Ear cropping is a painful process where a ... Pixar's Up features a Doberman called Alpha with cropped - or docked - ears that stick up tall instead of flapping down naturally.

Lee Fazakerley allowed the cropping of his female doberman’s ears in a move branded by a judge as a “macho-status symbol.” The 30-year-old admitted that his dog, Cartel, was subject to the ...

A dog owner who paid someone £400 in Birmingham to carry out an 'extremely painful and unlawful procedure' on his pet to make it look scarier has avoided a jail term, a court heard. Lee ...