Squirrels, opossums and other unwelcome guests without collars outfitted with the special mechanism aren't admitted. Having a dreadful experience with her Great Dane puppy, she now is completely opposed to ear cropping. She wrote that it is a nightmare for her and even worse for the pup. It has been determined that the poor thing is allergic to the tape and this presents a real problem. Many dog people have come to agree and no longer put their dogs through this cosmetic surgery.
Some veterinarians now decline to perform ear cropping operations.
We went through a frightful experience with those ears which required re-taping and it was a long, heartbreaking ordeal. I shed many tears. Perhaps, in time and with pressure from the public, the AKC standards requiring cropped ears in certain breeds of show dogs will be changed. I certainly hope so.