When you have a puppy, it is very important to maintain the cropped ears. The correct binding method can ensure that the cropped ears look upright and beautiful. Of course, this requires some patience and perseverance to achieve the goal.

1. Introduction to ear pricking

1. Definition of erect ears

The so-called ear pricking is a surgery to cut off two-thirds of the dog's ears, including the auricle, so that the ears of naturally lop-eared dogs can grow upward.

2. The origin of pricked ears

It is impossible to verify when exactly ear pricking became popular. But there is one thing we can know,

When humans first performed ear pricking on dogs, it was purely for practical purposes.

Like the Doberman Pinscher, as a working dog breed, the Doberman Pinscher is required to have a noble temperament, a vigilant look, and a dignified appearance. Doberman Pinschers that have had their ears pricked up can obviously show the above characteristics better than those that have not. Therefore, Doberman Pinschers are generally required to have their ears erected. As for some more similar dog breeds such as Schnauzers, because the structure of their ear canals is relatively complex and full of hard miscellaneous hairs that do not fall out, they often irritate their delicate ear canal epidermis and are easy to breed. Bacteria cause many ear diseases, so people generally perform ear pruning surgery on this type of dog breed.

3. Ear pricking today

Today, most ear pruning procedures are often performed to make dogs more majestic and beautiful. In DOG SHOW, as long as the breed standard stipulates that dogs must have their ears pricked, they must have their ears pricked before participating in the competition, so as to show the unique charm of this dog breed. However, for most families, there is no strong requirement for a PET DOG as a companion dog to perform ear pruning surgery. If there is no special need, it is not a bad idea to raise a Doberman or Xiaoxue with always droopy ears. No.