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| The Doberman’s Ears A Doberman’s ears are naturally floppy. Without surgery the ears will not stand. Make sure that ear cropping is performed by a vet who has a great deal of experience with this procedure. This surgery should performed by someone who specializes in the cropping of ears, because the expert cropping of ears is more an artistic endeavor than a technical surgical procedure such as spaying or neutering. There are different lengths of ear crops: Military/Pet Crop: This ear is relatively short in length and has a wider base (bell). It does not typically take very long to stand. Medium Crop: This ear is a little longer and has little less bell. Show Crop: This ear is the longest and a little narrower than the other two crops. Ear cropping of the Doberman Pinscher is usually done at approximately 10 to 13 weeks of age. The operation requires anesthesia and the puppy must be kept from eating for approximately 12 hours prior to surgery. Although the procedure does require the puppy to be anesthetized, the operation takes only about 30 min. For the first 7 days after ear cropping, your puppies ears will remain taped and up in the rack with sutures holding the edges closed. The puppy will be brought to the vet, the sutures will be removed, and the ears re-taped/racked. Again, for approx. 6 days the pup will remain in his rack. The ears are usually taken down and unwrapped for 24 hours by the owner, then brought back to the vet to be re-wrapped and put back up. This will go on until the ears stand and then wrapped one more week. |


