To Tape or Not To Tape?

[Yorkiemom1]

Originally Posted by nanahas3

I completely agree about the clippers. I am a retired cosmetologist of 25 years experience and I actually (barely but it still hurt him ) cut the edge of Laddy's little ear with the trimmers. I cried along with him lol.

I know!!! I felt like an abuser!!!! His little ear was bleeding and he was kissing my face like, "Its OK momma...even if you have my ear leather cut like you were using ric-rac scissors, and I am bleeding, I still love you"....GUILT LADEN!!!!!....so I get the edges just as sharp and clean by running the clipper off the edge onto my finger....

[concretegurl]

Oh good point about the trimmer.

Ears are so small they fit right in the clipper guards!

Yeah I go up &the down the back of ears first and then "inside" on the front.. I have used scissors on Elvis ears but he turned into a bucking bronco once so fast abd spontaneously I just dont think scissors would be anything but haphazard with grooming my dogs.

[nanahas3]

Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1

I know!!! I felt like an abuser!!!! His little ear was bleeding and he was kissing my face like, "Its OK momma...even if you have my ear leather cut like you were using ric-rac scissors, and I am bleeding, I still love you"....GUILT LADEN!!!!!....so I get the edges just as sharp and clean by running the clipper off the edge onto my finger....

Lol yes Laddy did the same. Hugging and kissing me like I was the one hurt lol.

[MikaTallulah]

Most of Cozy's Pups have very erected big talking ears. Her ears only go to halfway up- The tips of her ears stay flipped down. I wish I had trained them when she was a puppy to go up. Her ears are actually smaller than her daughters ears.

I taped and shaved Roxy, Zoey (RIP), and Lucy's ears til they were 6 months old and done without teething mostly. I would take the tape off for a few days and if they started to fall the tape would go back on. If the ears stayed up I would leave the tape off.

[BLowry]

I keep mine clipped. Never had a problem with them standing up. I have read on hear that when a puppy is teething their ears will go down. They say to shave the top 1/3 I shaved half of the ear...this worked for me

[dinkyweil]

Personally, I would keep my efforts limited to keeping the ears trimmed. Dinky's get very floppy as his hair grows. It is amazingly adorable.
And I think the non floppy ears are adorable too.
Just do what you want!!

[azkaty]

I can not remember where I found my ear taping procedure, but this is what I did. Take a paper bag ( the grocery store type) , trim it in to a triangle about the same size as the ear. One for each ear. Then use eyelash glue, and use little dots around the edge, and a dot or 2 in the middle. I actually put it on the back side of the ear..leave on 3-4 days, then remove. If the ears droop--repeat. I had perfect ears, and had no issues at all. As remember, it took 3 or 4 times, and then never had to do it again.

[iheartdessert]

Originally Posted by azkaty

I can not remember where I found my ear taping procedure, but this is what I did. Take a paper bag ( the grocery store type) , trim it in to a triangle about the same size as the ear. One for each ear. Then use eyelash glue, and use little dots around the edge, and a dot or 2 in the middle. I actually put it on the back side of the ear..leave on 3-4 days, then remove. If the ears droop--repeat. I had perfect ears, and had no issues at all. As remember, it took 3 or 4 times, and then never had to do it again.

Wow this method sounds interesting! I think I may try this before trying to tape! Thanks!