Ear Cropping and Posting

[Allison Dry]

Hey Y'all, I get a doberman puppy this weekend and are going to get his ears cropped.
I have some questions, how soon post surgery do I need to begin posting of his ears?

 

[LifeofRubie]

The breeder and/or vet should go over all that info with you but typically not until the sutures are out and the edge are totally healed (tape and scabs don't go well). Not sure if your vet will push you to have them do the posting but you can do it yourself easy enough.

There are entiiiiiire threads on this but I'm god awful at finding those but I'm sure someone will link to it for you!

 

[Ddski5]

Doberman Puppies

This is the Doberman puppy page. It is full of ears/posting information.

Dive in and learn how to post yourself. Believe it or not, that’s how most of us did ours. Read and then ask lots of questions.

Good luck and Welcome from Louisiana.

 

[JanS]

Welcome from Minnesota!

I agree with the others that your pup needs to be fully healed and have the sutures out before you start posting. We're happy to answer questions as you go.

 

[Allison Dry]

The breeder and/or vet should go over all that info with you but typically not until the sutures are out and the edge are totally healed (tape and scabs don't go well). Not sure if your vet will push you to have them do the posting but you can do it yourself easy enough.

There are entiiiiiire threads on this but I'm god awful at finding those but I'm sure someone will link to it for you!

Thank you!!

 

[Allison Dry]

Doberman Puppies

This is the Doberman puppy page. It is full of ears/posting information.

Dive in and learn how to post yourself. Believe it or not, that’s how most of us did ours. Read and then ask lots of questions.

Good luck and Welcome from Louisiana.

Thank you!

 

[Allison Dry]

Welcome from Minnesota!

I agree with the others that your pup needs to be fully healed and have the sutures out before you start posting. We're happy to answer questions as you go.

Thank you very much!!

 

[Oh Little Oji]

Welcome from Ohio!

I really prefer when a breeder sends the pups home with the ears up in the special setup that has them taped in the nice stretched up position yet does not have any tape touching the incision lines. This can use plastic or styrofoam cups on the head to form the central base to which the ears are taped, or it (as with my previous Dobe whose breeder was a veterinarian and did the cropping themselves) can be a piece of foam cut to size and shape.

If your breeder does not send your pup home with you with the ears done up like that, then you can either find out how to construct such a setup, or you can leave the ears down to flop until the incisions are healed. I have never done that, as I can't stand the idea of ever leaving my Dobe's cropped ears down; but it is accepted wisdom that it is fine to do so.

 

[Oh Little Oji]

After the incisions are healed, then you start the standard posting. Congratulations on your upcoming pup!