First Posting.. and so the Journey begins..
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Ohhh, look at her! Ears look great and such a face, and her legs and feet! All that bone to grow into, you must be so happy with how she's coming along.
Awwe Thank you!! We are... she's growing like a weed!!! I just wish those puppy teeth would fall out all at once so we get a respite from the Dobercuda!!
Cupcake has such a substantial face and I'm sure a good-sized head that I think at adulthood the ear discrepancy won't be that noticeable.
Good for you for telling your breeder, and good on her for taking up for you. I hope some good comes from it.
Good for you for telling your breeder, and good on her for taking up for you. I hope some good comes from it.
Oh, wait a minute. I didn't look at the dates on the entries. Looks like you did go ahead and get the ear re-done?
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Ugh.. Sorry @Tad i missed these posts!! No we def did not have them redone.. SO not worth it. But thank you for your kind words!!
But on a note of update:
I have left her posts off since we got hit with the blizzard here in the northeast like what, two saturdays ago? [i might have posted for a set somewhere in there but i cant remember] I honestly didn't want to have to deal with changing them when they got wet.. all my protective contraptions always come off and took too much time to deal with. Her ears have been standing strong, even when she sleeps funny on them. She also happens to be cutting ALL of her molars and canines all at ONCE!!! She has a mouth full of wobbly teeth and metallic breath!! Two molars and two canines came out today alone!!
When she runs her ears seem to flop with her movement but when she stops they are standing up. When she folds them back [like when we walk through the door and she's excited] they fold midway through the ear and looks like retracted airplane wings!
I'm not sure if they are "done" and I know the standard is to wait at least until 6 months/teething over, but they seem to be sturdy. The only thing i dont like is that they seem to be further apart than they previously were. I am def going to continue to post, [i need thicker rods now i think]. But is this how they are going to be or can they be trained to be in a tighter alert postion like her previous pics?
Looks like she's just in a relaxed position and that's great they stand so well in a relaxed positionUgh.. Sorry @Tad i missed these posts!! No we def did not have them redone.. SO not worth it. But thank you for your kind words!!
But on a note of update:
I have left her posts off since we got hit with the blizzard here in the northeast like what, two saturdays ago? [i might have posted for a set somewhere in there but i cant remember] I honestly didn't want to have to deal with changing them when they got wet.. all my protective contraptions always come off and took too much time to deal with. Her ears have been standing strong, even when she sleeps funny on them. She also happens to be cutting ALL of her molars and canines all at ONCE!!! She has a mouth full of wobbly teeth and metallic breath!! Two molars and two canines came out today alone!!
When she runs her ears seem to flop with her movement but when she stops they are standing up. When she folds them back [like when we walk through the door and she's excited] they fold midway through the ear and looks like retracted airplane wings!
I'm not sure if they are "done" and I know the standard is to wait at least until 6 months/teething over, but they seem to be sturdy. The only thing i dont like is that they seem to be further apart than they previously were. I am def going to continue to post, [i need thicker rods now i think]. But is this how they are going to be or can they be trained to be in a tighter alert postion like her previous pics?
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they will pull up higher when she's alert airplane mode is totally normal they won't stand all the time or they wouldn't have any expression to the ears. It's normal you want them to have full motion 
Wow 2 weeks is great for this age and they look great too!
As for them being a bit further out than they were; that's really the way you want them. They're not supposed to be straight up from the head or tilting in even a little bit.
As for them being a bit further out than they were; that's really the way you want them. They're not supposed to be straight up from the head or tilting in even a little bit.
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I'm very certainly no expert but from what I've read/seen from people here and elsewhere, it looks like you could keep posting. The ears are slightly coming down in comparison from your previous 2 week picture. Mostly I think the top of her left ear (right looking at her) is where I see it could benefit from posting. I imagine it depends on what you prefer. They still look dang good for two weeks unposted! The end is in sight! 
