Ear Posting On A Doberman Puppy

In between ear tapings we use baby wipes to clen, let dry completely before re-posting usually 10 mins. Always make sure you ear is stretched up onto post while taping/adhering; Never let a puppy sleep on un-taped ears; Never let puppy escape at ear posting time, if they win once they will always try.

Ear posting on a doberman puppy. On the photo – Nitro’s ears are posted with tampons using regular tape from the pharmacy. That tape doesn’t work for ear posting – make sure to get the right materials. POSTING. At this phase you keep the ears up and shape them. As puppy grows, so do his ears – they develop cartilage. Confused about ear taping and posting? Many people have questions on taping doberman ears or doberman ear posting so I felt this post was needed.. My previous post on doberman ears generated a lot of emotional comments. A common concern is that the ears won’t stand. It may be a case where you need to keep re-posting them for weeks or months. Common Doberman Ear Posting Problems. You’ll be surprised by the many people who experience various problems when posting their Doberman’s ears. It’s something you and your dog wouldn’t want to experience! So to avoid all that, here are the following problems to learn about: 1. He Scratches the Posts Off Be diligent about hygiene, yes, it is hard with a happy, bouncy puppy trying to explore everything. If needed, you can always go back to the cup method for a few days. Do not let the ears get soaking wet, they will fall. Before posting them, make sure they are clean and dry. Ears may fall and need posting again when the puppy starts teething.

Trim ear hair on the inside of your dog's ears Either using alcohol swabs or rubbing alcohol with a cotton ball, clean the entire inside of the ear and allow to dry. Take one of the zip-ties and insert into the ear as far down into the pocket that it will go, measure and cut the zip-tie so that it extends beyond the tip of the ear The basics of any posting… When Doberman puppies are born the ears are soft and floppy. At about 8-10 weeks age (give or take depending on their genetics and quality of nutrition) the ear cartilage begins to harden. If the ear is cropped and properly taped in an upright position, they will harden "upright." 16. To keep ear skin healthy change tapes every 3 days, and immediately they get wet, or infection might develop damaging the ear and making the puppy ill. 17. As puppy grows larger, increase length of ear - posts & width of wooden bridge - piece to fit. 18. Continue posting ears until female pup is 6 - 9 months old, or male pup is 9 - 12. 16. To keep ear skin healthy change tapes every 3 days, and immediately they get wet, or infection might develop damaging the ear and making the puppy ill. 17. As puppy grows larger, increase length of ear - posts & width of wooden bridge - piece to fit. 18. Continue posting ears until female pup is 6 - 9 months old, or male pup is 9 - 12.

Doberman ear posting - improved method Over the years I’ve been tweaking the basic backer rod method and this way of doing it is by far the most effective and easiest of anything I’ve tried, so now that we have a new pup for a model (thank you Albert), I wanted to put a tutorial together for the rest of you. I taught my puppy to lie down and remain still for the entire ear posting procedure. At the end – he would always get a treat. After 3-4 initial postings – he couldn’t wait to get his ears done! There are two alternative methods to posting with tampons: A light ear posting method using tape only – tape crown. EAR CROPPING ~ TAPING AND POSTING YOUR UNIQUE DOBERMAN PINSCHER PUPPY Doberman ears are naturally long and floppy much like a black and tan hound, from the very beginning Doberman ears were cropped very short so that if or when they were attacked by an intruder there would be no long floppy ear flap to hold on to and the Dobermann would be able to better perform his or her job of protecting. Doberman Pinscher Ear Crop Training Guide (Ear Taping). If this is your first time posting a puppy’s ears, remember you are in the learning process right along with your puppy. If it has turned into a traumatic tape wasting disaster, don’t worry, it will be easy soon. If you have done what you currently feel is a great job, don't get too.

It is not to difficult, practice makes perfect they say. Posting is reviewed thoroughly upon visit when picking up your puppy. It is NOT imposed on you if one desires natural ears. We are happy to review this matter further. Ear cropping is very controversial and very personal in choosing a natural ear doberman or one with cropped ears. Doberman ear cropping is the procedure that makes the dog’s ears stand erect. This breed is so identifiable by this characteristic feature, that many people think this is the way their ears appear organically.. So you may be surprised to learn that a Dobbie’s ears in their natural state are neither erect nor pointed. What material do you need to post your Doberman Pinscher Puppy? (Backer Rod Method) The idea of posting is to hold the ears up until ear cartilage is hard enough to support the ears weight by itself. There are many posting methods, however the backer rod posting method is our favourite method. we found backer rod ear posting method to be. Very very nice!! Makes me want to rush out and find a puppy to post! Do you think it would help to describe what the finished ear should look like--something like "ears parallel or pointing outwards at 10 and 2, bottoms of posts firmly in ear, tip of ear covered by tape and not flopping around loosely" and so on.