference. Some people prefer the tails and ears cropped and some do not. What is "cute" to some may be ugly to others.