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Alright guys, have a seat... through a series of very interesting events, I've got my show boy a bit sooner than I'd anticipated.... introducing Trice, my new 9 week old show boy!

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Is it required that their ears be cropped in order to be shown? If not, do many people leave them uncropped? How does it effect their success in the show ring?

I'm not trying to start a cropping debate or anything, I'm really curious. :)

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kendalyn - very few conformation Dobermans are uncropped here in the States. The few that are are either imported or couldn't be cropped for some reason or another. I'm shocked and amazed that Trice's sire is almost finished here in the US, especially since he's an uncropped dog. However, I think judges are more lenient about uncropped ears if they know the dog is an import... they aren't supposed to know, but the truth is that most judges know who the dogs are! ;)

To give you an idea of how difficult it is to show an uncropped Dobe to a championship... I can count on one hand the number of uncropped champion Dobes. A sibling to one of the highest winning dogs int he country right now is still struggling in the classes with her uncropped ears (couldn't be cropped due to an ear injury), while her brother is going on to win BIS and BISS left and right.

Basically, it's not cost effective to show an uncropped dog unless the dog is a stunning example of the breed. Danes and Boxers have a mch better shot at it, but Dobermans are still "old school" - we like our ears cropped, and it'll be awhile before the fancy relaxes its opinions on the matter.


Here are new photos, by the way... ;)

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omg he is lovely, what an adorable litle boy, and if he grows up looking half as good as he looks like as a puppy he will be a stunning boy, congratulations ! And just out of curiosity, who is his sire and where was he imported from ?

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