Ears and size questions

[Joyce Adams]

Loving all of these pics, I think all Yorkies are just too stinkin cute...

[SophieandZiggy]

Me too. I am totally addicted!

[beecee]

The more pictures I see the more I want another

[dbeach]

My pups usually have their ears fully up by 7 weeks of age...I agree that sometimes they will go up and down during teething. I have heard that some breeders have to tape them up, but I can only speak for mine.

Lots of cute pictures posted

Here's one of my Paige at 7 wks. as an example.

Debbie
Tea'
Katie
Tasha
Paige

[SophieandZiggy]

Do you think he'll be pretty big when full grown? I just got him last week, so I can't do the double the weight calculation that's been recommended.

[SophieandZiggy]

Originally Posted by dbeach

My pups usually have their ears fully up by 7 weeks of age...I agree that sometimes they will go up and down during teething. I have heard that some breeders have to tape them up, but I can only speak for mine.

Lots of cute pictures posted

Here's one of my Paige at 7 wks. as an example.

Debbie
Tea'
Katie
Tasha
Paige

omg...she's adorable! Thanks for sharing!

[SophieandZiggy]

I called the breeder and she said both of Bear's parents ears were up. Does this have any indication as to what his will be like?

[dbeach]

What about the other pups from the litter? Are their ears up? Or previous litters? If none of their ears have stood on their own, maybe she should have taped them or like a lot of people, they love their pups with their ears floppy???

[LaviniaHyacynth]

Hi! My Bear was 3lbs at 12 weeks and 5 lbs at 6months. He now weighs a little under 6 lbs and is 15 months old. He grew up front as his breeder said he would. His Mom weighs 6 lbs and Dad weighs 4.5 lbs. He stopped putting on weight at 8 months. He also had floppy ears (just the tips were flopped over)and I taped them at 5 months and they went up. One tip of his ear is still weaker than the other ear and sometimes will flop over...especially if he is tired. I think it is so cute.

[SophieandZiggy]

Originally Posted by dbeach

What about the other pups from the litter? Are their ears up? Or previous litters? If none of their ears have stood on their own, maybe she should have taped them or like a lot of people, they love their pups with their ears floppy???

Since I just rescued him last week, at 5 months old, I really don't know much about his background. I really don't like the breeder's attitude, from talking to her on the phone. I asked her several questions, and I don't think she liked it too much. She told me that she lets them go at 8 wks old if they're eating on their own. She didn't seem willing to even send me pics of the parents. She said that she was really busy. She told me to txt my email to her but when I tried, I got a reply saying it was in invalid #. She told me it was her cell #??? I wish I knew more about his background and what his parents/siblings looked like. I guess that's the downside to a rescue. All in all, it really doesn't matter.

I guess it's like getting a present! You have to wait to see what you get!

And believe me, I will LOVE him no matter what!

[SophieandZiggy]

Originally Posted by LaviniaHyacynth

Hi! My Bear was 3lbs at 12 weeks and 5 lbs at 6months. He now weighs a little under 6 lbs and is 15 months old. He grew up front as his breeder said he would. His Mom weighs 6 lbs and Dad weighs 4.5 lbs. He stopped putting on weight at 8 months. He also had floppy ears (just the tips were flopped over)and I taped them at 5 months and they went up. One tip of his ear is still weaker than the other ear and sometimes will flop over...especially if he is tired. I think it is so cute.

Thank you for the info. It's nice to hear how others have grown. Sophie, Ziggy and Rusty are Yorkie/Maltese so I really didn't know if they could be compared to a purebred Yorkie. I love the mystery ears!

Your Bear is adoarble!

[dbeach]

Originally Posted by SophieandZiggy

Since I just rescued him last week, at 5 months old, I really don't know much about his background. I really don't like the breeder's attitude, from talking to her on the phone. I asked her several questions, and I don't think she liked it too much. She told me that she lets them go at 8 wks old if they're eating on their own. She didn't seem willing to even send me pics of the parents. She said that she was really busy. She told me to txt my email to her but when I tried, I got a reply saying it was in invalid #. She told me it was her cell #??? I wish I knew more about his background and what his parents/siblings looked like. I guess that's the downside to a rescue. All in all, it really doesn't matter.

I guess it's like getting a present! You have to wait to see what you get!

And believe me, I will LOVE him no matter what!

You did a wonderful thing, taking him in as a rescue. It's a shame that any breeder would be so thoughtless as to not answer your questions... but your comment about him being like a present....heart warming!

[bellemarie]

Sometimes you just can't get ears to do what you want when you want!
Poppets ears came up exactly 1 week before her 1st birthday (which is actually in less than 3 hours- well, her birthmin is really in 14.20 hrs give or take) and I had just accepted the fact that her ears were never going to work- I'd tried Everything up to that point, but was grooming er and decided to thin her ear hair... Maybe she knew I needed a smile

That's my Popp in my avatar- if you look really closely you should be able to see the tip of a wooden coffee stirrer on her ear. I think that is what ultimately got her ears up ( they held them up for a fair while, but then they dropped again) but I don't know, I did try every taping and trimming method out there- the sticks were me and the class trainer(who uses the method with her show collies) grasping at straws... But sometimes, straws need to be grasped!

I did get some crackin' pics of her floppy ears though; I'll upload them once I get to a computer

[1Ieisha]

Max's ears stood up sometime when he was 4 months. (But they do flop when he sleeps or get tired). Here's a thread that has a few more options on how to get them to stand.

http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...oppy-ears.html

[SophieandZiggy]

Originally Posted by bellemarie

Sometimes you just can't get ears to do what you want when you want!
Poppets ears came up exactly 1 week before her 1st birthday (which is actually in less than 3 hours- well, her birthmin is really in 14.20 hrs give or take) and I had just accepted the fact that her ears were never going to work- I'd tried Everything up to that point, but was grooming er and decided to thin her ear hair... Maybe she knew I needed a smile

That's my Popp in my avatar- if you look really closely you should be able to see the tip of a wooden coffee stirrer on her ear. I think that is what ultimately got her ears up ( they held them up for a fair while, but then they dropped again) but I don't know, I did try every taping and trimming method out there- the sticks were me and the class trainer(who uses the method with her show collies) grasping at straws... But sometimes, straws need to be grasped!

I did get some crackin' pics of her floppy ears though; I'll upload them once I get to a computer

How funny! Their little ears are a mystery! Can't wait see your pics