[CherOKchic]

I have been wondering about this whole ears up/down thing...when I got Bentley his ears were down, but the breeder said they have been up. She did not clipper them so I did when we got him home. They still didn't stand so we went to the vet & had them taped. They said to keep it on for 4 days then off for 1 wk. After untaping them they stood up that night and part of the next day then fell. We waited the week and went back, a different vet did them this time and seemed to be a so-so job, very coned and unstable feeling. She didn't clipper the hair off either. We ended up taking him back the nexxt day to have her redo it because it came loose as soon as he layed down. The cotton tips popped out of his ear causing the posts to break his ears backwards some.
After another 4 days we took them off tonight, 1 stood, the other did not and now they are both down again. He is 20wks on Fri. and seems to have huge ears, then again he weighed right at 7lbs at the vets last wk. I have include a pic taken the night we took the 1st round of tape off & his ears were up so you can see how big they are. I know pups can go through awkward stages where they are all legs, not proportioned, etc. Does this happen w/ ears too? Does anyone have any suggestions or experiences that will help? How thick are their ears typically? I have a schnauzer and his ear leather is really thick. Bentleys feel so thin compared.
I figure I will do the taping the next time now that I have a better idea how. Ultimately I love him either way but I would really like them little buggers to perk up, I love the expression.
Thanks for everyones help!