So, I'm thinking about gluing Ele's ears
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I don't believe in docking or cropping but this is nothing surgical which is why I would consider it. She looks cute no matter what but I like the tip in the ear I would like her to have as much of a collie "appearance" as she can. I think we're gonna try and just see how it goes if she doesn't like it/can't keep them glued then we won't do it.
"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."
This is a little off topic, but why is it that if you have her spayed then you couldn't possibly rehome her? And why is that his decision to make?
This is a little off topic, but why is it that if you have her spayed then you couldn't possibly rehome her? And why is that his decision to make?
i use japanese tape, and some sort of cement glue that is fine for dogs. i dont remember the correct name of it though. but usually i just use the tape. the tape is also called
"adhesive cement" (or was it adhesive plaster?) you can easily use it to brace the ears too, if her ears are a bit too low set for your liking.
"adhesive cement" (or was it adhesive plaster?) you can easily use it to brace the ears too, if her ears are a bit too low set for your liking.
Keeping her is MY decision. He just doesn't want to spend the money getting all her shots and spayed and then give her away is all. Ele is not his decision at all she's mine BUT he pays for her and her food and all medical care and he does not want to see his money go to waste by getting everything done and then rehoming her and not being able to enjoy her.
She will grow into her ears!
Really.
I know what you mean though, I wanted the ears to tip also, but I have to say, it's a "pain". It wouldn't be but you will probably have to do it much much longer than normal because she's older and then it might not "take" or one ear could tip and one not. Most show breeders begin tape/gluing at 7 weeks old and continue through 7 or 8 months or however long it takes for any one particular dog. I let Chloe's ears go "up" after giving up on the tape, medical cement and Unisolve. No, it's not that hard but struggling with a wiggly pup by myself was hard. And too, when they play and rough house around they normally need fixed again. Both my breeders are not in close proximity to me where I can just hop over there for them to do it.
And nobody in my area knew how to do Collie ears except for one of the Sheltie breeders here locally and I even tried to offer her $25.00 each time Chloe's ears would need re-taped/glued or braced if needed and she declined.
Actually, 86% of all Collies are born with prick ears, it's not common to find those that do have naturally tipped ears. So really prick ears are natural. Ele's in her gangly, baby colt, lanky, big head age right now. LOL......but she will grow into those ears! My daughter used to ask Bailey just how many stations do you get on those ears?
Really.I know what you mean though, I wanted the ears to tip also, but I have to say, it's a "pain". It wouldn't be but you will probably have to do it much much longer than normal because she's older and then it might not "take" or one ear could tip and one not. Most show breeders begin tape/gluing at 7 weeks old and continue through 7 or 8 months or however long it takes for any one particular dog. I let Chloe's ears go "up" after giving up on the tape, medical cement and Unisolve. No, it's not that hard but struggling with a wiggly pup by myself was hard. And too, when they play and rough house around they normally need fixed again. Both my breeders are not in close proximity to me where I can just hop over there for them to do it.
And nobody in my area knew how to do Collie ears except for one of the Sheltie breeders here locally and I even tried to offer her $25.00 each time Chloe's ears would need re-taped/glued or braced if needed and she declined.
Actually, 86% of all Collies are born with prick ears, it's not common to find those that do have naturally tipped ears. So really prick ears are natural. Ele's in her gangly, baby colt, lanky, big head age right now. LOL......but she will grow into those ears! My daughter used to ask Bailey just how many stations do you get on those ears?
It's purely for aesthetics... sounds like a boob job to me.
Not that it matters, but they meant to say would instead of wouldnt
instead of wouldnt
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.
Hope that's what BP was questioning you about.
OHHH
lol sorry!!
i do that alot
lol sorry!!
i do that alot
I see absolutley nothing wrong with taping or glueing ears. I have dealt with ear taping for a few years and have never had a problem. My dogs never seemed to notice much and went on with their days.
Julie, she's your dog so ultimatley it's up to you. You know what she tolerates and how much maintenance you can handle, but don't by any means feel bad if you want to give it a try. It's not an inhumane practice.
Julie, she's your dog so ultimatley it's up to you. You know what she tolerates and how much maintenance you can handle, but don't by any means feel bad if you want to give it a try. It's not an inhumane practice.
Well ultimately if Mark did not want another dog then end of story we don't have another dog but he told me when we found out her story that he didn't care one way or another if she stayed or if she went but I am the main care taker for all the dogs so basically he feels when it comes to the dogs since I feed, care for, and train that I need to have final say in the matter. He did have a say because we both decided to get her out of her prior home and we did sit down, map out bills and the added expense of another dog before we even considered keeping her.
I totally agree! The original sentence was:
"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."
It just sounds like a dad telling her that once they have her spayed they will NOT be rehoming her... Instead of a partnership where they both make the decision, regardless of whether they end up losing money because it didn't work out keeping her.
"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."
It just sounds like a dad telling her that once they have her spayed they will NOT be rehoming her... Instead of a partnership where they both make the decision, regardless of whether they end up losing money because it didn't work out keeping her.