well said. it truly is a personal choice you make. things to consider are , why am i wanting this done, does this action cause further health risks. for example , me and my wife had or pits ears done for appearance . it makes it easier for my wife to go out in the evening walking alone. folks didn't want to approach her anymore. ear job did the trick. our current neo / bullmastiff didn't get the ear job. seriously, her head and body have developed in a way that would have made an ear job look wicked. momma didn't feel up to it this time around so i let it go. the other day my wife was folding chloes ears up like she had them cropped, and my wife says," dang she would have looked evil". my responce was to stand there blinking. She looks at me and says , well babe our next pup we'll have to get it done. our next pup is going to be a bangogge 3/4 blue neo 1/4 bullmastiff. So as you can see even in a pro-cropping house things can change. opinions differ, and for sure there is no magic answer that settles the issue once and for all. my feeling in this matter is , do what you feel , just make sure your vet crops worth a crap, and bring them a pic of what u want done, if u decide to crop.