Re: [Chihuahuas] question on ears standing up

[Kay Lewis]

I actually don't know about Chi's ears, but I do know that in breeds where they are suppose to stand that sometimes they have to be taped upright.  You should not wait, (the younger the better) ask your Vet the best way to do it for your puppy.  Sometimes the cartridge in the ear just isn't strong enough to keep them upright,  I had that with a Dobie I raised. Of course those are cropped but one of the pups had one ear that never would stand.  Dobies are so pretty with their hound dog ears and long tails, I don't know why breeders have to crop them......  Back in the 50's people liked to have a collies ears tipped and those you would bend over a cotton roll and tape in place, after a couple months they would stay that way.   Check with your vet.   I think I saw a picture recently that looked like the ears were tapped, sorry I can't remember which one it was. Kay dobza wrote: When I first got Boo, both of his ears went backwards. One ear came out of it but one ear is always flopped backwards. Hugs, Rocky ----- Original Message ----- From: Christine...The picture is of SWEET baby Quinn 7-15-05 To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 2:23 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] question on ears standing up My puppys ears have floppeddown.  When I bought her, the ears stood up . Now they flop. Is it common for some chi's ears to flop over like this? Christine " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.