Preston West wrote 09/02/2008 04:31 PM Question / Advice on ear taping #208249 - 09/02/2008 04:31 PM
Preston West Webboard User Reg: 05-28-2008 Posts: 6 Loc: Offline	I have an almost 6 month GSD mix. As of right now, her ears stay down almost all of the time. However, when she is playing/ excited, her ears often come into the upright position. Here are two pictures. Pic 1 Pic 2 She has gigantic ears. I'm debating whether or not to tape her ears. I'd love some feedback. I know that there's no guarantee, especially with her age, but she just stopped teething.
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Aaron Myracle wrote 09/02/2008 04:39 PM Re: Question / Advice on ear taping [Re: Preston West ] #208252 - 09/02/2008 04:39 PM
Aaron Myracle Webboard User Reg: 06-06-2008 Posts: 5062 Loc: WA, USA Offline	She's a mix, her ears may not ever stand the way a purebred GSD would. You said on another threat you believed her to be part Lab? I would expect her ears to have a certain floppiness to them. Furthermore, it's not uncommon, especially in female dogs, for them to have their ears down a lot. It's the dog acknowledging your dominance. My GSD Danke, will lower her ears when she walks by or looks at me, and the raise them up again. When I first got her, she kept her ears down all the time, until she felt comfortable with her pack position. She just wanted to make sure everyone understood she was being submissive. I wouldn't tape. She's not a purebred GSD, there's no reason to, and you might be wasting your time. If they're up even part of the time, they'll probably retain that ability beyond teething.
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Al Curbow wrote 09/02/2008 05:14 PM Re: Question / Advice on ear taping [Re: Preston West ] #208253 - 09/02/2008 05:14 PM
Al Curbow Webboard User Reg: 06-30-2005 Posts: 974 Loc: northeast Offline	Here's the best and easiest way http://gsdresource.proboards81.com/index.cgi?board=photo&action=display&thread=116. Jason told me about it on Betty's forum, i'd cut and paste it but there's a picture on there too. Very simple and it works,it should be a sticky on every web board, AL
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Debbie Bruce wrote 09/02/2008 09:42 PM Re: Question / Advice on ear taping [Re: Al Curbow ] #208286 - 09/02/2008 09:42 PM
Debbie Bruce Webboard User Reg: 08-23-2007 Posts: 1196 Loc: Centralia, Missouri Offline	Can't find it.
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Angela Burrell wrote 09/02/2008 10:37 PM Re: Question / Advice on ear taping [Re: Debbie Bruce ] #208293 - 09/02/2008 10:37 PM
Angela Burrell Webboard User Reg: 05-10-2006 Posts: 2273 Loc: Ontario, Canada Offline	Al, you have to log in to that site to see the article. maybe you could paste it?
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