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RaisingPixel · 05-04-2013, 07:43 PM

Hi Everyone,

I've got this great little girl named Pixel, and she is a Yorkie mix (the Yorkie is the dominant genetic breed and the Griffon only shows through her slightly shortened snout and mixed hair/fur coat). Because she is a mixed breed, I'm confused about what I should (or shouldn't) do about her ears.

First Ear up - 9 1/2 weeks
Second Ear up - 11 weeks
Both ears stood completely erect until 14 weeks.

Now closing in on 14 1/2 weeks, her ears have begun to flop on the upper 1/3 of the ear. I've searched this subject both in this forum and on Google, and while there is advice for if the ears do not stand on their own, this is different because they went up and stayed up without a problem for weeks before suddenly flopping again.

Is this the result of her mixed breed? I do have to point out that she has tremendously large ears, and as a standard Brussels-Griffons have floppy ears.

A few additional things to note:

-Her hair is not a "weight" on her ears because of her mixed coat.
-The cartilage from the middle to the base of the ear is very firm and well developed.
-Our vet has confirmed that Yorkie is the dominant genetic breed in her accounting for near 80% of her physical and mental characteristics.

So what I need to know is, do I tape her ears as though they didn't go up on their own? Do I leave them because she is a mixed breed? Do I wait and see what happens over the next few weeks? What is best for her?

Thank you so much for your time :-) Now that I've signed up instead of trolling (is that the right word) the forums, I hope to become an active participant with a great group of people :-)

RaisingPixel (aka Angie)

05-04-2013, 07:43 PM	#1
RaisingPixel YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2013 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 5	Yorkie (Mixed) Ears question... Hi Everyone, I've got this great little girl named Pixel, and she is a Yorkie mix (the Yorkie is the dominant genetic breed and the Griffon only shows through her slightly shortened snout and mixed hair/fur coat). Because she is a mixed breed, I'm confused about what I should (or shouldn't) do about her ears. First Ear up - 9 1/2 weeks Second Ear up - 11 weeks Both ears stood completely erect until 14 weeks. Now closing in on 14 1/2 weeks, her ears have begun to flop on the upper 1/3 of the ear. I've searched this subject both in this forum and on Google, and while there is advice for if the ears do not stand on their own, this is different because they went up and stayed up without a problem for weeks before suddenly flopping again. Is this the result of her mixed breed? I do have to point out that she has tremendously large ears, and as a standard Brussels-Griffons have floppy ears. A few additional things to note: -Her hair is not a "weight" on her ears because of her mixed coat. -The cartilage from the middle to the base of the ear is very firm and well developed. -Our vet has confirmed that Yorkie is the dominant genetic breed in her accounting for near 80% of her physical and mental characteristics. So what I need to know is, do I tape her ears as though they didn't go up on their own? Do I leave them because she is a mixed breed? Do I wait and see what happens over the next few weeks? What is best for her? Thank you so much for your time :-) Now that I've signed up instead of trolling (is that the right word) the forums, I hope to become an active participant with a great group of people :-) RaisingPixel (aka Angie)