Not sure if this is the case and applicable, but with my previous Dobe, his ears wound up tending to lean out somewhat. They were certainly standing, no question, but they leaned outward about as much as in this latest pick of Miescha. With him, I don't recall exactly when I stopped posting. I tend to move on and forget about the past in some ways. But I wonder if they would have stood up more straight if I had posted longer. I actually liked his look. Something about it gives, to me, the look of "I'm so bad I'm chill about it." One more note on him: He had ear leather that was on the thicker end of the spectrum.Ugh.. Sorry @Tad i missed these posts!! No we def did not have them redone.. SO not worth it. But thank you for your kind words!!
But on a note of update:
I have left her posts off since we got hit with the blizzard here in the northeast like what, two saturdays ago? [i might have posted for a set somewhere in there but i cant remember] I honestly didn't want to have to deal with changing them when they got wet.. all my protective contraptions always come off and took too much time to deal with. Her ears have been standing strong, even when she sleeps funny on them. She also happens to be cutting ALL of her molars and canines all at ONCE!!! She has a mouth full of wobbly teeth and metallic breath!! Two molars and two canines came out today alone!!
When she runs her ears seem to flop with her movement but when she stops they are standing up. When she folds them back [like when we walk through the door and she's excited] they fold midway through the ear and looks like retracted airplane wings!
I'm not sure if they are "done" and I know the standard is to wait at least until 6 months/teething over, but they seem to be sturdy. The only thing i dont like is that they seem to be further apart than they previously were. I am def going to continue to post, [i need thicker rods now i think]. But is this how they are going to be or can they be trained to be in a tighter alert postion like her previous pics?
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My current guy, Oji, I posted until about 7 months and he has quite thin ear leather. His ears stand up more straight. Boy are they thin and flexible though – not just where they bend when they "airplane" them. It's amazing that they stand.
Yes, I used wonder about that too. I thought for a long time that thick ear leather is what you want and will stand better and easier. Makes sense in that they are more rigid.
Now, it seems to me that thin leather equates to easier standing. Makes sense in that they are lighter.
I agree: Complex.
Man, I miss that boy, by the way. Good damn Doberman except for the loose screw.
I'm still not sure which one is better lol I would think thin = faster posting time cuz it's lighter lol I dunno I'm just along for the ride at this point ! Took them down today and I think we are done but I'm not chancing it lol
Just catching up with this thread. It's like watching your pup grow before my eyes!
Glad you decided to leave well enough alone and not have her ears re-cropped. They are beautiful as they are, and to my eyes, it looks like her left ear stands more vertically which would tend to bring the bell closer to her jaw than the other one.
Glad you decided to leave well enough alone and not have her ears re-cropped. They are beautiful as they are, and to my eyes, it looks like her left ear stands more vertically which would tend to bring the bell closer to her jaw than the other one.
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A little update: I've tried to repost the same way i had been doing it and for some reason or another, they just wouldn't stay!! She would go at them non-stop and get them out! I guess i spoiled her with time off! Sooo.. after reviewing all the method posts on this forum i decided to adapt a hybrid version based on what it seems her ears need- she has a super strong base and the tips only move when shes running or flinging herself.. but even though all her teeth are in, they are still pushing through to full length so i figure giving her ear a mainstay could be supportive!
I created a hybrid of the zip-tie method and the BRS method! I made shortie zip-ties strips and glued them in.
So far, it's working great! Keeping the spine of her ear to the tip straight with minimal bother! After reading the posts, i got the DUO eylash glue and OMG that stuff is expensive!! Almost $8 for a teeny tiny tube!
Anyway, fingers crossed it works! Thanks again everyone for posting such wonderful, informative videos!!
I created a hybrid of the zip-tie method and the BRS method! I made shortie zip-ties strips and glued them in.
So far, it's working great! Keeping the spine of her ear to the tip straight with minimal bother! After reading the posts, i got the DUO eylash glue and OMG that stuff is expensive!! Almost $8 for a teeny tiny tube!
Anyway, fingers crossed it works!
Thanks again everyone for posting such wonderful, informative videos!!Attachments
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