Last Pictures Before Ear Cropping

[Vela]

=*( I sooo love the floppy ears. I didn't do Crackers, and Ginger's were done before I got her. I hope she comes through okay, have you told your vet not to let them use acepromazine on her? Boxers are prone to their hearts stopping with the use of acepromazine, and they have other preanesthetics they can use, so I would not back down. I know someone whose puppy died from that in surgery for an ear crop. Not trying to scare you, but it is important. Boxers are more prone to it than other breeds. I'm afraid I just can't cut off their ears, for me I just don't see a need to cause needless pain that doesn't help her health at all. I love the floppy look.


http://www.vetinfo.com/dogace.html

http://www.boxerbuddies.org/Boxer%20...epromazine.htm

http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/boxer/boxerhealth.htm

[timlewis]

TO B HONEST ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT HER IS BECAUSE I WORK 3rd SHIFT IN THE COAL MINES, AND FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE R SCARED TO DEATH OF BOXERS AROUND HERE ANYWAY. AND I PERSONALLY THINK THAT THEIR EARS CROPPED MAKE THEM LOOK MEANER AND THAT IS ONE REASON. PERSONALLY I JUST LIKE THE LOOK AND THINK THAT A BOXER DOESNT LOOK LIKE A BOXER WITHOUT IT, ALTHOUGH I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WHITE BOXER WITH THEIR EARS CUT. I DONT KNOW WHY, A GUY THAT LIVES DOWN THE ROAD HAS A WHITE ONE AND DIDNT GET THEM CUT IS THERE ANY CERTAIN REASON FOR THIS OR IS IT THAT I HAVE JUST NOT SEEN ONE. I WILL POST SOME PICTURES WHEN SHE GETS THEM DONE.

[wolf_Q]

I find it really sad that people think they have to chop their dogs ears off to look like the breed were born as. There are plenty of boxers without cropped ears, of every color.

Would you let somebody cut off your ears because they thought it looked better?

I'm sorry, but I will never understand why people choose to do that to their dogs. No reason is a valid one in my opinion.

[critter crazy]

Well all i have to say is that it is her choice! If that is what she wants then so be it! why give her a hard time, its not your dog. I dont understand why it has to be a huge issue! To each their own!

[wolf_Q]

Yes it is timlewis's choice. It's just too bad the dog doesn't get a choice.

I won't post any more in this thread, I know cropping is a debated topic on PT, it just makes me sad that it is still an accepted practice here.

[pitc9]

why give her a hard time, its not your dog. I dont understand why it has to be a huge issue! To each their own!

Exactly... to each their own, we all have our own opinions.
If we don't understand why people would chop their dogs ears off we feel the need to ask why.
In my own opinion I think it's sad, I could never chop a part of my dogs body off.

[critter crazy]

I do not agree with ear cropping or tail docking, but I am not going to force someone to agree with me! If this is what the owner wants, then so Be it! What can you do?

[timlewis]

Thank You For All Your Opinions, First Of All Some Call Me A Her Im A Guy Lol. The Reason For Me Getting Them Cropped Is Not Because I Want Her To Be Mean, She Is A Family Pet And Will Be A Very Very Tame Sweet Girl As She Already Is.but As I Said I Work 3rd Shift In The Coal Mines, The Reason For Making Her Look Meaner Is Not To Fight Her Or To Train Her Mean But Simply To Look Mean. Although They Are Not Mean Dogs People Look At Them As Just That And Im Glad Because I Have A 2 Year Old And A 5 Year Old And I Want Her To Look Mean While Im At Work Keep People Away From My House Wife And Kids. And She Is Not At All Under Weight A Boxer Is A Thin Framed Dog, I Have Took A Lot Of Your Advice And Upped Her Food, She Has Gained 6 Pound In 3 Weeks And Looks Exactly Like She Should. 9 Weeks Old Is Not The Right Age To Crop Ears And Not Before, It Should Be Done Between 11 And 13 Weeks Of Age. Daisy Will Be 11 Weeks 1 Day Before It Will Be Done, And I Do Love My Puppy But Unlike Some People I Do Not Look At A Dog Or Any Animal As A Human. They Do Have Feelings And They Do Have Pain And I Will Take As Good Of Care As I Possibly Can, But To Compare Her To A Human Is Not Sensible. Anyway I Will Do My Research And Daisy Will Be Given The Best Care Possible Before During And After. And This Is My Opion Of It, And I Do Respect All Of Yours And I Think You For Posting Them. I Will Post Some Pics Of Her After It Is Done.

