Good for you Izzy! I am a boxer with beautiful floppy ears and trust me your parents did the right thing by not cropping. In most of Eurpoe it is now illegal to crop a dogs ears. Hopefully the US will follow that law. Plus there is an added benefit in that, every time I shake my head and my ears slap me on the side of my head and face my mommy cracks up! With parents that refuse to cut your ears and what a ppears to be a loving two legged sister, I think you hit the jackpot of loving homes! Good for you!
My mommy's best friend when she was growing up raised Dobermans and many of them had floppy ears. It is a personal choice but my mommy prefers when owners choose not to cut up their pups ears. I mean, look at me, i'm glad that she decided not to cut my ears...I just wouldn't look so darn cute (sorry i'm having one of my "diva" moments)!
YAY! My mom believes that except for spay/neuter (and unusual medical issues), animals should keep what parts they were born with. This includes tail docking and ear cropping on dogs, as well as no de-clawing of cats. My first humans 4-paw declawed me... my little paws are all chopped up looking and I have no traction when running around and playing, nor can I get a good scratch in. :(
I have floppy ears and everyone just loves me! Mom says I dont look scary this way. I'm glad because I dont want to be a scary dog!
Personally I am very pro tail dock, but I dont see the point in cropping, its very painful and not needed.
BUT I must say, I love the look of a nicely cropped Doberman. I just could not personally put my dogs through it.
I guess I am a bit of a hypacrit(no idea how to spell that)
Wrigley on May 16 at 11:08 AM