cropping a 12 month old cane corso ears. Good idea or bad idea?

[dpenning]

Ears

And here are some real life examples from my house. Just because pics are fun.

This is a bad ear set. Roy has his mother's ears. I was worried about that when I saw her and no amount of massage or taping helped. Had he been cropped, his ears probably would have stood wonderfully.

Roy and Al, two handsome boys. Both with junky ears.

And here is Leo with a show crop. No hematomas for him, but I did have to watch his ears and dry them well after a bath.

And here is Vincent Van Gogh with his scissor cropped ears. No excuse for this.

Btw, that's my Ed on the left. He had good natural ears.

I LOVE what you call junky ears. They are so cute and have so much personality I can't believe they are considered a fault. I can definitely see the difference in the link you posted, but I still think the big bells are cute.

 

[Boxergirl]

I LOVE what you call junky ears. They are so cute and have so much personality I can't believe they are considered a fault. I can definitely see the difference in the link you posted, but I still think the big bells are cute.

You're right about them having personality. I do love those flying nun ears and have never been sorry I left them natural. I should start a thread called "The many ears of Roy." Lots of laughs to be had with Roy's ears.

Seriously though, a bad ear set can be mostly hidden with a good crop.

 

[Nik]

Boxergirl - Oh my goodness Kahlua does have major wiggle butt. It is the cutest darn thing! She would probably have the same exact issue as Diesel if her little tail wasn't cropped already.