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Originally Posted by Dave
more focused directional hearing ability and fewer things to grab onto are more acceptable reasons.
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It's for practical reasons too..at least it was a long time ago and it's considered breed standard. Most dogs that have their ears cropped and tails docked were herding/working dogs and with shorter ears and tails it would prevent them from getting their ears or tails bitten or caught on things while herding cattle or sheep. Also their ears are less prone to yeast infection when cropped. I am still not a fan of cropped ears though.