Cropping is illegal in the UK and should be in the US, it's cruel and pointless. Crop and tape your own ears.
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It is generally not recommended to crop a pit bull's ears after 2 years of age as the cartilage has already hardened, making the procedure more difficult and painful for the dog. Additionally, cropping ears for cosmetic purposes is considered unnecessary and inhumane by many animal welfare organizations.
No, you do not "have to" crop any dogs ears.
No, this is why you don't crop the ears!
Some people prefers the ears uncut but most prefer the ear low-cut like me. They are suposed to look like you want. There are various type of ear crops depending on the length you want them: battle crop, short crop, show crop, and long crop.
Cropping said like the farm crop
Ear cropping is illegal in all of Australia, but it is still legal in most of America and Canada.
Usually around $250 - $350 per dog. The price varies depending on the style of crop.
It is illegal to crop a doberman's ears in Malta because it is considered inhumane to the animal. Veterinarians take an oath similar to the Hippocratic oath in which they say they will "do no harm". Because cropping a doberman's ears is both painful and unnecessary it is considered inhuman and is therefore illegal.
It is possible to crop any breeds ears if the country you live in permits it. In the UK ear cropping is illegal, but in America and Canada the operation is legal. German Shepherds ears tend to be erect and pointed naturally so this would be a rather pointless operation.
A Veterinarian is docking "tails" and cropping "ears".
yes the pit bull breed. should have there ears croped at about ten to twelve weeks of age. there are a number of reasons for this but the main one is the pup ears when the are born flop like lab ears. and after six weeks to twelve weeks there ears will start to lift up and stick out to the side. the reason they stick out to the side and not up. is they are to heave. at this time once you crop them and take the wait off and shape them the almost naturally stick up at this time. and that is why pit bull ears stand up allot faster then other breeds like dobbies,grate Danes, boxers, and so on. most of those breeds need to have a brace on for about twenty one days . and the pit bull will only need to be taped to a quarter of that time.. so i hope this helped you on your quest on cropping ears...........
You cannot crop a newborn puppy's ears until they are about 10 days old, or until the ears "open." It will usually take up to three corrections to make the ears match, because they seem to grow at different rates. I do the first cropping at ten days, then do the corrections at one week intervals, using a little lidocaine to minimize pain. I also believe in pain meds and antibiotics after cropping. It is a very painful procedure. Some countries have banned ear cropping, which I think is wonderful. I try to talk people out of cropping when possible but it seems more humane at the younger ages, rather than waiting until the puppy is 9 weeks old or older. Dr. C. Hobbs