The average chi does not fold his/her ears down. Some may, but generally they do not. Marsha
----- Original Message ----- From: havervwillroam To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 4:19 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Dexter and Morgan update hello!! don't chis fold their ears down to retain heat? someone told me that they loose alot of heat thru their ears, like we do thru our heads & feet.....so if a chi is cold, they will fold their ears down to stop losing so much body heat.....LORD bless!!! --- In [email protected], Melanie Ayers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have taped Dobie and boxer ears but never ever had to tape chi ears, > sometimes one or both may flop around 3-5 months but mine always come > back up. I just done understand why you need to tape. > melanie > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've been told it's to hold the ears up until the muscles develop and > > are strong enough to hold ears up without the tape, in a lot of breeds. > > Jeannine > > > > > > */Amanda Jonckheere <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>/* wrote: > > > > I haven't seen any other Chihuahuas with taped ears, but in Crested we > > normally tape the ears with masking tape to help support them > > before they > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- > > *Text inserted by Platinum 2007:* > > > > This message has NOT been classified as spam. If it is unsolicited > > mail (spam), click on the following link to reclassify it: It is spam! > > <http://127.0.0.1:6083/Panda?ID=pav_10020&SPAM=true> > > ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------- >
