Doberman ear posting - improved method

I use engine starter fluid in a spray aerosol can instead of the glue. It make the adhesive on the tape very very sticky and you don't need glue so saves a big mess and is much easier to get and to remove from the ear.
 
So far I've used NO GLUE on Callie's ears. I haven't needed anything other than the post with sticky side out.

Up to this point I've always taped the entire post...well this time I think I'll just tape the base and the tip...it should allow a little more air to circulate and things wont get so......goooy & stinky.;)

Cya
 
Thanks April! Yes the posts were starting to bend a bit by the time it was time to change them now as he's getting bigger, so I started doubling the duct tape and that took care of the problem. :)
 
sranieto said:
I have to say that using the glue is not for everyone , i tried a similar method using that glue , OMG ! what a mess ! Zonas tape all the way for me .
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I was just going to put my two cents in here too about that Day lol! I am a great fan of using the glue for the breathe right strips which were awesome! But I think I will stick to the back wrap method for the beginning posts! I don't like cleaning the mess off the ears and for me it seems easier just to back wrap you can of course use colored or patterned vet wrap which is great fun to do for dressing up the posts of course I only use that for taking out on the town! You have to be careful not to use the vet wrap to tight and it's just there for looks> I only use breathable sports tape for the wrap itself! When you use that glue you have to be careful to hold the ear while it dries too so that it doesnt fold over and stick to itself!! Kind of a pain when you doing it by yourself because with the Osto-bond that I had you had to wait at least a good four minutes for each side to dry! I like the back wrap method best for me IMO Iwould l
 
immortaldobes said:
Jan have you had any trouble with the posts bending?? Mine always start bending and so I know use popsicle sticks to stiffen them up. But I love this method.
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That is what was nice about the old tampon method the posts had a good stiffness to them but not long enough anymore for these show crops lol! The breeder here also uses popsicle sticks but I did not; I worried that it would hurt em! The backrod seems to be so much more comfy as they can roll around and bend their ears without really hurting the posts or themselves. Jan had a good idea about just wrapping them to make them a bit stiffer!:)Anyway to me the real big break through is the strips would have been posting forever if it had not been for them to get the tips done YAY!!
 
Falkor's breeder was shown by an owner of show Great Danes the cork method. Using wine corks in the lower part of the bell and taping the ear. I didn't quite understand how it would work. But when I got Falkor she had the cork in his ears and the ears were fully taped in a cone kinda. Anyway, I did use the cork BUT I cut a slit in the top to one side on both corks and slipped a Popsicle stick (pre measured to the length of his ear) into the cork. Then I used tape strips at the base and the tips. I always used the tampon method and found it to work nicely.
She was using the corks because his ears were want to cross on top of his head...so i guess using the cork in the bell gave it more stability.
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Has anybody ever seen anything like this? I just got my puppy back from the vet and this is what they gave me back after the cropping. I started looking around for candid camera because I thought it was a joke. NOT! This is how the do it at this vets office. To ad insult to injury they told me to keep him confined to a crate for 10 - 14 days. Thank god I know better and this is my fourth ear cropping, so I took him home took this piece of crap off his head and put on a light weight Styrofoam cup setup.

Has anyone ever seen this type of headgear used before?



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Major head trauma lol .. nope have never seen anything like that wow:confused:But a gorgeous puppy in spite if the strange turban.. What religion is that anyway ;)
 
Wow, that is excessive.... Poor baby. Thank goodness you're experienced and knew this was out of the ordinary.

Beautiful pup and we'd love to see some photos of him after you got this "stuff" off his head. :)
 
GZRGXR said:
Has anybody ever seen anything like this? I just got my puppy back from the vet and this is what they gave me back after the cropping. I started looking around for candid camera because I thought it was a joke. NOT! This is how the do it at this vets office. To ad insult to injury they told me to keep him confined to a crate for 10 - 14 days. Thank god I know better and this is my fourth ear cropping, so I took him home took this piece of crap off his head and put on a light weight Styrofoam cup setup.

Has anyone ever seen this type of headgear used before?



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Hidious and horrendous. Never seen anything like that in 40 years. Do those people live in a cave or what?
 
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