People should really start treating their dogs like dogs and not like miniaturized versions of humans. They are not our "babies" they are our pets. To treat them like humans robs them of their true nature. They are animals and should be respected as animals. Just because WE want them to look a certain way does not make it ok. We have tampered with nature enough as it is. We have pugs and pekingese that cannot breath normally. We have bulldogs that must give birth via c-section because their heads have been bred to be so large. Setting these arbitrary standards is what makes dogs in this country high-strung, overbred and ultimately turned in to shelters because the person who wanted the dog for their "look" doesn't know the first thing about actually owning a dog.

Ear-cropping is cruel and unnecessary. Deliberately disfiguring a living creature for your own selfish vanity is something that you should be ashamed of. I hope they outlaw it soon like they did in Europe. Are you the kind of person who would love their dog less just because their ears don't stand up? If so, I pity you and your dog.