Cropping Rottweiler Ears

I don't think this is normal...in fact, I don't think I have ever seen a cropped Rottie, definately not part of the breed standard. I know some people crop ears really short for the purpose of dog fighting. I certainly hope this is not the case. Is is a short crop like a pit or a longer crop like a Dobe???

Nope I've never seen or heard of cropping Rottie ears before...

Never seen it. Never heard of it. Seems a bit odd to crop a rotties ears.

Not normal. And shame on the vet if it is a vet that did it.

Looks totally Dobe to me... normally the coat is the give away, Rotties have quite long wavy hair, whereas Dobes are smooth coat.

Owner seems to think it's a Rottie!

Lol could be- photos don't show everything Where did they get it from?

Not sure. Starting to wonder about that myself...

That's a doberman, not a rott.

She's absolutely not a Rottweiler, but no vet worth anything would even consider cropping a Rottie in the first place. When I first saw the thread title without looking at the picture, I thought maybe you might be talking about a Beauceron, as they are traditionally cropped and would look slightly more similar to a Rottweiler as a puppy than a Doberman would. That puppy is definitely a Doberman puppy, though. There is nothing about her that screams anything other than all Dobe. Honestly though, it is ridiculous how many people who have Dobermans think that they have a Rottweiler and vice versa. Or, how many people think they're one in the same.

That is totally a doberman puppy, I'd put money on it o.o

Based off of that picture, I would pretty confidently say that's not a rott...

Fair enough. I thought it looked awfully Dobe to me, but he said it was a Rottweiler and I know its nose looks shorter than Kaiser's, so I thought it was possible. But thanks! Really wondering about owner now :confused2

lol should point out that that is deff a dobe and not a rott and tell them their breeder lied to them

The muzzle on that puppy is about what you would expect to see at that age--a Rott puppy would have a MUCH shorter and thicker looking muzzle.

The owner either got taken by the breeder or neither of them know the difference between a Dobe and a Rottweiler.

That's NOT a Rottweiler puppy.

As an afterthought--maybe the owner should take a look at the puppies registration certificate--if it got registered as a Rottweiler I'd be reporting a false registration to the AKC.

Yes, what everyone else said...

I HAVE seen a cropped Doberman X Rottweiler... not only cropped, but cropped and flopped. It looked totally wrong and bizarre. I cannot imagine why one would crop a mixed breed dog in the first place, much less why - if one wanted a cropped dog so badly - enough effort was not taken with aftercare to make the ears stand.

I'd tell your buddy that if that is a rottweiler Kaiser must be one too. And even if it were, that Rotties are not supposed to be cropped.

Shoot, I can't even find a picture of a cropped rottie on google.

If he went through a vet to get that crop and insisted it was a Rottie, I'm guessing he is the new laughing stock at the clinic. :/

And if the BYB sold him that dog as a rottie, I'm sure they're laughing their butts off too. (because no reputable breeder would sell a dobe pup to someone who has the impression it was a Rottie).

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