They've been curling at the tips since I got him. It wasn't so bad then, but it's continually gotten worse. He's 4.5 months old now. They stand very well, until I try some new gadget that makes his ears so heavy that they fall.
Now, when I take the tape of after posting for 5 days, they curl back within minutes. I spoke to the breeder, and she thinks that his ears were cut too long. I think so too. The breeder asked me to have his ears re-cropped about a week ago (that's what she did with the puppy she kept) and I said no.
I went to a vet that specializes in doberman style crops, and he told me that I can continue to try, but they'll probably stay like that. He told me to stop trying after about the 5 month mark. He'd rather Fleetwood look funny than be head-shy.
I've tried using Mole skin, but I don't really know what to do with it. It actually helped quite a bit when I folded a 4 inch piece over the tips of his ears, keeping them straight, but then I had to tape the bases as well to keep them standing (which the vet said I WOULDN"T have to do). I tried the breathe-right strips, but they didn't stick well enough. Posting them straight doesn't do anything anymore.
From the time I got him, the breeder had me post them up, and tape the tips forward so they WOULDN'T curl backwards-- It didn't help.
I really don't care what his ears look like, since I won't be showing him, but I'm afraid that exposing the inside of the ear like that can cause problems in the future. Is there any hope? HELP! Suggestions?
Here's a picture-- I can post more upon request.
ETA: The photo was taken just hours after un-posting them from a straight-post for 5 days.
Now, when I take the tape of after posting for 5 days, they curl back within minutes. I spoke to the breeder, and she thinks that his ears were cut too long. I think so too. The breeder asked me to have his ears re-cropped about a week ago (that's what she did with the puppy she kept) and I said no.
I went to a vet that specializes in doberman style crops, and he told me that I can continue to try, but they'll probably stay like that. He told me to stop trying after about the 5 month mark. He'd rather Fleetwood look funny than be head-shy.
I've tried using Mole skin, but I don't really know what to do with it. It actually helped quite a bit when I folded a 4 inch piece over the tips of his ears, keeping them straight, but then I had to tape the bases as well to keep them standing (which the vet said I WOULDN"T have to do). I tried the breathe-right strips, but they didn't stick well enough. Posting them straight doesn't do anything anymore.
From the time I got him, the breeder had me post them up, and tape the tips forward so they WOULDN'T curl backwards-- It didn't help.
I really don't care what his ears look like, since I won't be showing him, but I'm afraid that exposing the inside of the ear like that can cause problems in the future. Is there any hope? HELP! Suggestions?
Here's a picture-- I can post more upon request.
ETA: The photo was taken just hours after un-posting them from a straight-post for 5 days.