European Dobermans

How We Ear Crop

Understanding Our

Ear Cropping Process

Our doberman get cropped in between 6-9 weeks of age. After they are cropped, we keep them for another 14 days to care for and remove the stitches. Owners of european doberman pups are welcome to take home puppies before the stitches come out at their own risk. Owners of puppies not getting cropped can take puppies home at 8 weeks of age, but no earlier. If owners want to crop at a veterinarian other than the one we provide, they can do so freely, but they will be responsible for any ear related problems there on out.

Who

We Use

We travel 7 hours one way to dr. Anne midgarden to have our european doberman for sale cropped. We believe she is the best european doberman ear cropping veterinarian in the united states. We ask that our clients send us pictures with the exact crop they desire for their european doberman, so that she may have a clearer understanding of the exact crop that is desired. She is capable of copying any style crop and does it to perfection. We are extremely humble to be able and use her as our main ear cropping veterinarian.

How we View

Ear Cropping

The biggest controversy to date in the european doberman world is whether it is humane or not for a european doberman owner to crop his puppy’s ears. People disagree widely on what should be allowed and what the standard should be changed to. In the united states, the majority of veterinarians will not crop a puppy’s ears. They will also go to great lengths to try and scare you to also be of their point of view. Many veterinarian practices will sometimes even refuse to see dogs that have been cropped, especially if you have a problem with your european doberman ears. The american veterinary medical association (avma) opposes ear cropping in dogs. This is because they believe the procedure is purely cosmetic and that it poses unnecessary risk to the dog. In europe, the most prominent doberman club association (fci) has banned the possibility of showing any cropped european doberman after 2016. They have made it possible only for dogs with the “natural look” of floppy ears and long tail to be shown in their competitions. The ironic thing is that they call it “natural look”, but is it really natural? The canis lupus which is also know as the wolf has erect ears. The lycoan pictus, also know as the african wild dog, also has erect ears. The hyaenidae, also know as the hyaen, also has erect ears. In fact, most wild animals that are carnivores have erect ears. For example, the lion, weasel, bear, and the coyote. The idea of floppy ears as being natural is not correct but in fact insane. So, the question arises: how did we end up with floppy ears on our canines? The answer is better stated as a question: how did we end up with european doberman to begin with? This answer is one that most people are completely ignorant and unaware of. The answer is through the process of inbreeding which was used to manipulate desirable traits and magnify them in offspring. The only way to every get any kind of purebred dog today is to inbreed two closely related dogs together, and in other words design the breed by understanding the genetics of the two dogs. This repetitive process is what brought about the 344 different dog breeds recognized today by the american kennel club (akc). Knowing that the european doberman along with all the other different dog breeds were created by inbreeding, we can explain the cause of the unatural floppy ears. Even though the facts are not certain, the european doberman bloodline is said to consist of the beauceron, german pinscher, rottweiler, weimaraner, grey hound,, and manchester terrier. Every single one of these breeds have the unnatural floppy ear trait. Somewhere even further back in those dog’s history the breeders made the mistake or decision that they preferred dogs with floppy ears rather than the erect that we consistently find in nature throughout history. These minute changes within the appearance of canines is what biologist refer to as micro evolution. I myself fell in love with this breed because of their physical appearance. I don’t pressure nor judge anyone on their style preference. My way of looking at it is if I’m paying the bills in my house, I can make the decisions in my house. Everybody, especially in the european doberman world, will have something to critique or comment, but the important thing is that you get what you want and paid for.