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Originally Posted by Mardelin  Some pup's ears tend to flop during key periods in their growing period; teething, growing, testicles being seated and/or ear leathers being a bit thicker and of course heavy coated pups too. Calcium being pulled to those areas needed will also contribute to the ears flopping. More often than not, smaller dogs require very little assistance. However, allowing them to stay down without bracing them, will break the cartilage in the ear.... |
Mardelin - i hate to tape Max's ears with everything he's recently been through. He's a big boy; about 4.5 pounds at 12 weeks. Do you think I can wait a little longer to tape his ears?
What are your thoughts about the concept of ears standing based on hereditary traits?