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

[juliefurry]

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.

I've already explained what I meant twice. Once to your original post about that sentence and then agian to showpugs posts please read them. This is about ear gluing not about why we don't rehome her after we decide to keep her and spay her.

So getting back to the ORIGINAL topic, which is not spaying. I'm still not sure. I think we will give it a try and see if it works for her but if I can't get them to stay glued or she keeps messing with them then we'll stop.

 

[Luvntzus]

I understand that. I was explaining to Showpug since she questioned me.

 

[showpug]

How old was Ele when you brought her home? At that time they were tipped and are now sticking up?

It may just be a teething thing and when she's done teething they will tip again?

 

[juliefurry]

Sorry I'm just having one of those weeks, don't mean to be snippy. Hormonal thing or something . Ele was about 13 weeks old the woman didn't remember her exact birthday but the vet estimated it's around November 20th.

 

[Buddy'sParents]

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.

Not sure if this was directed at me- but I do not have a problem with doing something to a dog to make it "cuter" it just seems like a waste of time. I like dogs in their natural state.

And, in all honesty... does sound like a boob job! :lol-sign:

Julie- you may be biting off more than you can chew, maybe you should just enjoy Ele right now.

 

[Pomp]

I wouldn't want my ears glued.

 

[puppydog]

I am in the school of thought of letting your dogs be dogs, I would hate to have my ears glued.

I also think that if Mark pays the bills he should have a large say in what goes on. He sounds like he really cares for Julie and respects her, so I think if anyone has a judgement about their relationship they should write it on a postit and stick it on their fridge and keep it to themselves.

 

[bubbatd]

I still say to wait until older and see what nature had intended for her . Again , I see no sense in it unless she's show quality . Enjoy her , Julie .

 

[Melissa_W]

I still say to wait until older and see what nature had intended for her . Again , I see no sense in it unless she's show quality . Enjoy her , Julie .

If she is going to do it, it's best to start now. The ears become more difficult to change as the dog gets older... but as you said, it doesn't really matter, since she's never going to show.

 

[Laurelin]

Seriously, it's not a big deal at all. If she doesn't want to mess with it since she's not showing, then that's fine. But if she wants to try for the tipped ears, go for it and the earlier you start, the better it usually works out.

 

[Melissa_W]

Mmm hmm... In the worst case scenario, Ele will be annoyed/irritated. In which case you can just stop. It's not like ear cropping or something, where it causes the dog pain and can't be reversed. It's not really something to be "for" or "against", it's a personal preference that depends on the dog and the owner.

 

[Laurelin]

Well said.

 

[bubbatd]

You're right ....to each his own .

 

[Laurelin]

And if worst comes to worst and you can't decide, I have one dog with fully taped/glued ears that now tip over nicely and one dog with one erect ear and one tipped and they're both equally great pets and both looks are cute in their own ways.

 

[showpug]

Not sure if this was directed at me- but I do not have a problem with doing something to a dog to make it "cuter" it just seems like a waste of time. I like dogs in their natural state.

And, in all honesty... does sound like a boob job! :lol-sign:

Julie- you may be biting off more than you can chew, maybe you should just enjoy Ele right now.

Nope, wasn't directed at you. Just my personal opinion on the subject. I think taping and glueing ears sounds more "involved" than it really is and to those who have no experience with it, it can sound like a bigger deal than it really is.

 

[RD]

Omg, people, why is it such a big deal? It's GLUE. It's not like she's cutting Ele's ears off entirely. When done properly this causes puppies no pain. It's an involved process but not nearly as time consuming as things like caring for cropped ears.

What's wrong with wanting a Collie to look the part?

 

[juliefurry]

Ok I think I'm just gonna let them be, her ears that is. I think her radar ears give her...character. I'm not gonna show her so why go through it all if it's not needed. I know it's not a surgery and it's just a dab of glue (probably every 5 minutes in Ele's case ). I just don't think she needs to have her ears done. She doesn't act like any less of a collie with her ears standing straight up!

 

[juliefurry]

Omg, people, why is it such a big deal? It's GLUE. It's not like she's cutting Ele's ears off entirely. When done properly this causes puppies no pain. It's an involved process but not nearly as time consuming as things like caring for cropped ears.

What's wrong with wanting a Collie to look the part?

I want her to look like a collie but the more we (meaning me and Mark) get to talking about it I think it's gonna be more of a pain than it's worth just to maybe give her ears a little tip to them.

 

[Buddy'sParents]

What's wrong with wanting a Collie to look the part?

I don't see a problem with doing it at all...

But, I'd just like to say that it's my 0.02 that says if it was meant to be it would be.

 

[dogsarebetter]

i KNOW i am lucky. but i only had to retape/glue Ruckus's ears three times in about 3 months.
and he is rambunctious!

buddy's parents...
sorry! i made a typo, we had a misunder standing...