Zack D. Films posts 'Why Dobermans Have Cropped Ears' on YouTube

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA YouTube video called Why Dobermans Have Cropped Ears is number one on the U. S. trending chart for Pets and Animals, with more than thirty-six million views.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe American Kennel Club standard says the ears are normally cropped. It doesn't require it, though, and natural ears are allowed in competition.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFile footage, not the video. Roll it. Look at this, he snarls at the camera like it owes him a subscription.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRight, the ears go up as he opens his mouth. Watch the left ear here.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou said you didn't care.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorI don't. The American Veterinary Medical Association opposes cosmetic cropping, and there's no proven medical benefit, and it won't improve hearing or stop infections.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHanging ears get infections at about thirteen to fourteen percent, versus five.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere he sits, calm, mouth open. Viral Score, eight out of ten, because he went from snarling to composed in four seconds and never blinked.

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   Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNo medical benefit, thirty-six million views, and the calmest one in the room is the dog.