what age to my pitbulls have to be to get thier ears cut?

Answer 1

Between 8-12 weeks.

First do it to yourself to make sure that it isn't cruel and painful.

UKC APBTs and AKC Amer Staffordshire terriers are all shown either with cropped or uncropped ears, so there is no real reason for it, unless you are into the sport of dog fighting.

Answer 2

If you are not planning on showing the dog, leave the ears alone. Clipping the ears is generally reserved for show dogs and thugs who want their dogs to look as mean as possible. But having a pit, you know they are the farthest thing from mean. To the common folk off the street, a pit with clipped ears will look truly intimidating and only propels the evil stereotype they already receive and do not deserve.

How ever, if the dog is of show quality, the breeder should be able to help you find a good vet that does a good show quality crop. There is a difference between a show crop and a fight crop. A show crop is longer--like a boxer, dane, dobe crop. There are some potential negative effects of putting a dog under anesthesia for any length of time and should not be taken lightly. Please do your crop homework, and make an informed decision.

Answer 3

So you can make people more scared of it than they already will be? If you're not fighting or hunting with this dog (praising a dog for wounding or killing other animals causes it to do these things for attention) there is no need to clip it's ears. I like pits, personally have never met a bad one, but I will admit, that a pit with cropped ears gets a little more space from me than one that's still got 'em.

Answer 4

Please don't have your dogs ears cut! There is no need for that! They look so much nicer with the ears!! I think it is a cruel thing to do. Dogs were born with ears and tails for a reason, why can't people just leave them alone!?

Answer 5

No sense in cutting their ears anymore. It's out-dated. Also, it is painful and often with complications including the Vet doing them WRONG. Takes a long time to heal. It's painful.
Hope you decide not to do it because they are really cute with their full ears.

Answer 6

2 different vet hospitals I worked for would not perform this surgery. Think about this and do some research before you decide. It is concidered cruel by many for good reason. It has even been outlawed in many places. if you try to do it yourself you can be arrested. If you are concidering showing you dogs, many clubs now allow natural ears on dogs, and I personally think it is much more attractive.

Answer 7

You SHOULD NOT have your puppies ears cropped! This is a heinous procedure that is done to pit bulls who are bred to fight and usually is done when they are puppies without any sort of anesthesia...and it is ILLEGAL to fight pit bulls and CRUEL and has led to intense discrimination of these wonderful dogs in allowing them in apartments and even in communities. They are born with the ears that they are supposed to keep. Now people are choosing to leave Great Danes and Dobermans and such animals in their natural state, rather than to "butcher them for our human aesthetic pleasure". Same thing with tail docking.

Answer 8

WHY would you cut the ears of these dogs?

They should be done at no older than 6 weeks of age, or they are very painful to the dog and won't stand after 12 weeks of age.

Answer 9

7 months. Bring them to a qualified vet , not a private pit bull breeder. If you do not bring them to a vet facility that specializes in ear cropping, you are putting your pitbulls at risk for horrific pain, overcutting, and infection.

Answer 10

Most vet recommend cropping at 10-14 weeks, but you would have to speak to your vet to find out their exact requirements.