So, I'm thinking about gluing Ele's ears

[juliefurry]

So, like the title says, I'm thinking about gluing Ele's ears. They both stand straight up and I wanted to put a little tip on them. I know it's not really neccasary since she's a pet. I just think with the straight ears she's got some pretty big dumbo ears on her:lol-sign: . Mark renamed her Radar:lol-sign: ! Has anyone had an experience with this. Summerriot has helped by sending me a video of how to glue but I just wanted to know, is it easy and how long would they need to stay glued? I don't want to do something that's gonna be a pain where I'll have to constantly watch her and keep her from scratching her ears or anything.

 

[Zoom]

So you're keeping her then?

 

[Melissa_W]

How old is she?

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Is it necessary? And are you sure you're keeping her?

 

[juliefurry]

I'm pretty sure we're keeping her. It's not neccasary though which is why I really don't want to take the time to do it. She's about 3-4 months old (not quite sure we're still waiting the vet said to wait to see when her teeth start to come in). I want to keep her but there's that nagging little feeling in the back of my mind that always says "are you sure you want to get into this?" I love her a lot though and we can afford vet/food. I give them all a lot of my time but sometimes she is a lot, but I think it's just because she's a puppy though. I do want to keep her though and Mark has given me the ok, just keeps stressing that once I make the decision to have her spayed then she is definetely mine to keep and we will not be rehoming her.

 

[~Tucker&Me~]

Well if it helps your decision...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

She's very cute



~Tucker

 

[FoxyWench]

she is cute, i dont know anything about gluing ears, i do know that during teething many breeds ears flop anyway, mabe if you want to tip them by gluing it might be a good idea to do it while shes teething.

 

[juliefurry]

well her ears completely flopped over when we found her than they slowly started to stand straight up. It took a couple weeks but all of a sudden it was one ear that was standing straight up and then a couple days later the other ear stood straight up too. It really doesn't bother me but I really like the classic collie look with the tipped ears is all. I've never wanted to change the way my dogs look though that's why I don't think I really want to. I'm not a fan of changing appearances but I love the look of a collie with the little tip to their ears.

 

[dogsarebetter]

glue/tape them until she is 8 or 9 months old
in my opinion YES its easy as pie to tape/glue ears. not to mention how sweet they look with thier ears all done up!

go for it!
no its not necissary, but if you have a collie i think it wouldnt be best for it to look like a collie, same goes for any breed as far as ear taping.

 

[Buddy'sParents]

... but if you have a collie i think it wouldnt be best for it to look like a collie, same goes for any breed as far as ear taping.

What's the logic behind that?

 

[Melissa_W]

The time it takes varies, but you will probably have to work on them until she's about a year old. We tried it with Kai for a short time, but found that it wasn't worth it. It seemed to really bother him. He scratched at them all the time, and I was constantly having to redo them. I didn't think it was worth all the trouble, when he looks just as adorable with prick ears. But some people don't have any trouble. It's purely a cosmetic thing. You can give it a try because if it bothers her, you can always quit. Kai didn't like it at all, so I decided to quit.

 

[juliefurry]

What's the logic behind that?

I think it may have been a typo. I THINK we're going to try gluing them for a couple days and if it's too much of a pain then we'll stop. I just don't want to be constantly following her around regluing and telling her to stop scratching. If she doesn't seem bothered by it them we'll keep it up to see what kind of tip we can get out of them.

 

[bubbatd]

I sure wouldn't ....but that's just me . Who knows what the ears will look like at maturity . Julie , I sure hope you aren't taking on too much . I know financially you're watching your pennies . Hope no emergencies come up .

 

[juliefurry]

I sure wouldn't ....but that's just me . Who knows what the ears will look like at maturity . Julie , I sure hope you aren't taking on too much . I know financially you're watching your pennies . Hope no emergencies come up .

gluing isn't expensive. I would just have to go out and by the eyelash glue and put a dab on her ears. If it was a big expensive surgery there is no way I would even consider it. We're still saving back up our savings that we used to buy this place.

 

[Laurelin]

Gluing is not a big deal at all. It is easy, our dogs didn't even seem to notice it. It's not hard to maintain. Trey kept his ears glued/taped until about 8-9 months. Yes, it is cosmetic, but it's not anything major, and I'm surprised so many people seem to think of it so negatively....

Imo, if you want the tipped ears, then glue/tape them and make sure you keep it up properly.

 

[dogsarebetter]

buddies parents... my logic is

PRIDE in your breed. maybe thats just me, but if i have a purebred dog, i want to to look as close to the breed standard as possible. i love Ruckus with all my heart, but i even keep his face in a show trim most of the time. whats wrong with wanting your dog to look a certin way?

 

[Giny]

rabbitsarebetter, I think the confusion is due to a typo. You wrote "it wouldnt be best for it to look like a collie" when I believe you meant "it would".

Hope that's what BP was questioning you about.

 

[dogsarebetter]

OHHH
lol sorry!!
i do that alot

 

[Giny]

Aw, don't feel bad. I do the same thing all the time also. I think that's why I understood what you meant.

 

[Gustav]

I personally prefer them as nature intended.. Fiddling with them is akin to me having a boob job I think.. But it's up to you in the end!