The ears will usually stand upright after taping for about 5-6 months. The timing will vary, with some dobermans nearing one year until the ears will stand. This is more common with the longer ear crop. It is the lengthy healing period which is more discomforting to the doberman than the surgery itself.
Most responsible breeders have the surgery done and the ears healed before. I personally find that a medium length ear crop fits a lot of Dobermans.. Many times the ears can be standing up by the teething time but normally during that .
In general, dobermans and danes are cropped between 7 and 9 weeks of age. Boxers are cropped between 9 and 12 weeks. Pit bulls are done between 3 and 4 months of age.
Now that your puppy's ears have been cropped, there is still quite a bit of. are bandaged on top of head (usually applies to Dobermans, Boxers, and. Posting will begin at the time of the second suture removal when the incision is healed.
