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Her EARS! Okay, I'm back on this again. She's 7 weeks old. What do I need to do about the floppy ears? A friend suggested I get them shaved? HELP! I want her to have ears that perk up!:eek: |
Top Taping Yorkie Ears Taping Yorkshire Terrier Ears Stand Erect Yorkie Ears besides the shaving, or teaming, check this site about taping them |
Top Taping Yorkie Ears Taping Yorkshire Terrier Ears Stand Erect Yorkie Ears besides the shaving, or teaming, check this site about taping them |
Pix's ears flop then go back to straight then flop then it's the other ear and it's been happening since I have her, for about one month. She is 17 weeks old now. I also did some research about this only to find out that this is normal and the ears will 99% be straight forever when they grow up a bit more. Even my vet told me the same, so don't worry !:) |
This is another site Jon-An's Yorkshire Terriers (How to train Yorkies ears to stand) |
floppy ears I don't want to discourage you but my yorkie's ears never did prick. She's almost 4 years old. She can prick them when she wants to and does so very expressively but most of the time they flop. I've gotten used to it and find it cute. She's only 3 lbs. I don't know if the little ones are less likely to have pricky ears. |
Why the hurry for goodness sake....she is only 7 weeks...give her until she is 14 weeks or so, then try taping....but they might well be up by themselves by then...just leave them alone...it's all part of being a puppy ! Lovvies, Debra x x x x :D |
The breeder where I got Fiona from, used to rub her ears vigoursley and then she would shave the tips... they seem to be perking up...they stand up when she wants them too! |
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She is just a bitty baby. Our yorkie pup is 12 weeks at 9 weeks I shaved her ears on the backs and close clipped the sides. 1 week later I did the same and up they went! They don't flop at all now. Give your baby some time, shave them if you want but I would not tape them for another 2 months. |
she is young I think they will go up later |
Don't worry about the ears at 7 weeks. She is still really young. I got my pup at 12 weeks, and he had floppy ears. It just took taping, massaging the ears, and trimming the ears, and eventually they stayed up. I believe they started staying up by themselves for him by the time he was 4-5 months old. But I'm sure this will vary between dogs. It just takes some time. Good luck!! |
Are the ears supposed to be up? Is it bad if they flop? I happen to like Nala's floppy ears? Is it bad for her health or something??? |
Having the ears up are to make the breed look like the Yorkie standard. I know plenty of yorkies that have their ears down. I trained my yorkie's ears to stay up because I like the way ears up look. It has nothing to do about health so I wouldn't worry. Ears down are cute too!! |
Oh okay good...thanks...I was worried for sec |
I read somewhere that massaging their ears helps - gets the bloodflow going. But I can't source that, nor do I know from experience if it works or not? Anyone? Lexi has floppy ears, I thought about tapping but I had just gone through that will our doberman and decided against it. I thought I might regret not taping them up, but I'm really glad I didn't. Your baby is only 7 weeks old so I wouldn't worry about it too much at this time. It can take up to 6 months or so for them to stand, and sometimes they flop due to teething. |
oh we are SOOOOOOOOO teething we chew on EVERYTHING!:D |
I know that it is not standard, but I do like my Harley's floppy ears too! He was at the groomers today and she called me to ask if I wanted her to start "Yorkie Ears" for Harley. I told her no, I really liked his floppy ears. She was great about it, she did trim some stragglers, but nothing major. Jeri and Harley:aimeeyork |
Ears up Some puppies do have ears that go up and stay up by themselves, but if yours aren't partly up by 7 weeks, you may have to help them. You can keep the top half of the ears , front and back , trimmed with a man's mustache trimmer and that will take some of the weight off so that they can go up easier by themselves. If that doesn't work, the website given earlier,( Jo An Yorkies)has great directions on taping. If you wait too long, the ears are harder to get up. |
What kind of ears do morkies usually have? |
Ears WELL MY LIL BOY IS 17 WEEKS NOW AND @ 15 WEEKS WHAT I DID WAS I TRIMED THE HAIR FROM THE BACK OF THE EARS W/ A SICCIURS AND 3 DAYS LATER HIS EAR WAS UP HE ONLY HAD THAT PROMBLEM IN ONE EAR ONLY CAUSE ABOUT TAPEING HIS EARS I REALY DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT TO HIM AND WHEN I TRYED TO SHAVE HIS EARS HE GOT SCARED OF THE SHAVER LOL POOR THING :animal36 WELL GOOD LUCK ON THAT I KNOW IT COULD BE FRUSTRADING :mad: :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa ;) |
Remember also that when a yorkie is teething their ears are floppy! |
Why is that?:confused: |
I got My Suzi at 10 weeks. She had floppy ears too. Then a couple of months later she started standing them up on her own, AND also having one ear up and one down. She needs to have her ears shaved, so they are down again. I think they adorable floppy :) |
New Question: She loses control sometimes. She completely spazzes out on me with biting and growling. I can barely hold on to her. I tried scuffing her and telling her no, but it doesn't work. The tin can with pennies in it doesn't faze her. I mean, we have major poltergeist problems when she gets so hyper. And I'm not doing ANYTHING to spur it on. She just acts plain possessed.:eek: |
Minnies mom, Some Morkies have the floppy ears like a Maltese and some have the Yorkie ears. It seems that the majority have the floppier ears. ;) |
:) Do you see a trend in the advice here? She's young! Once your Yorkie starts teething there will be an increase in calcium - I think you will probably see perky ears!!! You can tape, you can shave....leave it in God's hands! |
When they're teething their ears can flop. Katies did, Suzi's didn't. Your puppy is only young yet. Hugs Shirl x x |
We went to the vet today for shots. He gave us some antibiotic for her stinky ears. Yay! Her ears are perking up a bit. They are better than they were a couple of days ago. I think its just gonna take time. They are so big, though. I don't know how she'll ever grow into them. We sing "Bat Dog" to her all of the time. |
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