When is the best time to get a mini schnauzers ears cropped?

Looking to get a mini schnauzer in a couple months and would like to know how old the pup should be to get the dogs ears cropped.|||i dont know if its the same with all breeds ,but dobermans ears are always done between 9 and 15 weeks old. the person who said they are done at only a few days old is thinking about tails not ears. and the person who said the breeder does it should know that the breeder cant do it. it is illigal for anyone who is not a veterinary surgeon to do this procedure. it is very involved and not to be taken lightly. the breeder could have it done before you buy it but most dont because not everone that buys them wants the ears done. if the breeder is worth a ****, he will help you with the after care of the ears. they must be posted up after the surgery so they heal properly. this isnt very hard to do but can be intimidating to a first timer. also, to all the people who get pissy over ear cropping, F%@K OFF!!!|||They should be cropped around 3 months of age. You will have to keep a close eye on the ears after they are cropped and healing because there is a lot of blood flow to the ears (which means they bleed a lot if they are broken open) and you need to make sure they do not break open from shaking their head or anything like that.|||If you insist on doing it (if you're going to show him, though I don't know why THEY demand it; it's cruel) then you should do it the day you get him or sooner. That way they won't remember who caused them such pain so well. It'd be far worse then getting your ears pierced, and dogs don't get any anaesthesia or even ice.|||Vets here in Canada will only do it at two to three days of age. So if you are looking at one older than that, you are SOOL. They are really getting away from doing unnecessary procedures like this, as well as tail docking. Even some of the parent breed clubs are changing the rules so that dogs can be shown naturally.|||Is cropping the pups ears really worth it? I had a friend loose her puppy because he didn't respond well in surgery. It was really hard for the family to deal with espically for her daughters who were young and didn't understand why their puppy wasn't coming home. Honestly it is not worth it.








I hope you puppy does not have to deal with any complications.|||They usually crop them before the sell them. Unless you going to show this dog, don't do it. Its not right and painful. Schnauzer sometimes have allergies and most tapes they use they can be allergic to and you'll have messed up ears. DON'T DO IT!! Unless you are showing the dog. Which I doubt you are.|||Unless its a show dog, Don't crop the poor dogs ears. Its very painful for them and unnecessary. But you breeder should of already done it, they usually do it and let it heal before selling the puppy.|||Most vets will do them at 10-12 weeks old if they do them at all. Make sure that the vet who does them has a good track record and uses appropriate pain medication.|||Usually the breeder would crop them when they are VERY young. It is a very painful procedure and should not be done any older than when the breeder does it.