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06-27-2006, 02:34 PM | #1 |
Peeka Boo I See You! Donating Member | Help Flip Floppy's Ok well i was going to tey to shave peeka's ears to help them stand up with my husbands beard trimmers(don't tell him he's out on the road right now)lol But peeka wouldn't let me do it he freaked out and started crying i'm scared to do this but i want to have his ears up if possible i am doing it to early at 7 weeks or should i wait?
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06-27-2006, 02:38 PM | #2 |
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| oh yes . .do wait . . what's the hurry They should stay up in due time . . .and if not, is that going to be a problem? Do you plan to show her???? Otherwise she should be adorable whether her ears are up or down. |
06-27-2006, 02:41 PM | #3 | |
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06-27-2006, 02:42 PM | #4 |
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| I think it might be a little bit early for that try again in 8 weeks |
06-27-2006, 03:13 PM | #5 |
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| Before you can shave his ears, you need to first train him to like the clippers. Here are 5 steps to train him to be shaved. Follow each one and you should have no problems. 1. Start off by showing him the clippers and praising and rewarding him when he sees the clippers. Bring out the clippers several times a day at random times and each time praise him and reward him. I would keep the small clippers with me everywhere so in the middle of him playing, eating, etc, I would bring them out. This way it is unpredictable to him and will learn quicker to like the clippers. This will make him associate the clippers as a good thing where gets praised and rewarded. Once he gets this down and staying calm each time you bring the clippers out then you can move on to the next step. 2. Bring the clippers and turn them on. Don't put them too close to him, maybe about 2 feet away to where he can see and hear the clippers and feel secure about the situation. Praise and reward and do this several times a day. Always encourage him, the clippers can be a scary thing for them and they feel insecure about it, so let him know that the clippers are ok and he is ok and nothing bad is happening but rather something good to where he gets encouragement, praise, and a reward. Once he is comfortable with the clippers being on at a distance, you are ready for the next step. 3. Next, bring the clippers closer to him. Keep bringing the clippers closer to him a little each time. Encourage, praise and reward each time. 4. After he lets you bring the clippers really close to him, let the clippers touch him. Keep the clippers still on one spot to where he can feel the vibration if there is any and then you can move the clippers so he feels you moving them. Do Not put the clippers on the face, rather the back or a paw. Encourage, praise and reward. Then let the clippers touch each part of him, and do it in strokes, let the head be last as this is their most insecure point. Once you think he is ready, bring the clippers to his head to where they are touching him. And then move to his ears. Encourage, praise and reward. 5. Now you can start shaving his ears, start off just taking a tiny bit off, pause to see how he accepts it and then continue on. After you are done praise him like crazy and give him a very special treat!! I have trained all my dogs any many others by using this technique, it really works!! Keep in mind each dog is different, you may or may not be able to skip some steps and some dogs take more time than others but they will all learn it, just at different paces. This may take more time than you thought, but in the end you will be glad you did it this way and it will make things so much easier. It is sooo much better to do it this way rather than forcing it on them and having the hate and fear the clippers. I wish you the best of luck with training!!!:
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06-27-2006, 03:18 PM | #6 |
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| that is very mean of your hubby imagine when you guys have kids |
06-27-2006, 03:52 PM | #7 | |
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06-27-2006, 03:58 PM | #8 |
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| Hi Amber, I'm soooooo excited for you! The pup is young, and during teething many times their little ears will flop. I wouldn't worry about them not standing up straight now, I doubt they will for a few more weeks. Just enjoy him, don't sweat the small stuff for now.
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06-27-2006, 04:06 PM | #9 | |
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06-27-2006, 04:15 PM | #10 |
& LuvtheCarley too! Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Wa State/Texas
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| Cooper's ears flopped when he was little...one would stand and then flop, then same for other ear, both would flop, both would stand...now they both stand all the time!! In his current avatar, one of his his ears were flopping. Now, neither one ever go down. What is especially funny is when you walk behind them and they kinda go back and they look like little flags...I still laugh everytime I walk behind him at those cutie little ears!!
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06-27-2006, 06:10 PM | #11 |
And Tila, too! Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cali
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| haha I LOVE the look of one up one down, When Tila has puppies, we're keeping some so the ones we keep, I'm not going to force them up tehe if they go up, ok, if not YAY |
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