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Ear Cropping, Tail Docking and Dewclaws​

ALL DANBAR DOBERMANS WILL BE DOCKED
 SHORTLY AFTER BIRTH:
 before the pup's nervous system is fully developed.  The banding method causes almost no pain evidenced by the fact puppies are generally back to sleep within one minute of having the band placed and never show any pain reactions after the initial startle reaction.

ALL DANBAR DOBERMANS WILL BE CROPPED
 WITH A TRADITIONAL WORKING CROP: 
All docked and cropped breeds have specific reasons why this procedure has traditionally been done. I will only address the Doberman here:

As one of only two breeds* developed entirely for the purpose of protecting humans against other humans, the Doberman was always a docked and cropped breed and for good reason. The working guardian Doberman, docked and cropped and equipped with a sharp spiked collar presents an animal given every advantage when in combat with a human.

First and most important is the psychological impact of a large, athletic, robust dog which, due to docking and cropping, cannot "leak" important information to a "bad guy". Even a Doberman with a weak temperament can be made for efficient as a guard dog by a docked tail; a "bad guy" cannot easily see that a docked dog is wagging its tail in a friendly way or worse, has it tucked under their belly in fear! 

No one agues that a cropped dog's small, erect ears are the universal "sign" of an aggressive dog.  You will find very few "Beware of Dog" signs featuring dogs with floppy ears.

Secondly, and a very practical reason, is removing from the dog long ears and a tail which can be grabbed by a "bad guy" during combat.  When enhanced by a spiked collar the Doberman becomes almost impossible for a human to grab and control by hand.  I might add this is one reason the overly long "mule ear" crop fancied by the show-ring crowd is not only unattractive but removes the very reason ears are cropped.  These foot long sensitive ears are easily grabbed by a human.

I do not remove dewclaws on my pups as I see my dogs using them on a daily basis. 

Last but not least, the enemy of ALL pet owners, the extreme animal rights groups like PETA and H$U$ have come up with a very effective means of getting pet owners to be "divided and conquered" on issues of management. They do this because their ultimate aim, as they state it, is to BAN ALL PET OWNERSHIP because they view it as "slavery".  This includes working dogs of any type, be they guide dogs for the blind, search and rescue dogs, police K9, cancer detection dogs, hunting dogs and protection dogs.   By getting pet owners to fight each other over issues of management such as tethering and cropping and docking, they have been VERY successful in getting gullible "average citizens" to support their efforts to take away, bit by bit, the rights of a pet owner to manage their dogs as they see fit. 

Europe was the first to roll over and urinate on themselves when the extreme animal rights groups demanded they stop cropping.  Because Americans saw that European dogs were now not docked or cropped, this because a "status symbol" among the ignorant - these people took PRIDE in not being allowed to dock and crop by AR groups! So even today, in America it has become extremely difficult to find veterinarians who will crop due to the extreme AR groups - AND the unwitting people who support them.

PUP BUYER CROPPING FAQS:
1) You have a choice to get your pup cropped by a vet of your choice - if you can find one.  If you want to take advantage of this you should start early to try and book a date for cropping. You MUST have a cropping appointment scheduled to take advantage of this.

2) I try to get puppies cropped at 8 weeks of age.  This can vary due to veterinarian availability.  You can pick up the puppy as soon as 24 hours after it has been cropped.

3) You will need to familiarize yourself on how to properly wrap ears to get them to stand.  There are many Youtube videos on methods, as well as
 Facebook pages. 

4) The price I pay for cropping will be REFUNDED from the price you pay for your pup if you schedule it yourself​




















Doberman without tail docked or ears cropped.
Pup's ears will be cut in the authentic fashion pictured. 
​HOW TO WRAP YOUR DOBERMAN PUP'S EARS!


Here is a VERY quick tutorial on how to wrap ears, especially if you are having problems getting the foam to stay in the bottom of the ear.  Sorry it is in several pieces, that's the only way I know how to do it.  Call me if you are still having issues...

Starts on Part 2.   And PLEASE dont judge my appearance! It's been a tough summer and I was filthy and haven't had a hair cut in like 6 months!!!!!! I'm going to redo this ASAP! LOL!

PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
Pup with ridiculously long ears in my opinion. Looks like a mule!

Cropped, docked and with a collar that keeps humans at bay, the Doberman has been THE GUARD DOG since it was invented by Herr Dobermann and friends.