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Originally Posted by NawdleZouss
My grandparents had up to 14 Dobermans at a time at their house; from what I figured out, the ears and tail are cut for aesthetic reasons, but the original purpose (when Dobermans were bred as guard dogs) was to keep them from getting torn off in a fight. They did this to our boxers too. 
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Hm. So breeders cut the ears off to keep them from getting torn off later? Hm. That's some odd logic!