Bad Crop

[Wilderness medic]

So true...they may be good, but not what you are looking for. I was so scared getting my pups ears done. Language barrier, vet said he does what matches the dog more than the owner requests, its "an art form" to match ears with the dog. I didn't want a fwip. Hated it, thought my dogs ears were garbage. But in time, they got better and I actually like them.

 

[Dobs4ever]

But this ordeal ending up costing me twice what I should have paid - but she is worth it!

Not only to mention the extra cost but the fact that had the breeder accepted their responsibility to the breed which is c/d the puppy would not have had to go through all the added stress and frustration. Responsible breeders KNOW the standard, BREED to the standard and FOLLOW the standard. Our breed is cropped and docked. Breeders need to step up and take responsibility for the breed especially now when it is so hard to find a good vet who can crop a Doberman. There is a lot of free hand shaping that goes into it that you will never get using just the clamp. The clamp starts the crop- but it is finished free hand.

 

[JanS]

Not only to mention the extra cost but the fact that had the breeder accepted their responsibility to the breed which is c/d the puppy would not have had to go through all the added stress and frustration. Responsible breeders KNOW the standard, BREED to the standard and FOLLOW the standard.

I might be remembering wrong, but I'm thinking she was imported - most likely where it isn't allowed.

 

[Dobie Wan Knobie]

I might be remembering wrong, but I'm thinking she was imported - most likely where it isn't allowed.

Her Dam was imported, she was born here in AR. I bought her at 8 weeks of age. The breeder did crop their dogs at 10 weeks, but would sell them before that.

 

[Archer]

They look nice now

I thought I knew what I was wanting when I had Archer's ears done. The breeder we bought him from allowed us to take him home uncropped since I did not want the style of crop she chose to give and wanted to do our own. They cropped his ears to the style of his head, which I didn't like at the time, but now I think they fit him well. I agree with WM. You might not like them at the time, but they grow on you...especially with a little education and perspective My girls' breeder cropped them prior to be bringing them home. Knowing what I do now, I wish we would have done that with Archer.

 

[JerseyFirefighter]

The vet that cropped my pup does mostly show crops.. When we heard from a mutual acquaintance that she said "Id rather him not mention that I did the crop" I got really offended. Save from the fact she had horrible bedside manners and used unorthodox posting practices... I think the whole process could have been much better with a more level headed, less arrogant vet. Sadly, there's probably one MAYBE 2 vets that still do this on opposite ends of the state. My eagerness to distance myself from her and posting has left me in my current predicament. Reposting at 14 months to try to keep the left standing. I'd take the fact theyre standing as a blessing, and will not look as unsymmetrical as his head grows into them.

 

[Kitty's mom]

I found this poor baby on a rescue site. Y'all just think you got a bad crop!

 

[Rex's mom]

Kitty's mom did they say what happened to the poor thing?

 

[Kitty's mom]

Kitty's mom did they say what happened to the poor thing?

There are several like this. My guess is a DIY crop from a BYB. Around here it's common with Pits. I saw so many butcher jobs when I worked for a vet.

 

[Dobie Wan Knobie]

Well when you pay for a professional crop from an experienced vet, I think that is what you should get. That poor Dobe most likely was a freebie. It's all relative.

 

[Kitty's mom]

Well when you pay for a professional crop from an experienced vet, I think that is what you should get. That poor Dobe most likely was a freebie. It's all relative.

I apologize if it seemed like I was belittling your situation. It just broke my heart to see some of the truly horrific and deformed results. I'm sure no veterinary professional did this. She is only one of many that I've seen like this. One has almost no ears, and what was left is round.

 

[Rex's mom]

There are several like this. My guess is a DIY crop from a BYB. Around here it's common with Pits. I saw so many butcher jobs when I worked for a vet.

That is so sad. It's horrifying how cruel people can be.

 

[Dobie Wan Knobie]

I apologize if it seemed like I was belittling your situation. It just broke my heart to see some of the truly horrific and deformed results. I'm sure no veterinary professional did this. She is only one of many that I've seen like this. One has almost no ears, and what was left is round.

No worries Kitty, I was just saying too. What you state is true, and very sad indeed. "If" a vet were to do something like that he/she should loose their license, or at least loose his/her right to crop. Same thing happens with dock jobs, that look like hack jobs. I've seen a few of those too.

 

[JanS]

My guess is a DIY crop from a BYB.

That would be my guess too and I've heard horror stories from using scissors to any old thing they have laying around that might make a cut.