Vet tech here vets that do cropping and docking do when the pups are two to six days old , and with no pain relief because the pups are too little to handle it . They snip ears and spine because that ' s what a tail is with a pair of surgical scissors whack , off , a little mastic on the nub to stop the bleeding . The puppies scream when it ' s done and cry in horrible pain for hours and hours , it ' s the worst sound you ' ll ever hear . And what for ? So they look badass ? Really ? <| sep |> Can someone ELI 5 ? I don ' t understand why everyone is super shocked , but that ' s probably bc I don ' t follow these groups closely . <| sep |> I ' ve never seen Nute used ever <| sep |> No , but stop shitting on my lawn . <| sep |> I haven ' t used hearing protection for the dogs I ' ve flown for PnP but have heard good things about the mutt muffs as well . The C 182 cockpit is pretty noise friendly and can hold a comfortable conversation with no headset . That being said , if I was consistently flying the same dog , I ' d want them to have similar protection . edit And I agree , next time I will focus more on the dog !