So Who has a "Natural" Boxer?

[subamgr]

Natural

Max has natural ears but his tail is docked, love the ears both ways though. If I would have adopted him earlier might have had the ears cropped.

 

[Maggie'sMama]

Maggie has natural ears and a docked tail. The ears were actually part of the reason we chose Maggie. You see, my hubby wanted to crop the ears but I was absolutely against it - it was a big debate in our house once we decided on getting a boxer. When we were at the breeder's, she had two females for us to choose from. I liked the younger one. She was smaller and didn't have as much white on her. She was also the calmer of the two. Joe liked Maggie, so he offered a comprimise. He said that if we got Maggie, we wouldn't have to crop the ears. I jumped right on the offer (I couldn't imagine putting our new baby through that) and we brought Maggie home. Now I can't imagine having any dog but Maggie!

I also agree with Arc4 - I think the cropped ears make them look more aggressive (even though I know what sweethearts they are!)

Ali & Maggie

 

[LeahR]

Mason and Aspen both have Natural ears ( Their tails were done B4 we got them)

** Question: When do they do the tails cause we got Mason @ 8wks and Aspen @ 6wks??????

 

[beasleymom]

tail docking

I believe the tails, if they are going to be docked, are done VERY early, like before a week old. Can't imagine how painful it would be if they were any older and their tails started to 'mature' too. I'm not a breeder and my dog was already docked, but I think this happens soon after the pups are born.

 

[Arc4]

Originally posted by beasleymom
Beasley has natural ears and so does his Dobie friend, Jazz. I had never seen a Dobie without the crop and he really does look a whole lot "nicer" with the floppy ears. People ask us all the time if they're really a Boxer and Doberman.

Dobies with the ears natural have similar ears to Rottweilers. Floppy, cute, and kind of Lab-like.

Makes Dobies look more like hounds with the ears down.


Interestingly, I've seen a small percentage of Rottweilers with ears cropped. I don't like the look, but it looks better on them than on Dobies, IMO. I prefer natural ears by a thousand times on Rottweilers (my Rott had natural ears). For breeds that do not naturally have up ears I think cropping looks bad and makes them look mean.


Dogs like German Sheppherds look fine with ears up, but of course their ears are up naturally.

All IMO. YMMV

 

[abcdefamily]

Victoria came to us with natural ears and dewclaws but a docked tail....
I love the floppy eared look... my husband preferrs cropped. I'm glad we have our natural boxer baby!! She's just a doll and her ears are SOOO soft! LOL

I like the look of cropped ears... but I know it is painful for the dog when it gets done and can introduce other problems... I would be happy with either but I'm glad my baby girl's ears are floppy. LOL

Carolyn

 

[BeckyNC]

I think tails are docked at 4-5 days, right? I read on BW a couple weeks ago that docking a tail a lot later is akin to amputation...

 

[mckenzie]

holly has "natural" ears, but has a nubbie!!! I love the natural ears, although i think my biastness comes from living in england and they dont allow ear cropping, u got to love them all no matter:p

Rachael and holly

 

[Silverstar]

I believe "tail docking" is done when they are just days old. Though I could be wrong.

Ikaika and Mailani both came with their tails docked, but I just couldn't cut their ears. They are natural eared and beautiful. lovicon

 

[armohanson]

Both of my girls have floppy ears and long tails! Love them that way!! They were both rescues. :D