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So is it just me, or are more US owners leaving their Dobermans uncropped and undocked? I just browsed the user albums, and it looks like there are quite a few Dobies with their ears and tails intact. What do you think of this trend as a Doberowner?
I think it's great. My last Doberman (20+ years ago mind you) was a Doberman/Malmute mix, and had both his ears and tail intact. I thought it was great, and we never had any problem with his ears or his tail (I'll have to find some old pictures of him and post them too). My latest Doberman has intact ears, and a well-cropped tail (right after the 1st vertebrae I think). It took me a bit of getting used to her docked tail - I was afraid to touch her little nubbie at first, but she loves booty scratches so she trained me pretty quickly. It also took some getting used to being able to read her body language without a tail, but I adjusted to that too.
I think it's great. My last Doberman (20+ years ago mind you) was a Doberman/Malmute mix, and had both his ears and tail intact. I thought it was great, and we never had any problem with his ears or his tail (I'll have to find some old pictures of him and post them too). My latest Doberman has intact ears, and a well-cropped tail (right after the 1st vertebrae I think). It took me a bit of getting used to her docked tail - I was afraid to touch her little nubbie at first, but she loves booty scratches so she trained me pretty quickly. It also took some getting used to being able to read her body language without a tail, but I adjusted to that too.