[artie merlino]

All 3 of my Yorkies have Ears that stand straight-up and once they were "Up" they stayed up w/o having to "Tape" them, but I do keep them shaved/tipped
and trimmed close so they don't have the weight of the Hair, weighing it down. I also fed each one of them extra "Calcium", through "Dairy" products like Cottage Cheese, when they were Puppies b/c from what I heard.....when they are that young they are growing and their bones,skin and hair are developing. Floppy Ears usually are caused by "Breeding" it's a genetic trait?
The cartilage in their Ears are soft and w/age Harden and make the Ear stand-up. Massaging helps alot too, b/c it makes them conscious about holding their Ears up by stimulating the Nerve endings.