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| Most Yorkie puppies
ears are
standing by
the time they're 3 months old,
but some take
longer than others. The larger the ear is, the harder it is to get it to stand. But... it can be done as long as the pup is under 6 months old. After that, it's iffy... |
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| The first thing to
do is, shave
the hair off
the top one third of the
ear.
Hair on the
ears weigh the ears down and keeps them from standing. I use a Wahl clipper. You can get them from Walmart or beauty supply houses. Picture the back of your Yorkie's ear. Then picture a wide V in the back of it. Shave off all the hair on the inside of the V. If the ears are really long, start the V lower on the ear about half way down. |
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| Now, turn the ear
over and shave
the inside of
the ear exactly like you
did the outside.
To trim the edges up nice and neat, wet the ear and with a scissors trim the edges. When the ear hair is wet, it's easier to see the out- line of the dogs ear. If you accidentally cut him, use quick stop to stop the bleeding. Do me and your pup a favor though? BE CAREFUL!!! |
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| Next, clean out your
pups ears
thoroughly.
Use any good ear
cleaning solution
and a
q tip. Be sure you don't dig for gold in his ear though. We don't want any punctured ear drums. Dry his ears thoroughly. A blow dryer on low will work nicely. |
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| Now, fold the ear
toward the
front like you were closing it up vertically
(up an down).
As you can tell, I'm no artist, but I hope you get the idea. Now the ear should be sticking straight up in a point. |
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| Wrap a piece of
gauze around
the ear and then
secure it by wrapping either
scotch tape
or bandage tape around the gauze. It has to be tight enough that it will stay for a while but not so tight that it cuts off the circulation in the ear. If the pup gets it off in the first 5 min, it's too loose. Try again, a little tighter this time. Also, make sure the ear is standing straight up on the dog's head and not flopping off to the side. |
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| Note: The
gauze is mostly
for show dogs to protect the hair on their ears.
If yours is just
a pet, go ahead and use the scotch tape alone. You might loose a few hairs, but not enough to make a big difference. |
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| The ears should be
taped for
3 days. After that, take them down and leave
them alone
till they start drooping again. Only retape the ear that's drooping. Leave the other one alone till it starts drooping, then tape it again. Leave it up for 24 hrs and then take it down and wait till it starts drooping again. Keep doing this until they stay up permanently. |
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| How long before they
stay up
permanently? Good
question... They'll stay
up when they
stay up. Some ears only need the 3 days and others need 3 weeks. It all depends on the size and strength in your pups ears. |
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| How often will I
have to tape?
Well, you didn't
think your little fur
ball was going to
make it easy on you and leave the tape in, did you? Nope, he's going to pull it out any and every chance he gets. Keep the tape and gauze in a handy place. :))) |
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| If by some miracle
he does leave
it in, to get it out you'll have to cut it out.
I always go along
the back side of the ear to do this. Cutting on the front side is too easy to cut a piece of ear. Just insert the scissors under the gauze and snip a little at a time. PLEASE, BE CAREFUL!!! Cut your dog and you're liable to get bit. Try not to cut too much of the long hair under there either if you're not using the gauze. If you're not good with scissors or you're a nervous person, then I'd recommend you get a blunt nose scissors. It's a handy instrument to have to keep from cutting your pups ear off too. |
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| I promise, you'll be an expert at taping the first day. You'll sure get enough practice. :))) |
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