Dobs4ever
03-30-2010, 11:57 AM
Ear Cropping:
I read the post over and over on folks who have a new puppy 9 to 16 weeks and want to know about cropping. I wanted to put together some info that might be helpful on why the breeder should do the cropping as well as why it is a cropped and docked breed..
My vet recommends cropping at 7 weeks for the following reasons:
Puppies nerve endings and blood vessels are still small and not fully developed so not near as painful as an older puppy. By the third day it has been my observation that just like a cut the sting is gone and the healing is well on its way. By the time stitches are out the ears are almost back to normal.
Puppy is still very young and not as strong so not as persistent on scratching and trying to get the cup off so ears stay up til healed.. and they are also not strong enough to tear the cup up so ears can be cropped and posted allowing them to heal in the upright position.
They stand easier when done at a younger age. You do not have to use a cone collar to help protect the ears.
It is very hard to find a qualified vet to do ears for a newbie and they are not experienced with what they are looking at so the aftercare is much harder on them because of their lack of knowledge and experience.
When puppies come home with their littermates they are more secure and confident and bounce right back - playing with each other and life for them is back to normal. It is much harder emotionally when they are suddenly taken away for the only home they have known with strangers and then have to go have their ears cropped.
The chances of a botched ear crop or worse will not happen because it is a breeders job to know where to go and would never take a chance on a puppy being done incorrectly.
It is the breed standard and Herr Dobermann always showed the Doberman as cropped and docked.
Because of these reasons I feel it is important for breeders to take care of this responsibility.
For those who don’t like cropping and say it no longer has a purpose - Are we saying the Doberman is no longer a working breed??? The purpose was bred in by Herr Dobermann. He set the guidelines for his dream creation. Who are we to change it?
Why have standards if we don’t support it??? People studied and worked for centuries to create specific breeds with specific purposes to help man. Just because those times may have passed does not mean that at sometime in the future with the way the government is going that we won’t all need to fend for ourselves again and work with our hands and protect our own. Why do we feel it is better to loose our freedom than stand up for our rights??
I read the post over and over on folks who have a new puppy 9 to 16 weeks and want to know about cropping. I wanted to put together some info that might be helpful on why the breeder should do the cropping as well as why it is a cropped and docked breed..
My vet recommends cropping at 7 weeks for the following reasons:
Puppies nerve endings and blood vessels are still small and not fully developed so not near as painful as an older puppy. By the third day it has been my observation that just like a cut the sting is gone and the healing is well on its way. By the time stitches are out the ears are almost back to normal.
Puppy is still very young and not as strong so not as persistent on scratching and trying to get the cup off so ears stay up til healed.. and they are also not strong enough to tear the cup up so ears can be cropped and posted allowing them to heal in the upright position.
They stand easier when done at a younger age. You do not have to use a cone collar to help protect the ears.
It is very hard to find a qualified vet to do ears for a newbie and they are not experienced with what they are looking at so the aftercare is much harder on them because of their lack of knowledge and experience.
When puppies come home with their littermates they are more secure and confident and bounce right back - playing with each other and life for them is back to normal. It is much harder emotionally when they are suddenly taken away for the only home they have known with strangers and then have to go have their ears cropped.
The chances of a botched ear crop or worse will not happen because it is a breeders job to know where to go and would never take a chance on a puppy being done incorrectly.
It is the breed standard and Herr Dobermann always showed the Doberman as cropped and docked.
Because of these reasons I feel it is important for breeders to take care of this responsibility.
For those who don’t like cropping and say it no longer has a purpose - Are we saying the Doberman is no longer a working breed??? The purpose was bred in by Herr Dobermann. He set the guidelines for his dream creation. Who are we to change it?
Why have standards if we don’t support it??? People studied and worked for centuries to create specific breeds with specific purposes to help man. Just because those times may have passed does not mean that at sometime in the future with the way the government is going that we won’t all need to fend for ourselves again and work with our hands and protect our own. Why do we feel it is better to loose our freedom than stand up for our rights??