Haus von Klaus
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So sweet! I am glad I am not the only one who drops everything for a quick run to the store for the little dude! LOLNope ran to the store. Silly little guy is my whole world.thanks again!
Doberman ear posting - improved method
- Thread starter JanS
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vonroo
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BOY I HAD TO LOOK TWICE THOUGHT THIS WAS A PICTURE OF MY PUP?( I HAVE MOT GOT TEHM POSTED YET) WHERE DID YOU GET YOUR PUP? I WILL SEE IF I CAN GET SOME POSTED TODAY?
Thanks for making these posting instructions. The breeder showed us how but, its good to look at this to make sure Im doing it right. So far so good, posting for 13 days. Here he is letting them air out a bit.
vonroo
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HERE IS PIC OF MY NEW GIRL CLAIRE. UMM FOR SOME REASON IT SAYS FILES TO BIG? BUT I DID GET 3 PIC PUT IN ALBUM. HOPE YOU CAN SEE THEM THE ONE OF HER LAYING DOWN LOOKS A LOT LIKE YOUR PUP
She's a beautiful girl and her ears look great! I fixed it up for you so one of the photos shows up.
Atlasboy2013
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The application is a great idea with the exception of the glue...the wrapping of the posts with tape works much better in the sense "No hassle" with applying or removal of glue. That's just too much but nevertheless thank you for the tutorial, I'm sure it will help a lot of Dobbie parents. 
Atlasboy2013
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Here is Atlas in between posting change just after 3 weeks. The profile photos (Avatar) shows his posting as you demonstrated with the exception of the glue and the I wrapped them in that decorative elastic tape to make him look "manly." LOL 
Chief13
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Hello everyone! I have been having an extremely hard time keeping my dogs posts in! He absolutely hates them in his ears. His whole mission of they day is to figure out how to get them out! He always succeeds no matter how I wrap them. I have done it Jan's recommended way and even wrapping all around the base of the ears and he still figures out a way to get them out! I see the way a lot of you have posted your dogs ears and that wouldn't last five minutes with my boy. I am having to repost every single day and they still don't last for a full day. Does anyone have any advice please?! I have watched tons of videos and it doesn't seem to bother most pups but Chief can't stand the posts in his ear canal. He constantly shakes his head to get them out, scratches them, rubs his ears every which way on the floor until he gets them out. I am so frustrated and just don't know what to do anymore! : (
DocReverto
Formerly CRD
Chief try a few things here.
First things first check the base of the ears for any irratation, cuts, raw skin, ect.
Raven flipped and flopped a lot until I discovered a tiny little raw spot from the backer rod. Gave him a couple days to heal and he was good to go.
Secondly make sure the post is seated as far down in the ear as it can go.
There is the stop where the backer rod will hit, make sure that this is nice an snug.
When you first stick the post in, use two fingers to hold the post to the ear after it has been seated. This way the post doesn't rise after you have already pushed it down. Maintain pressure until you have tapped and the post can not rise.
Some dogs are tough, but hopefully this helps.
First things first check the base of the ears for any irratation, cuts, raw skin, ect.
Raven flipped and flopped a lot until I discovered a tiny little raw spot from the backer rod. Gave him a couple days to heal and he was good to go.
Secondly make sure the post is seated as far down in the ear as it can go.
There is the stop where the backer rod will hit, make sure that this is nice an snug.
When you first stick the post in, use two fingers to hold the post to the ear after it has been seated. This way the post doesn't rise after you have already pushed it down. Maintain pressure until you have tapped and the post can not rise.
Some dogs are tough, but hopefully this helps.
Chief13
Notable member
Thank you CRD, I have had them posted up with the posts on the outside of his ears for the past couple of days. This way they are at least still somewhat in the up position and it gives his inner ear time to heal. WIll try putting them inside again tonight hoping they will not irritate him as much. Thank you again! DavidI didn't really mean around the base, but at the very bottom before the bell starts.
Btaffair1
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He is such a beautiful pup!! Where did you get him?LOL, that was mostly from the time I stuck my arm between him and Della when they were "busy"... Ouch...
There is absolutely no buildup if you use the liquid adhesive remover which I will cover with the removal part, but it does take a few swipes with a soaked cotton ball to remove it all. Over all it does come off easy though.
Here are his ears right after the last removal and as you can see there's no buildup left at all.
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Thank you! He came from southern Michigan.
danceswithjuno
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Listo is 16 months old and I am still posting. He has very long crop and his ears tend to flop over near the base not at the tips. I'm not giving up because I have faith that one of these days they will stand. Sometimes they stand for only a few hours and sometimes for a few days. It is driving me crazy. The strange thing is that they would stand for several days when he was much younger.
danceswithjuno
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There are times when their ears are in a relaxed position, and sometimes in a position that makes them look like they are going to fly, but for the most part their ears are usually upright. When they can maintain the upright position without the ears flopping at all then you know they are ready
Yes, I would keep going for a while. Better safe than sorry and the longer the crop the longer it takes it to firm up.
Oh yes they will often stand early on but we keep it up for quite some time to make sure they don't weaken. If that happens you'll lose ground and it will take even longer. A good rule of thumb is to go through teething before stopping since the teething can be really hard on the cartilage since their system is putting everything into developing the teeth.
Do you have a new pic of him for us?
