Cropped/Docked or Natural?
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I prefer the natural look. There are a few dobes at our dog park with floppy ears that are just adorable. The cropped look is very sharp/harsh to me. The floppy ears fit their goofy personality quite well.
And tails...I just like tails. My grandparents had two rotties when I was little (both shelter rescues). One was docked, and one had a tail. I much preferred the look of the tail. We called it Sasha's "crank" 'cause it was somewhat shorter than a normal sized tail, but it was so cute!
And tails...I just like tails. My grandparents had two rotties when I was little (both shelter rescues). One was docked, and one had a tail. I much preferred the look of the tail. We called it Sasha's "crank" 'cause it was somewhat shorter than a normal sized tail, but it was so cute!
I really doubt it makes much difference. My guys (JRTs obviously) are all docked. I have seen a few JRTs with tails, they aren't any more balanced. Looking logistically it could go both ways, a dog with no tail vs a long heavy tail with lots of hair might be more manuverable. LOL shave Steves tail and see how it affects him 
I like most breeds left completely natural, except for Dobes. I do not like the look of Dobes with floppy ears... they remind me of Weims.
If I were to get a cropped breed like a Dobe, I would ONLY have it down by the vet the breeder uses... and preferably, I'd have it done before I picked the puppy up.
If I were to get a cropped breed like a Dobe, I would ONLY have it down by the vet the breeder uses... and preferably, I'd have it done before I picked the puppy up.
Do you know why dogs are docked? The breeders I know who do it at home are better in most cases than the vets (who get so little call for it aren't as sure) I can get why people might not like it, but IMO if you get your dog fixed you have no reason to say its a 'terrible' practice. (bitches after a spay show more signs of pain than puppies when docked, and in both cases you are removing a part of them for human, not dog, benefit)
I am Pro docking/Cropping.
I do prefer the cropped/docked look pretty much on every breed.
While I was thinking about getting a Cane Corso I would most definitely get the dog cropped and docked. I prefer the more severe look, but on a BoerBoel it does not really matter to me if the dogs docked. I think it looks good either way, but on bouvier's I prefer the C/D. Emme has a nub of a tail, but her ears or natural. If I ever decided to get another Bouvier, which I won't, but if I did I would want the ears and tail done.
On Dobes I prefer the C/D looked as well as on schnauzers, Rottweilers and Pit bulls adn pretty much every other breed!
I do prefer the cropped/docked look pretty much on every breed.
While I was thinking about getting a Cane Corso I would most definitely get the dog cropped and docked. I prefer the more severe look, but on a BoerBoel it does not really matter to me if the dogs docked. I think it looks good either way, but on bouvier's I prefer the C/D. Emme has a nub of a tail, but her ears or natural. If I ever decided to get another Bouvier, which I won't, but if I did I would want the ears and tail done.
On Dobes I prefer the C/D looked as well as on schnauzers, Rottweilers and Pit bulls adn pretty much every other breed!
Itty bitty Sako with "naturally" cropped ears.. LOL.
I was going to ask you about the size, I'm glad you did that! He's already as big as Piper, and he's only going to fill out, so he doesn't need a little dinky tag
I really really like natural full prick ears on APBT/AST/SBT's.... I hope that when I can get an APBT someday in the future its got natural bat ears. That is just perfect to me, but I don't give a crap about confirmation showing and if I did do conformation it would ADBA and they don't care really. However I do like their nice floppy ears too. Unless there was an amazing vet the breeder had doing really outstanding crops I would not crop.
However I love how Dobes look docked/cropped. I kinda like Rotties with tails. I can appreciate a really good crop on Boxers and Danes too. I tend to prefer the shorter working crop because often the super long show crop is just too much. Longer than the ugly ass battle crop nonsense though!
I love my parent's BC's cockeyed crazy ears. Their ears should be crazy or full prick in my eyes because it goes well with their silly personalities and intense drive.
I tend to like breeds with natural full prick ears and nice natural tails though. Gators, landsharks, and border crazies please!
I think the deal is they feel it less than if you wait. In general at that age pups cry and wiggle if you do much of anything with them. Some seem to feel it more than others, but it seems very quickly forgotten. No prolonged crying, no flinching or pain response if another pup crawls over the cut end...
So does it hurt? Yes I would assume it does, does it hurt as much as many things we put our dogs through? I doubt it.
So does it hurt? Yes I would assume it does, does it hurt as much as many things we put our dogs through? I doubt it.