Antibiotic ointment is usually safe for dogs. On clipped ears you can use it if there is no infection or open wounds. If these are present, you should take them to the Vet to get proper care and medication.
When you crop a dogs ears, they do not grow back.
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.
Not if your vet did it if it looks bad take to the vet and have them checked
Just a guess, but it may be a holdover from dog fighting. Ears and tails may have been cropped because they were liabilities.That is an incorrect answer. The Pit Bull was a game dog originally used for hunting large game. The ears were cropped due to the fact that big ears make handles that can be torn and cause bleeding. AS for the "Fighting" you are way off base. Cropped Ears arent commonly found on "Fighting" Dogs as it leaves the ear opened and exposed which can lead to infection. Also tail docking in Fighting dogs...Also a NO a dogs tail gives them natural balance so Fighters didnt have their tail docked. Please if you are going to answer a question know what your talking people ask questions for a real answer not someone prejudice.
usually the breeder has this done around the age of 3-4 month, lately some breeders leave the dogs ears as is, flappy.
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.
The cropping (cutting) of dogs ears was originally done to prevent working dogs (the dog breeds that ear cropping is most commonly done to) from being bitten by rodents on the dogs floppy ears, which could cause infection. Most woking dogs still have their ears cropped even if they are not going to be used for work because it has become the "look" of the dog's breed.
Sometimes they do. In fact, most of the pure bred dogs that come through our rescue from puppy mills have their breed appropriate work done (ie docked tails, cropped ears). Maybe it's because the dogs were stolen from proper owners and already had the work done, or maybe having these dogs look 'correct' with their ears or tails will draw attention away from how poorly bred many of them are, or what deplorable conditions they live in.
No their ears stand up on their own.
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.
It may or it may not. It depends on how much the ear scars down during the healing process after the surgery.
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.