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.
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.
They will eventually stand up on their own, although the exact age is different with every puppy. I have seen a few that had one ear stand up completely and the other ear stand up only part way. If you see this starting to happen you can massage the ear in an upright postition and it will help strengthen the ear and help it stand.
The earliest clipped, the faster to heal. I knew a person that clipped his dogs ears a week after they were born but he was a veterinarian. There are breed that 6 months is recommended but that does not concern us. Mostly a two months is recommended for cutting puppies ears and the after care is a factor in healing of those ears. First the sutures should be removed by not more than seven days after surgery. After that, it will bring complications that will add more time to the healing period. If this is done properly without any complication, 3 weeks is enough for they to heal.