Y’all prob gonna kill me

[HakuTheDoberman]

lol so as some may have read and responded too in my other post about his ears.. about me having his posts out for 2 weeks and still standing but that id post them again... welllll i didint aha. It’s been around a month since. Still stand, haven’t bent or flopped and didn’t even show signs of it.

I’ll post a pic of what they first looked like a day after posts out vs. A month later.

You guys keep saying post till after teething but I never really asked why ? Lol

I kinda wanna just start using the breathe strips to straighten the tips but prob gonna get some hate and lectures

Or if you think after a month of standing straight that they are prob good?

 

[ArdynBane]

The reason why we recommend posting until minimum after finishing teething is because teething requires a lot of calcium intake, so the ears don't have as much calcium to firmly develop the ears as strongly for them to be standing safely. Typically what you will see with dogs that don't post their ears long enough, they do slowly start drooping as they mature.

I got very lucky with Bane and he only required the minimum posting. His crop is beautiful and ears are standing beautifully. How old is Haku?

 

[Oh Little Oji]

No animus here. I do second the question of how old is Haku.

Hey, if you have success with posting less, then that's a win! It happens!

 

[HakuTheDoberman]

The reason why we recommend posting until minimum after finishing teething is because teething requires a lot of calcium intake, so the ears don't have as much calcium to firmly develop the ears as strongly for them to be standing safely. Typically what you will see with dogs that don't post their ears long enough, they do slowly start drooping as they mature.

I got very lucky with Bane and he only required the minimum posting. His crop is beautiful and ears are standing beautifully. How old is Haku?

Ahh ok I was curious ! Thank you aha

He turns 5 months on August 4th so his posts were out and standing he was 4 months. His ears never fell since his first posting the only problem that we had was at the start the tips would touch cause he had a slight pocket in one ear but that was fixed with using a bumper. I definitely think the way he was posted when he got them done helped, but who knows. The ears itself feel pretty hard and firm especially the base

 

[HakuTheDoberman]

No animus here. I do second the question of how old is Haku.

Hey, if you have success with posting less, then that's a win! It happens!

Lol less would be better but I don’t mind longer if needed but I just don’t think it’s needed but I’m no pro so.

He’s turning 5 months August 4th!

 

[Doberman Gang]

Good luck, that would be great if you get down posting that early bit not the norm for sure. My first cropped dog was about 20 years ago, we thought the same thing and teething started and they flopped down. We started posting again and thought we had them fixed but one ear never would stand. He had one up and one down. We loved him that way but I decided to never take that chance again and have always posted to 6-7 months to be safe. Prada took 14 months.

 

[Ladydi]

Hey...Hoss here ....If you opt to no longer post ...you could always have ears like mine !!!
Just say’in............LOL

 

[HakuTheDoberman]

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Hey...Hoss here ....If you opt to no longer post ...you could always have ears like mine !!!
Just say’in............LOL

Maybe, his ears have never done that though or showed any signs of it even after a month out. If it started to tip even one bit I’d post again, but every ear and dog is different. The post was mainly to see if anyone has experienced an ear to fall after over a month of not being posted and I say over a month cause they show no signs of it. I know they can fall after a week or two being out of posts but over a month ? Was the main point.

But hoss he’s very handsome by the way regardless of his ears !

 

[HakuTheDoberman]

Good luck, that would be great if you get down posting that early bit not the norm for sure. My first cropped dog was about 20 years ago, we thought the same thing and teething started and they flopped down. We started posting again and thought we had them fixed but one ear never would stand. He had one up and one down. We loved him that way but I decided to never take that chance again and have always posted to 6-7 months to be safe. Prada took 14 months.

Thanks it would be great lol, but I don’t mind reposting if need be. His ears are rather hard and he has very thin ear leather which is think helped with them becoming firm and hard faster. I will definitely keep an eye over the next month cause then he will hit the 6 month marker. Any sign of tipping and I’ll post.

Ive never see his ears bend outward like I see a lot of people posting when it comes to ear problems so I guess that’s a good thing?

 

[GennyB]

I definitely think the way he was posted when he got them done helped, but who knows. The ears itself feel pretty hard and firm especially the base

Hard to know for sure because all dogs are different as well as crop style and leather thickness. I wouldn't get rid of my posting supplies just yet! Watch them close and the first sign of falling post them back up!

 

[HakuTheDoberman]

Hard to know for sure because all dogs are different as well as crop style and leather thickness. I wouldn't get rid of my posting supplies just yet! Watch them close and the first sign of falling post them back up!

Will do I’ve kept them in hand !! and yes exactly his ears have pretty thin leather and all seems to be going well. But will keep a close eye on it

 

[Logan 45]

I posted my pup for 5 weeks and his ears stand well but like others have said each situation is different.

 

[Kaiser2016]

I posted my pup for 5 weeks and his ears stand well but like others have said each situation is different.

Just 5 weeks of posting time? Or did you mean till he was 5 months old?

@Diane Law Does Hoss really have one flopped ear? All his pics so far have shown them standing perfectly....

 

[Logan 45]

Just 5 weeks of posting time? Or did you mean till he was 5 months old?

@Diane Law Does Hoss really have one flopped ear? All his pics so far have shown them standing perfectly....

Nope 5 weeks of posting and he was finished. He was cropped at 10 weeks I believe and I was done posting like right at 4-4.5 months so 15-16 weeks old he was done. He might have a little more bell than some crops I’m not sure if that makes a difference or not. Whether or not it makes a difference my vet also had me tape his tips together he wasn’t bridged so when I stopped posting they leveled with his head as he aged where when I first finished they pointed inward

 

[Ddski5]

There have been some folks that have stated they were fortunate and only posted ears 4-5months.
Good for them.

Then there are folks that pushed the recommendations and ears folded, probably during stressful time of teething, caused a serious folded crease. Can be very difficult to fix- more/longer posting time than if done correctly the first round. And harder on the pup, especially since he is out of habit and familiararity of having posts in.

All in all, I think the consensus is by doing the time through teething, it’s a small sacrifice to make than if you did not and have to deal with a creased ear.

 

[JanS]

They do look great and he does have a good crop and cartilage to get them standing so you've been lucky. Della's were actually done when she was about 4 months too but I kept posting longer just to be safe and I don't tell many people that here because I don't want newbies to get the idea that all pups should be done by that age.
Albert, on the other hand, took well over a year with his long crop and thick cartilage so they all vary a lot.

 

[Ladydi]

Just 5 weeks of posting time? Or did you mean till he was 5 months old?

@Diane Law Does Hoss really have one flopped ear? All his pics so far have shown them standing perfectly....

Hoss’s ear will stand when he is excited or alerting.
He just carry’s his ears that way when he is relaxed........lazy ear I think its called.
I love his ears now....................when we were posting ...I was not experienced.....we had a lot of set backs with lesions.........so his ears were down more than they should have been prior to 6 months.......but ........now they serve me in a great way. He is my service dog as I use him for balance and mobility due to my hearing loss. So when I am out and about and both ears are up......I know something of concern is nearby...........the universe had a bigger plan !!!!!
He’s my guardian thats for sure.

 

[Ddski5]

@Diane Law

Wow...that’s really awesome right there.