I bought my GD puppy from a breeder with his ears already cropped. Long story short, he had pretty bad open wounds on his ears so I refused to tape them until he was healed. After that, I found out he had ear mites. That was two more weeks of not being taped. All in all, he wasn't taped for about a month - from the time he was about 5 to 6 months old - his ears were completely flopped down during this period.
After he was mite-free and his ears healed, I started taping again to see how they'd respond. Well, they responded REALLY well. I've had 'em up for about a month now. When I take the tape off, -for the most part- he can get them to stand when they're in the "alert" position. After only a couple hours though they start getting VERY floppy and the tips are extremely soft and unstable.
He's going to be 7 months old in about 1.5 weeks and below are some pictures of him. Here are my questions:
1. Are the tips so incredibly floppy because I wasn't taping during a crucial stage?
2. In your opinion, will they ever stand? Are they close to being able to stand?
I've been feeding him knox gelatin to harden that cartilage, so maybe that will help.
Thanks for your time!
After he was mite-free and his ears healed, I started taping again to see how they'd respond. Well, they responded REALLY well. I've had 'em up for about a month now. When I take the tape off, -for the most part- he can get them to stand when they're in the "alert" position. After only a couple hours though they start getting VERY floppy and the tips are extremely soft and unstable.
He's going to be 7 months old in about 1.5 weeks and below are some pictures of him. Here are my questions:
1. Are the tips so incredibly floppy because I wasn't taping during a crucial stage?
2. In your opinion, will they ever stand? Are they close to being able to stand?
I've been feeding him knox gelatin to harden that cartilage, so maybe that will help.
Thanks for your time!
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