Viral video explains why Dobermans have cropped ears

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA video titled Why Dobermans Have Cropped Ears has twenty-one million views and sits number one on YouTube's U. S. trending chart for Pets and Animals.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe American Kennel Club standard says the ears are normally cropped and carried erect. That's a heritage look.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. File footage, not the viral one. Watch the ears when the mouth opens. There. Clean stand-up, no wobble.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe American Veterinary Medical Association opposes it for welfare reasons. I'd call that a styling disagreement.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt doesn't improve hearing or stop ear infections, either, and the AKC allows natural ears in competition.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOptional. See? Everybody's free to choose.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentI'll score it a six. Twenty-one million views, and the ears are the only ones listening.