| Picture of giant dogs will surely appear in one's | | | | the ears. So why deem it as a preventive |
| mind when talking about Great Danes. But they | | | | measure when the process itself induces pain to |
| are not only known as large dogs. Another | | | | the animal? Since hundreds of years ago, different |
| distinctive characteristic of Great Danes is their | | | | dog breeds were used as hunting dogs. Ears were |
| cropped ears. Ear cropping began centuries ago as | | | | a problem in hunting and one way to address the |
| a preventive measure. Yes, you read it right. Ears | | | | problem is to have the ears cropped. Cropping of |
| were a problem in hunting that is why they are | | | | the ears was done to prevent wolves and wild |
| cropped to prevent wolves and wild boar from | | | | boar (often the objective of Great Dane hunt) |
| grabbing hold of the ears. | | | | from grabbing hold of the ears. |
| Cropping refers to the removal or amputation of | | | | |