Ditto,you can see the trimmed ears on those older dog pictures recently posted. The Pit Bull Terrier standard, shown on the Your Friend and Mine magazines, that Mr. Pete Sparks edited. Shows the cropped ears.

The Am Staff/Doberman/Bully Pit/ dog breeders still crop the ears. Easy money for the Veterinarians. Ear cropping leaves a dog's inner ears exposed to harsh weather/dog flies/ and various parasites. Docking the tail can effect a dog's balance.

Since we are discussing trimming/cropping a dog's ears. Mr. Creel a noted dog man in his own right had a good relationship with Mr. Maurice Carver. Mr. Creel did all of the ear cropping on his and Mr. Carver's dogs. Cheers