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AKC BREEDS THAT CUSTOMARILY HAVE EAR CROPPING PERFORMED ON THEM IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (including optimal age for cropping):

BREEDS THAT CUSTOMARILY HAVE TAILS DOCKED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SPORTING BREEDS

Brittany
German Shorthaired Pointer
German Wirehaired Pointer
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
English Cocker Spaniel
Field Spaniels
Spinone Italiano
Sussex Spaniel
Vizsla
Weimaraner
Welsh Springer Spaniel
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon

WORKING BREEDS

*Boxer
*Doberman Pinscher
*Giant Schnauzer
*Neapolitan Mastiff
Rottweiler
*Standard Schnauzer

TERRIER BREEDS

Airedale
Australian Terrier
Fox Terrier
Irish Terrier
Jack Russell
Kerry Blue
*Miniature Schnauzer
Norfolk Terrier
Norwich Terrier
Sealyham Terrier
Soft Coated Wheaten
Welsh Terrier

TOY BREEDS

*Affenpinscher
*Brussels Griffon
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel(optional)
English Toy Spaniel
*Miniature Pinscher
Poodle (Toy)
Silky Terrier
Yorkshire Terrier

NON-SPORTING BREEDS

Miniature Poodle
Standard Poodle
Schipperke

HERDING BREEDS

Australian Shepherd (often bobtailed)
*Bouvier des Flandres
Old English Sheepdog (often bobtailed)
Pembroke Welsh Corgi (often bobtailed)
Bobtail = Born with naturally short tail

*Designates breeds that customarily have ears cropped AND tails docked in the USA.

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