I would rather see natural ears as well,
but it you are going to do, it takes a vet with skill and practice to do a proper job and also someone very knowledgable to do the taping properly, surgery can be done right but if taping is done wrong the ears will be screwed up, this is why it is better to follow the breeders advice since he know the vet that can do the job right, a lot of vets in Ontario will not crop or dock tails anymore as they also feel it is cruel and unnecessary surgery, so even finding a vet that will do may be difficult and as the one person said some vet really butcher and make a mess of the ears, so finding one that can do a good job maybe really tough, also there a 3 styles of ear crops, so a vet may be skilled in on type and not another
3 styles shown here
http://www.dobermanclub.org/Buying_Puppy/ears.html
Quote:
Unlike other common veterinary procedures, the ear crop requires an artist’s hand. An attractive ear crop is created only when the ear structure, head shape and size, and crop style are all evaluated; and the crop performed by a talented surgeon. A veterinarian possessing this skill should be sought prior to bringing home a Doberman puppy, if that puppy’s breeder does not handle the cropping.
Like sculptors, veterinarians that perform the ear crop must be gifted in the art and vary in skill and abilities. They also vary in techniques and preference of cropping age. Some prefer a younger puppy, between eight and nine weeks, when the ear is less developed, not yet accustomed to laying flat. Others prefer a slightly older dog, as old as 12 weeks, when there is a more developed ear allowing more material to work with and a more developed head with which to match ear.
Ear cropping is a three step process. In the first step the veterinarian, after carefully studying both the Doberman’s head and ears, will cut away the thin membranous part of each ear from the base, around the outside, and up to the eventual tip. He will then stitch and dress the seam.
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This is about taping, though other ways to do as well
http://www.gentledoberman.com/ear-cropping-4.php