The origins of of chopping the tales & ears off is so the opponent dog couldn't get ahold of the ears & tail. It gave the other dog an advantage. Now people do it for the aesthetics. * I didn't just make that up. I had looked it up because it seemed pointless.

February 06, 2026 - 16:23 UTC

2
0
3
Oh I believe you are right! I'm in several doberman owner groups and people go back and forth over why or why not it should be done.
0
0
0
that's only for pit bulls. Dobermans don't have any significant prescence in fighting rings, they'd get defeated easily. Dobermans have their ears cropped because they're personal protection dogs (still barbaric tho if the dog isn't a true working dog)
0
0
0