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05-06-2012, 03:27 PM | #1 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Jasper,Fl,United States
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| Wondering if his ears will stand? Bailey is 4 1/2 months old and his ears still flop,every once in awhile his right ear will stand but only for a few moments. He's the little furlove of my life and cute no matter what. I was just wondering. |
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05-06-2012, 07:20 PM | #2 |
YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Canada
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| try taking him to the groomer to get his hair on his ears as short as possible with a clipper, that might help him get use to holding them up |
05-07-2012, 03:58 AM | #3 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Jasper,Fl,United States
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| Thank you. He is going today to get his first big boy style cut and this time I'm taking him to his vet they also do grooming. Before I was taking him to Petsmart for his puppy cuts and they didn't do his ears. |
05-07-2012, 05:00 AM | #4 |
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| He is adorable! When you take him to the groomers have them shave his ears down and then if you want you can tape them up. Leave the tape on for 2 or 3 days and take off then you can repeat when necessary.
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05-07-2012, 06:55 AM | #5 | |
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Interesting... Before we got him, Brody had been being taken to Petsmart for grooming also and they'd never trimmed or tipped (edged) his ears either. Brody's ear hair still had all his black puppy color up through all the color changes and hung to the ground and in his food, and over his face, etc. After I first brought him home, I removed ticks from his ears that had crawled up the ear hair...twice! I tipped the ears myself, then had MY CHOSEN GROOMER groom him like he was a Yorkie! Incidentally, he's never had a tick since then. You've been given good advice already, but in addition to having your groomer remove all the hair from the front and back of the ears, you can get a small trimmer and do it yourself, too, so you can keep it trimmed to give the ears a chance to stand. A lot of people like the Peanut trimmer, or a small Wahl beard and mustache trimmer. Be certain if you trim the hair off the edges of the ears, that you do not use the trimmer "up (or down) the edge" as it will cut the ear leather...always use scissors, and wet the hair at the ear leather so you can see where the ear is and where the hair is...then put your fingers along the ear edge on either edge holding the ear edge between your fingers and scissor along your fingers on the outside of your fingers...the side opposite the ear...so you don't cut the ear leather. It's easier to do than to explain, but gets much easier the more you practice.
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05-07-2012, 08:01 AM | #6 |
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| Also their ears may take a while before standing b/c of teething. Prissy's didn't stand up till around 5 months, I also massaged her ears every day. Once they stood up, they have stayed up. LOL
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05-07-2012, 08:27 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Peck
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| ears My in-laws have been raising Yorkies for many years, have 4 adults and our new puppy 11 weeks now has had her ears clipped with electric clippers 3 times now....mother in-law instructed us to do this about every 10 days or less and this helps them stand up erect. So far Lilly's ears are standing good. I have raised and shown Dobermans and when puppies are teething real hard their ears will flop during that period, but almost always come back and stand up after the hard teething goes away. |
05-07-2012, 10:03 AM | #8 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Jasper,Fl,United States
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| Thanks everyone..I'm not sure how to tape his ears but I am going to keep them cut short maybe that will help.If not oh well I still love him the same...We just got back from the groomers and he looks so much like a big boy now.Getting ready to put pics up.. |
05-07-2012, 02:27 PM | #9 |
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| shaving works a treat.. oh and Welcome to YT
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05-07-2012, 04:11 PM | #10 |
♥Love My 3 Furrbutts♥ Donating Member | Orion is now 11mths and his ears still dont stand permanenly on their own..have tried taping, his ears are trimmed, also he is still teething so i stillhave hope! if not oh well he is still a holy terror and a cutie! |
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