Don't get me wrong danes are smart intelligent beautiful dogs but I still think they look dumb with there ears cropped. They look sooooooooo much better with them natural. The same for boxers. I don't like it when they cut off their tails either. My cousin has a great dane and he said he would not crop her ears. I did research on the internet and found a picture of a dane in a dog show without its ears cropped and I must say it looked so much better.