But breeders get round the rules by importing dogs. Cane Corso and American Bully puppies have their ears cut into a point so they look fiercer when older. But it is painful and stops them from ...

The cane corso is said to be "descended from the Molossian ... dogs often undergo procedures to have their "ears cropped and tails docked", a practice that is illegal in Britain and which experts ...

Sport and showbiz stars have been blasted for buying dogs with their ears cropped ... fans after posting photos of Elvis – a clipped cane corso he said he bought from Russia – to his two ...