Are you wanting to get your dog groomed or do you want to crop your dogs ears (have them trimmed to make them stand up like some ppl do to their miniature schnauzers)?
Go to you regular vet or the breeder for a referral. And you should not crop an adult’s ears because they will not form the way you want them to. The only time to crop a dog’s ear is when they are puppies between 9 and 12 or 13 weeks old before the cartilage is set in the ear. And the after care takes alot of time and energy and if you’re not willing to do that, then don’t bother. The pain and $$ you will spend won’t be worth it unless you are religious about the aftercare.
“clip” as in grooming, you can do that yourself or call a groomer in your area (phone book or google it)
If you mean cropping the ears, only a vet can do that. It is fairly complicated surgery; it is expensive; it is painful for the dog and requires months of upkeep with tapings, etc.
You dog obviously isn’t a show dog, or the breeder would have given you information on cropping. There is no reason to have a dog’s ears cropped, unless it’s to keep with the AKC standard for dog shows.
AKC standards no longer require clipping or docking of any dog shown – so there is no reason to do this, it is a mutilation and completely useless.
Most civilized countries ban it, the U.S. allows it, but it is NO LONGER required, even for show dogs, so why would you do this to your dog?
In any case, it must be done when the pup is very young, not with an adult dog. If you have a pet, why would you torture it by amputating body parts – the expense and possible complications are enough to rule against it, let alone the pain for the animal.
If you mean groom, which I doubt, then just look up groomers in your area, or ask your vet for a reference to a good one – not difficult to find.
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January 27th, 2012 at 2:11 PM
get a phonebook and look up vets or groomers or u can do it online
January 27th, 2012 at 3:01 PM
what do you mean by clip? If you mean crop, please do not do it, it’s cruel
January 27th, 2012 at 3:32 PM
Clip the ears as in crop them? Whether you should or shouldn’t in the first place depends on the breed.
January 27th, 2012 at 4:04 PM
why dont you go to a real breeder, instead of asking all these questions on YA.
January 27th, 2012 at 4:21 PM
If by clipping you mean cropping, then call around to your area vets and ask them if they will crop your dog’s ears.
If by clipping you mean cutting the fur around it’s ears, then call around to the groomers in your area.
January 27th, 2012 at 4:23 PM
Are you wanting to get your dog groomed or do you want to crop your dogs ears (have them trimmed to make them stand up like some ppl do to their miniature schnauzers)?
January 27th, 2012 at 5:04 PM
Go to you regular vet or the breeder for a referral. And you should not crop an adult’s ears because they will not form the way you want them to. The only time to crop a dog’s ear is when they are puppies between 9 and 12 or 13 weeks old before the cartilage is set in the ear. And the after care takes alot of time and energy and if you’re not willing to do that, then don’t bother. The pain and $$ you will spend won’t be worth it unless you are religious about the aftercare.
January 27th, 2012 at 5:42 PM
“clip” as in grooming, you can do that yourself or call a groomer in your area (phone book or google it)
If you mean cropping the ears, only a vet can do that. It is fairly complicated surgery; it is expensive; it is painful for the dog and requires months of upkeep with tapings, etc.
You dog obviously isn’t a show dog, or the breeder would have given you information on cropping. There is no reason to have a dog’s ears cropped, unless it’s to keep with the AKC standard for dog shows.
January 27th, 2012 at 6:35 PM
Wherever you take your dog to the vet. Or any other vet.
January 27th, 2012 at 7:06 PM
AKC standards no longer require clipping or docking of any dog shown – so there is no reason to do this, it is a mutilation and completely useless.
Most civilized countries ban it, the U.S. allows it, but it is NO LONGER required, even for show dogs, so why would you do this to your dog?
In any case, it must be done when the pup is very young, not with an adult dog. If you have a pet, why would you torture it by amputating body parts – the expense and possible complications are enough to rule against it, let alone the pain for the animal.
If you mean groom, which I doubt, then just look up groomers in your area, or ask your vet for a reference to a good one – not difficult to find.
January 27th, 2012 at 7:51 PM
depends on what you mean by “clip”.. if you mean to trim the hair.. any groomer can do that.
If you mean Crop.. that can only be done by a vet, and it has to be done when the dog is about 12 weeks old.
January 27th, 2012 at 8:11 PM
nanookad should know everything about clipping and cropping since he/she/it is all for killing our cats and dogs for food.