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YorkOfTheShire · 01-26-2012, 07:01 PM

I don't believe floppy ears indicates poor breeding at all.

The main reason ears on a Yorkshire Terrier are sometimes floppy is because the hair on the upper portion of the ear is not kept trimmed short through puppyhood and through teething. The hair weighs down the ear, and then the cartilage in the ear itself begins to thicken and set as the puppy ages. If the hair is not trimmed, the ear cartilage thickens and sets and they stay floppy instead of erect.

Also, when YTs are teething their ears can flop. This is due to the temperature fluctuations caused by teething. Depending on how long a puppy teeths for (as all are different, some take up to a year)...ear flopping from teething can cause ears to stay permanently floppy too.

You can always tape the ears of your Yorkie puppy if you want them to be in accordance with the AKC standard of erect ears. If done properly it does absolutely zero damage to the puppy apart from annoying them that there is something unfamiliar on their head (like a bow or hair band).

01-26-2012, 07:01 PM	#4
YorkOfTheShire BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Missouri, USA Posts: 383	I don't believe floppy ears indicates poor breeding at all. The main reason ears on a Yorkshire Terrier are sometimes floppy is because the hair on the upper portion of the ear is not kept trimmed short through puppyhood and through teething. The hair weighs down the ear, and then the cartilage in the ear itself begins to thicken and set as the puppy ages. If the hair is not trimmed, the ear cartilage thickens and sets and they stay floppy instead of erect. Also, when YTs are teething their ears can flop. This is due to the temperature fluctuations caused by teething. Depending on how long a puppy teeths for (as all are different, some take up to a year)...ear flopping from teething can cause ears to stay permanently floppy too. You can always tape the ears of your Yorkie puppy if you want them to be in accordance with the AKC standard of erect ears. If done properly it does absolutely zero damage to the puppy apart from annoying them that there is something unfamiliar on their head (like a bow or hair band).