FutureDobeOwner
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Hello, I am on my search to find a doberman puppy and have been thinking about getting one with floppy ears. Posting the ears sounds like a huge commitment, and my dog is going to be a service dog so I'd prefer she has a more presentable look, though cropped ears look absolutely stunning. Besides, it seems very expensive.
The problem is a lot of amazing breeders near me don't send uncropped puppies home under any circumstances. Why is this? I understand that it's breed standard but it doesn't seem necessary if you know what I mean. It's not like I would crop their ears at home or anything for god's sake! I know people have claimed it helps with infections or whatever, but I have a springer, that gets infections practically every month in the summer, and his ears aren't cropped. I could 100% handle an ear infection or two.
If a breeder offers to not crop a puppy's ears (to let them flop), does that make them a backyard breeder? I want a well bred dobe but I'm not sure I want the annoying posting to come with it. I will never go with a breeder that isn't reputable simply because of this but it'd be ideal for a breeder to let me take a floppy doberman home. Does anyone know of any REPUTABLE breeders in the New England area that let you take home a floppy puppy? Why do breeders do this?
The problem is a lot of amazing breeders near me don't send uncropped puppies home under any circumstances. Why is this? I understand that it's breed standard but it doesn't seem necessary if you know what I mean. It's not like I would crop their ears at home or anything for god's sake! I know people have claimed it helps with infections or whatever, but I have a springer, that gets infections practically every month in the summer, and his ears aren't cropped. I could 100% handle an ear infection or two.
If a breeder offers to not crop a puppy's ears (to let them flop), does that make them a backyard breeder? I want a well bred dobe but I'm not sure I want the annoying posting to come with it. I will never go with a breeder that isn't reputable simply because of this but it'd be ideal for a breeder to let me take a floppy doberman home. Does anyone know of any REPUTABLE breeders in the New England area that let you take home a floppy puppy? Why do breeders do this?