Doberman natural ear taping

How to tape natural ears to lay flat. Zonas tape is no longer available. Recommended tape: amzn.to/40tjYH5

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

Why tape the ears? Traditionally, people cropped a Doberman’s ears to get them to stand up. Taping seems to be the opposite extreme, pulling them down. Why not just leave them as they naturally want to go?

[@Buscitaro1]

Ethan Lamoureux well cropped ears aren't naturally, Dobermanns have floppy ears. Ear cropping is also forbidden in Europe or rather Germany. I think floppy ears look even nicer than cropped ears. =)

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

Yasin Sari I agree! Leave them alone, they don’t need to lie flat or stand up straight.

[@ThatHuskyisCrazy]

How come nobody crops ears on a Beagle?

[@suttagi]

@@ThatHuskyisCrazy because a straight eared beagle isn't the breed standard. in most countries to show a doberman their ears need to be cropped, if you try to show a natural eared doberman they are automatically disqualified.

[@petrino]

imgur.com/XA7wT8Y this is why

[@hanworthy6855]

taping the ears helps stop them from looking like bat wings 🦇 the cartilage hardens as they get older and can go into wacky shapes. i love natural ears, and there’s very little risk of infection as long as your a responsible owner and clean ears weekly. Taping helps keep the ears facing forward and involves no pain or discomfort (as it’s literally bandage tape. and they should hang like 2 little dorito chips ☺️

[@ashleystursa4107]

In my experience, natural ears typically do not need cleaned that frequently. I have not had issues with ear infections. Also- how the ears lay needs to be established during teething (4-6 months), and they do not go into wacky shapes as they become old.

[@RebeckadV]

But... why is it so important that their ears stay down? Can't you just let them be?

[@gabbidurham]

Rebecka de Verdier Doberman ears don’t naturally stand up straight, people often get the ears cut and tape them on top of their head without any numbing medication

[@bladamonesauce4078]

Because when you show a dog with natural ears they must sit in a certain way

[@petrino]

this is why imgur.com/XA7wT8Y

[@dadocta8355]

Petrino Lol

[@TBadalov]

@@petrino u r full of scam. The link is broken

[@abhaybains1521]

Hello, can anyone tell me what type of tape is used here? Can we apply directly it to the dog’s ear?

[@shashankpalkar]

U hav to use papper tape

[@ashleystursa4107]

Zonas tape.

[@abhaybains1521]

Thanks for answering my query!! 😊

[@ashleystursa4107]

I updated this old video with a link to current tape recommendation. Zonas tape is no longer made. Thank you!

[@pamelasette6892]

Natural ears.😚

[@TheMultisportGeek]

So you’re taping them to lie flat? That’s a thing?

[@aJkAySwAyZ]

I know I was confused why we want this

[@TheMultisportGeek]

@@aJkAySwAyZ Doberman ears are like bonsai trees

[@passenger3]

Why do they do this ?

[@CraftySmurf35]

Does this work after they get past teething ?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Most likely it would not.

[@followerofyahushua7]

How long do they go through “teething”? Can you give me a time frame? (4-6 months?)

[@dasoe55]

Normally they are finished at 6 months, I have had some that finished earlier, but never later.

[@followerofyahushua7]

@@dasoe55 thank you!

[@samiam3202]

Hi @Woman of Christ Love the name! I've just got a doberman for our family of 7 , named him Hans (Gift from God) How did you get on with the teething? Was 6mths accurate?

[@Bennyboy210]

@@samiam3202* god is gracious

[@gabbidurham]

I understand the taping, thank you for no cropping your dog’s ears

[@vaishujothisvaishujothis9882]

Is it work😯

[@sabrina969]

Escluse me ,how long sulle It Be kept?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Until the dog is finished teething.

[@lauramartinez170]

How long do you do this for?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Until they’re finished teething.

[@kcsilverwing4263]

Thank you for not cropping!!!

[@mr.meeseeks6549]

Them Trues

[@ufobro8686]

Is 14 weeks too late?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Not at all! It is best to tape them when they are teething, as it seems to be when the ears try to lift up.

[@ufobro8686]

Ashley Stursa ok thanks I started my pups ears today

[@harshareddy5728]

Ashley Stursa my dog has one flying ear ,so can it be done for a adult dog

[@iselavilla4481]

Is 6 months too late!? I just discovered this is a thing!

[@DG-iu4cs]

pls is it too late to start at 19 weeks? Front 4 teeth are adult, the rest are milk teeth. her ears look terible now.

[@Iwunuyou]

How long do I need to do this and on what age is it recommended

[@jeremyabong2880]

I have a question in that situation of doberman ears can you stand it without earcroping?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Jeremy Abong they shouldn’t stand without ear cropping.

[@mxxxxc2606]

It’s impossible. If you want them to stand up you have to get them cropped

[@sunmoon9574]

@@privatechannelold2563 I am guessing that with natural ears there is too much floppy skin (or very soft cartilage) at the lengths, which will never be 'hardened' by training and thus inevitably weigh the ears down, in spite of taping.

[@Deeman745]

It’s possible, but not popular, not recommended because (I assume )of injury purpose & completely outside the “standards”. But it IS possible. It has been done BUT the ears were HUGE, with a overload of goofy and only a touch of charm but not enough haha.

[@barbarabean6483]

I posted my Doberman ears weekly with tampons which worked great.The cotton protected his ear canal and the plastic kept the ears trained up.I took them down every 4 days and cleaned his ear's & retaped.Both ear's turned out perfectly.

[@ashleystursa4107]

That’s good, but that’s for cropped ears. 😉

[@MsSweetlove90]

How long do you keep iy like this until you need to change it? Every 4/5 days?

[@ashleystursa4107]

Yes.

[@MsSweetlove90]

Thank you for the reply. Also my dobie is 11 weeks old can i start now ? His ears look big but short..lol

[@ashleystursa4107]

@@MsSweetlove90 yes now is a good time to start, and I would continue until the dog is finished teething. Change out every few days and re-tape after a quick break.

[@alexk9534]

Prong collar is missing

[@andrews13]

Floppy ears look better than cropped ones!!🎉

[@Gresysa]

If my 12 week puppy is able to scratch the tape off am I doing it wrong? Or should I just put a cone on him?

[@ashleystursa4107]

My dogs have gotten used to it after a couple of times. I would hope you wouldn't have to resort to a cone. Good luck!