my yorkie's ears won't stand up hi all- my puppy's ears won't stand up. he's about 4 months old now and it still droops. sometimes it will stand up, but most of the time, it always droops. is it because he's still young, or is there something that i have to do to make it stand? thanks! |
Sometimes it take awhile and often has to do with teething. Be sure you shave the hair off the tips in a V pattern. This will take a lot of the weight off. I will see if I can find a link that shows how to do this. |
This link will explain how to trim their ears. Good luck. It worked for us. Jon-An's Yorkshire Terriers (How to train Yorkies ears to stand) |
We had the same thing happen with our little yorkie at around 4 months. His one ear would go up and down and we never knew if it was going to stay up. Since I liked his ears hairy I left them growing. I was later told that while they are teething their ears can flop and it is very important to keep the leather shaved (or trimmed short) to help the delicate tissue stay up on it's own without having to fight the weight of the hair. By then it was too late for us to shave his ears or tape them, but it has become part of his character. And he's perfect! But when I got my other yorkie I did go to the groomer every other week to get the ears tipped. I would go in and ask the groomer to ONLY tip the ears while I waited and the groomer charged $5.00 for this service. Great link by stovesj Good Luck! |
Hot Rod's ears didn't stand up until he was 8 mos old. I had given up on them and one day there they were. I did tape them for a little while after they started to stand up. He'd also had completely shaved ears for a few months. |
thanks for all the helpful tips everyone. i'm definitely going to try these out. however, when it comes to cutting, i think i'm going to go to an expert groomer. i don't trust myself w/ a pair of clippers. i'm afraid i might cut my little baby :-p |
:animal-pa well I have a yorkie and she is 7 months old, I have a feeling that her ears have 50% of standing up. :aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork :aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork:aimeeyork |
Lulu is 18 almost 19 weeks and I shaved her ears 4 days ago, and they just stood up today! Good luck! |
When I got my yorkie from his previous owners his ears were down and still are. I don't know if that's just how he is or are they suppose to be up. I think some yorkies ears stay down. |
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