Long Coat's Ears are taking too long to come up? What's best way to remove the glue after taping? - Page 2

Thanks a bunch for all of your responses. I am only considering taping so my dog has the healthiest possible ears. I am also planning on putting titles on her.... and would like her to look her best. She comes from strong lines, and I am told by that she has only had 1 dog who's ears didn't come up... and it was due to other pups chewing on her ears and destroying cartiledge.... not a hereditary thing.

 However she is a longcoat, and the weight of all the excess fur around the ears is definintely playing a role here. I will try and get her some raw chicken backs and legs etc... I like the idea of painter's tape vs glue. I also am a believer in using different sounds to strengthen their ears... it worked with my boy... and as you can see in my pic in the top right... at 11 months his ears are up and covered in fur!!!!

Thanks again!

Happy Holidays!

Jacob, Rama and Akeelah!

LEAVE DOG EARS ALONE, THEY WILL COME UP .

UNLESS THERE IS A HISTORY IN YOUR BLOODLINE FOR POOR EARS.. SOME LINES ARE KNOWN FOR EAR PROBLEMS. BEFORE YOU TOUCH THEM CHECK OUT OTHER LITTERS.. COATS ARE USUALLY BIGGER BONED DOGS AND A PUP CAN TAKE UP TO 8  - 11 MONTHS TO COME UP...CHEW BONES...REAL ONES...NO GREENIES.

Pharaoh,

You mentioned that giving a dog cooked bones would kill it.  Why is that? How about cooked chicken legs?

People try to come out with creative ways to make the ears stend up when the best way is just give your dog a real bone every day and let him chew the heck out of it :) works every time once you get those crashers to move the blood flow will increase in your pups ears which will exerciese the ear and make it come up faster. :) I did that on my female at 8 weeks after first week her ears were standing and never droped back lol now her ears are like leather lol. Good luck and keep in mind the simple way is always the easiest. I have one long coat before and same thing worked every time :)

Cooked bones are likely to splinter, and if the dog swallows the splinters it could pierce something in the dog's digestive tract. Chicken legs are probably one of the worst cooked bones to give your dog.

cooked chicken legs can kill a dog..any cooked meat with bone is dangerous as they splinter., and can piece the intestine or lining of internal tract.

GIVE ONLY RAW MEAT UNCOOKED BONES..NEVER COOKED BONES.

Jacob, who said **She comes from strong lines, and never has there been a problem in her lines of ears not coming up** ? I had a Norbo son whos ears did not come up. I know others also from those same lines with down ears. Not saying it is a big problem with the lines but it happends..............in any lines. Just like long coats, they do pop up once in a while.

I had good luck with Tear Mender glue,  you glue the hair together not the skin.

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After looking at the pedigree and the pic of the dog, you may have a problem   . THE EARS of dog on pic are not large nor is that dog a large deep bone. I do not know one thing about taping ears, except if not done right , dog can have lopsided ears.

Yr

From Robert Scholes book.

Chapter Five  Ear Training

(Some Practical Information)

Directions for Inserting Trainers in German Shepherd Puppy Ears

Begin with ears that are clean and dry.
Buy the Extra Large Goody pink foam hair rollers. They have a plastic center clasp.  Remove the clasp.  I insert a pencil into the hole to help hold the roller while I glue it.  The glue we use is found at a large animal vet or some feed stores...and is called Shut Eye (or sometimes Tag Cement).  It is a product used on cattle to glue a patch over the eye when they have pinkeye.  So far we have not had a dog who is sensitive to the glue or has had a problem with it.  Another product that some people use is Skin Bond found in a medical supply store.  This does not hold as well, but like the cattle glue, will not irritate the skin.  I prefer the cattle product.

Apply the glue to the roller about 2/3rd of the way around, leaving it free of glue in the front.  If you use the pencil to hold it your fingers stay cleaner, but have the eraser end down, as you insert the roller and hold with your thumb in front.  Be sure to have an adhesive remover product like Goo Gone or De-Solve-It on hand for your fingers, or for removing glue from unwanted areas.