Originally posted by tikeyas_mom
we wouldent do it to look better. Honestly I think it does look neat BUT thats not the reseaon we are considering it. We talked to the breeders and she recomended it due to ear infections and she has 18 danes and 2 are not cropped so she knows.
Ear infections is a phoney reason to get it done. Many breeds with floopy ears are prone to ear infections (spaniels and some retrievers) and others are not. I work at a groomers and dogs with cropped ears can be just as dirty, gunky and infected as those whose ears aren't cropped.
Ear infections actually have a lot to do with diet IMO. I never clean my shelties ears, ever. They don't need it.
If you are going to get them cropped, be truthful and say it would be for aesthetic reasons. You want them cropped for the look. But anyways she's too old to have it done and so it should be a non-issue.