[Vela]

I also agree that she does not look underweight for a Boxer puppy. Eleven weeks is a good time frame to do it in. That should be a good time frame, before the cartilage changes for good. The latest I have heard of a puppy having a successful ear crop was 16 weeks, but like ou said it's best to do it before that, and 11-12 weeks is about right. Hope everything goes okay.

[elizabethann]

But Unlike Some People I Do Not Look At A Dog Or Any Animal As A Human. They Do Have Feelings And They Do Have Pain And I Will Take As Good Of Care As I Possibly Can, But To Compare Her To A Human Is Not Sensible.

Dogs are not little people in fur coats?

[cyber-sibes]

Good luck, sweet girl! And to you too, sir, with her aftercare. I understand why you want a dog that looks a little intimidating, but that you are not trying to make her mean. She will hopefully feel very protective of your children.

When we lived in the city, the neighbor kids were always in our yard retrieving their baseballs, I worried they would leave the gate open & our husky would run off, or that someone would take her on purpose. We got a companion pup for her who was part rottie. She grew up to be the sweetest funniest dog I've ever seen, but she had a bark & growl that would send people running! Plus she looked very rottie, and was black, which seems to scare people too. If you approached the gate at night, you wouldn't see her standing right there, but man did she sound scarey. I never saw the neighbor kids anywhere near the fence or in our yard again.

[new mom to a veiled]

Best of luck little Daisy......She is a little sweetie.....Good for you Timlewis for doing the proper reseach to keep her healthy and happy......I hope all goes well for both of you!!!!

[Husky15]

Thank You For All Your Opinions, First Of All Some Call Me A Her Im A Guy Lol. The Reason For Me Getting Them Cropped Is Not Because I Want Her To Be Mean, She Is A Family Pet And Will Be A Very Very Tame Sweet Girl As She Already Is.but As I Said I Work 3rd Shift In The Coal Mines, The Reason For Making Her Look Meaner Is Not To Fight Her Or To Train Her Mean But Simply To Look Mean. Although They Are Not Mean Dogs People Look At Them As Just That And Im Glad Because I Have A 2 Year Old And A 5 Year Old And I Want Her To Look Mean While Im At Work Keep People Away From My House Wife And Kids. And She Is Not At All Under Weight A Boxer Is A Thin Framed Dog, I Have Took A Lot Of Your Advice And Upped Her Food, She Has Gained 6 Pound In 3 Weeks And Looks Exactly Like She Should. 9 Weeks Old Is Not The Right Age To Crop Ears And Not Before, It Should Be Done Between 11 And 13 Weeks Of Age. Daisy Will Be 11 Weeks 1 Day Before It Will Be Done, And I Do Love My Puppy But Unlike Some People I Do Not Look At A Dog Or Any Animal As A Human. They Do Have Feelings And They Do Have Pain And I Will Take As Good Of Care As I Possibly Can, But To Compare Her To A Human Is Not Sensible. Anyway I Will Do My Research And Daisy Will Be Given The Best Care Possible Before During And After. And This Is My Opion Of It, And I Do Respect All Of Yours And I Think You For Posting Them. I Will Post Some Pics Of Her After It Is Done.

I understand why you would like your dog to look more intimidating, you love your children and wife very much and I respect that. Lots of people would still find a Boxer a little frightening with their ears down because they're still a Boxer nonetheless. But good luck and I hope everything works out great for you.

[zoomer]

Very beautiful girl! Although I disagree with your greatly on cropping her ears. How would you feel if your ears were cut and taped? It must hurt, and it hurts the dog just as much as it would her a human. Have you ever gotten your ears pierced? Well it hurts much worse than lat! They cut off almost half the ear. I don't see a reason to hurt a dog just to make them look mean. And it will not make her look mean. I do not see any reason at all for cropping ears unless you are going to show her, and she clearly has too much white on her body to be shown in Showmanship, which requires Boxers to have cropped ears. Try taking her to work sometime and reasurring people about Boxers, then maybe they wouldn't be as scared. Please change your mind and curve around having her hurt by cropping her ears!!

[zippy-kat]

...I HAVE NEVER SEEN A WHITE BOXER WITH THEIR EARS CUT. I DONT KNOW WHY, A GUY THAT LIVES DOWN THE ROAD HAS A WHITE ONE AND DIDNT GET THEM CUT IS THERE ANY CERTAIN REASON FOR THIS OR IS IT THAT I HAVE JUST NOT SEEN ONE.

In boxers, all-white is a discouraged color. I would assume that people in the show world wouldn't want to spend the money it costs to crop on pet-quality dogs.

I have 2 boxers; both have natural ears.

In making your decision, please keep in mind that cropping doesn't necessarily mean that the ear will stand. You might end up with a cropped but floppy-eared pup.