Ear Posting

[Queenbee355]

Hi I have a doberman puppy 14 weeks old. He's ears are cropped but one is dropping. How can I fix it? Also, a couple of times before re-taping I let his ears "breath" longer than 30 minutes. Did I mess up? Kobe still has stitches on the base of his ears I put Neosporin on it night should I stop? I was wondering if anyone lives in Washington, DC that has a doberman and can help me with the ear posting. I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks

 

[JanS]

Welcome from Minnesota! At 14 weeks you will still have a long way to go with posting since they need to be done until they're at least through teething, or about 6 months.

It doesn't hurt anything to leave them unposted for an hour or so but you can lose progress after that; especially at this young age.

Most of us use backer rod for posting but I know a few people who use tampons too.

Here are a couple links.

Doberman ear posting - improved method

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...

doberman-chat.com

How to Post Cropped Ears (Video)

Finally had the chance to make this. Hope it is helpful to those new to posting ears. Feedback is appreciated.

doberman-chat.com

We'd love to see some photos of him.

 

[strykerdobe]

When was he cropped? Usually, you wait until the stitches are out to post.
As long as you don't put tape over the stitches it should be ok.
It can take (depending on the length of crop and thickness ear) a few months to when they are getting their adult teeth or longer.
30 min isn't that long.
But you need to be consistent. We would post for 4-5days. Remove posts, check for any sore spots, clean ears, dry them then repost.

This Group might help you. DC Doberman Club

DC Doberman Club | Washington D.C. DC

DC Doberman Club, Washington D. C. 47 likes. Welcome to the DC Doberman Club page!

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[Queenbee355]

When was he cropped? Usually, you wait until the stitches are out to post.
As long as you don't put tape over the stitches it should be ok.
It can take (depending on the length of crop and thickness ear) a few months to when they are getting their adult teeth or longer.
30 min isn't that long.
But you need to be consistent. We would post for 4-5days. Remove posts, check for any sore spots, clean ears, dry them then repost.

This Group might help you. DC Doberman Club

DC Doberman Club | Washington D.C. DC

DC Doberman Club, Washington D. C. 47 likes. Welcome to the DC Doberman Club page!

www.facebook.com

Thanks

 

[Queenbee355]

Thanks

Not really sure when his ears were cropped. Got him from the breeder that way.

 

[strykerdobe]

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