Rex after two days of ear posting.

[Aimee72]

We posted them two days so far. We had to remove posts after both days. We are still working on getting the posts to stay down in his ear. We are letting the ears rest for the day and reposting tonight or tomorrow morning. I am grateful for all the information on this forum. Thank you.

 

[Aimee72]

A couple before posting pictures.

 

[Gpcoguy]

Just got my pup. 8 wks. old. Do I need to wait untill all the scans come off to start posting?

 

[Aimee72]

Just got my pup. 8 wks. old. Do I need to wait untill all the scans come off to start posting?

It's my understanding you need to wait for them to be healed first. This is our first experience with cropped ears. There are others on here who have years of experience.

 

[thylacinu]

I'm on my first puppy posting experience too, but I know you should wait until stitches are out and the edges of the ears are healed before posting with most methods.

I've seen some people start earlier and there are some posting methods to allow that by not putting any tape on the edges of the ear, but it's usually fine to wait until they're healed to post.

Congrats on your gorgeous puppy! His ears look amazing!!!!

 

[Doberman Gang]

When posting we recommend leaving posts in for 2-3 days then only leaving them down long enough time to clean then repost. Leaving them down for longer periods now, will only lengthen the amount of time you will have to post. Bigger chance of them sleeping on the ear funny and possibly getting a crease in the ear, that can also take a few months at the end to fix.

 

[Aimee72]

When posting we recommend leaving posts in for 2-3 days then only leaving them down long enough time to clean then repost. Leaving them down for longer periods now, will only lengthen the amount of time you will have to post. Bigger chance of them sleeping on the ear funny and possibly getting a crease in the ear, that can also take a few months at the end to fix.

Thank you for the advice. We will definitely repost today. We definitely don't want to screw this up.

 

[Kaiser2016]

Super cute puppy! Look at those ears standing so tall in the first shot.

Your avatar pic is adorable too. How old is the puppy there? He looks so tiny.

 

[JanS]

Wow they're off to a great start and I think it's going to be a nice crop for him.

I agree that you don't want to leave the posts out for longer than it takes to clean them and let them dry so you don't lose any progress.

 

[Aimee72]

Super cute puppy! Look at those ears standing so tall in the first shot.

Your avatar pic is adorable too. How old is the puppy there? He looks so tiny.

He was 4 weeks in that picture. It was one the breeder sent us. He will be 10 weeks this coming Tuesday.

 

[Dogs4Life]

Super cute!! Welcome from Southeast Michigan!!!

 

[Aimee72]

We got them posted back up again. How do you know when to stop posting them?

 

[Doberman Gang]

We got them posted back up again. How do you know when to stop posting them?

It will depend on many things 1) crop style (long show crops will take longer than the medium crops will) 2) thickness of war leather
3) keeping them stretched every time you repost (always push post as deep as possible then pull tip up tight when taping to the post) it is impossible to put the post in too deep the way a dog’s ear is designed so don’t worry. This will help keep them from popping out.
Typically post big will be thru 6 months after teething ends, show crops will take longer, possibly 12 to 14 months of age. Getting creases will also extend the time after teething to fix.

 

[Lizbeli]

Wow, I really like that crop. Keep up on the posting, and don’t let them fool you that they are done before 6mths. Play it safe and I think you will have one great looking crop. Very nice!

 

[Aimee72]

It will depend on many things 1) crop style (long show crops will take longer than the medium crops will) 2) thickness of war leather
3) keeping them stretched every time you repost (always push post as deep as possible then pull tip up tight when taping to the post) it is impossible to put the post in too deep the way a dog’s ear is designed so don’t worry. This will help keep them from popping out.
Typically post big will be thru 6 months after teething ends, show crops will take longer, possibly 12 to 14 months of age. Getting creases will also extend the time after teething to fix.

Thank you for the tips. We are working on getting them deep enough. He isn't good at holding still. He is improving though. If I had to guess his is a medium crop. We actually never thought to ask the breeder and she didn't ask what we preferred.

 

[DD4MSpock]

We posted them two days so far. We had to remove posts after both days. We are still working on getting the posts to stay down in his ear. We are letting the ears rest for the day and reposting tonight or tomorrow morning. I am grateful for all the information on this forum. Thank you.
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Question for you... You'll see that he has some "eye deposits" (sleep) just below his eyes. Do you bother to clean it off for him or let him do that himself? Although we were as gentle as possible, Mr. Spock always hated anything getting near his eyes like that. So it became a chore to wipe it off of his face.

 

[Aimee72]

Question for you... You'll see that he has some "eye deposits" (sleep) just below his eyes. Do you bother to clean it off for him or let him do that himself? Although we were as gentle as possible, Mr. Spock always hated anything getting near his eyes like that. So it became a chore to wipe it off of his face.

I think my husband wiped them off... I'm not sure. That was first thing this morning. Rex can be a squirmy bugger for ear posting. He is pretty good about letting you do everything else.
Next we need to figure out how the breeder got his nails clipped so well. We have had him for 3 weeks Monday and his nails are still short. I mess with his feet daily to keep him used to them being messed with for now. My other dogs hate having nails clipped.

 

[CRDobe]

Rex is one handsome pupper!

 

[Ddski5]

Beautiful pup!!

Get into a pattern, a system of what to do and how to do. Will have lots of trial/error but that’s all part of it tbh.

Ask lots of questions and somebody will answer.

Welcome from Louisiana.

 

[Rits]

I think my husband wiped them off... I'm not sure. That was first thing this morning. Rex can be a squirmy bugger for ear posting. He is pretty good about letting you do everything else.
Next we need to figure out how the breeder got his nails clipped so well. We have had him for 3 weeks Monday and his nails are still short. I mess with his feet daily to keep him used to them being messed with for now. My other dogs hate having nails clipped.

Start practicing with a Dremel now. Even just having it running nearby while you treat him for non reactive behavior will be good to get him used to the noise. Practice holding his paws without him pulling back, just for a second, treat. Gradually increase how long you ask for his paws until you give reward. Some like to use a grooming arm, or put them up on a table, others like to ask them to lay down on their side between their legs. Whichever works for you it'll be good to get started in the routine of so when those nails do need trimmed he will already be comfortable with all of that.