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It is actually illegal in Europe to crop their ears. But it is
done because it helped to prevent the ears from being torn when the
dogs were working as guards, etc. Now, they must be cropped a
certain way to be allowed in AKC shows in the U.S. Also, some
people believe it makes them look more intimidating.
I just wanted to add to above answer. I do understand it is not
medically necessary, but to say there are no benefits is not true.
Dogs with floppy ears are more prone for ear infections because
they don't "air out" well. My last dog (not a Dobie) had floppy
ears and he was miserable most of the time. We cleaned his ears
religiously, had him on meds and he still had yeast infections and
such in his ears often. If we didn't watch him, he'd tear the
inside of his ears from scratchi

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