couple ?'s about conformation/crops

[elizer]

i was wondering why blue eyes are a major fault in conformation?

also i heard that there are short and high ear croppings, short for a wider face it hink and high for a longer face?

im set on cropping my pups ears how do u think his should be cropped?

[elizer]

should ig ive my little pup some colored contacts?

[blover27]

yeah yeah colored contacts! maybe something that look like lizard eyes or something...that would be super cool!

[texas pit stop]

Nice looking pup! I would definitely go with a short crop.Personally I prefer to leave my animals as "natural" as possible,but I heard when you said you were "set on it".My first Pit just seemed to go through too much discomfort during the healing process to justify, soley on the basis of cosmetic preferences.JMO

[JaquelineC]

His/her eyes will most likely become darker and no longer be blue as s/he ages.

I couldn't reccomend a style of crop on a pup that small/young - How old is s/he?

[jmann4]

Double post! just kidding.

I'm not sure why blue is such a fault. Personally I don't like the color sooooo, on to the crops.

From the picture your dog has great ears and I wouldn't crop them. It's rare to find a good set of ears these days so I like to see those natural ears when they are set right.

But as you said, you're set on cropping the ears, so I would go with a good show crop. Short crop, no, long crop, no, medium crop yes. Long is like a Boxer or Dob. Short is like a home job, medium is done by a professional who knows how to crop ears.

For the record, I'm not against ear cropping.

[elizer]

in this picture he is 6 weeks old
i haven't recieved him yet, the breeder im getting him from has been sending me pictures and updates as he's getting older.
im goin to be getting him in a few weeks.

i don't raelly watn to go too short of a crop, i want some ear to scratch behind

[elizer]

jmann, ive seen ur videos, do u have any close up pictures of ur dogs of their crops?

ya medium crop sounds good..

[JaquelineC]

Just surf the net for pics of cropped dogs that you like, show the pics to the vet when you take him to be examined and make sure that they know exactly what you want.

I would reccomend and medium/short crop (Like Luna's - Not ears missing!) rather than a long (amstaff type) crop, as I think tall ears look silly on APBTs.

[jmann4]

jmann, ive seen ur videos, do u have any close up pictures of ur dogs of their crops?

ya medium crop sounds good..

no. Sorry.

[elizer]

ok thanks guys

[jmann4]

I'll be taking some pictures of my girls soon, if I get a quality head shot I'll let you know.

[JaquelineC]

Here's a close up of Luna's ears after her crop and a couple of other shots - She's about 16 weeks old in these pics:







Crops I like:





Odnarb's amstaff, Grant, has a perfect crop (IMO) - Maybe she'll post some pics for you.

[elizer]

k thanks a lot guys, ya i like that crop too.. i think thats how i will have it..

[Gatorpit]

Blue eyes are frowned upon because the genes that produce them are linked to deafness. This is mostly true of blue eyes on a white dog, or on a heavily pied dog. Australian shepherds are a perfect example of this trait.