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imchrissysmama · 05-24-2007, 01:57 PM

HI ! I have waited 2 years ,searching and looking and now I have my little girl. She is adorable . I named her Princess, cause she is gonna be spoiled like one. I have a question about her ears, the breeder had them taped and shaved , but she didn't shave off alot of the hair, I was wondering should I shave them more and retape them or just wait and see if they come up on their own? The breeder said she usually has to tape them to stand. I am so happy with her. I can't wait till she gets bigger, I want to put little bows in her hair and dresses and all the little girl things.

I will post some pics of her.

Mary Lowe
West Virginia

alaskayorkie · 05-24-2007, 02:00 PM

I'm not an expert in ear taping, so I'll leave that to others. However, I am an expert in identifying cute Yorkies, and you definitely have one in Princess. Congratulations, and welcome to YT!

diggy4 · 05-24-2007, 02:03 PM

Very cute!!! I dont know a thing about taping I have heard of cutting the hair off their ears but never taping....Mine both have bat ears lol stand straight up! My friend has a baby, and one ear stands and one is down TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!

sassypup · 05-24-2007, 02:06 PM

Congrats, she sure is adorable.

Sorry, I don't know anything about tapping ears as our Zoe came with super perky ears. I'm sure someone here will help you or do a search using the search function.

Brutus'mama · 05-24-2007, 02:51 PM

Congratulations and welcome!! What a cutie!!!!

Sophie'smom · 05-24-2007, 02:54 PM

Congratulations and Welcome to YT!

jacky · 05-24-2007, 02:56 PM

AWWWww shes beautiful! congrats! i dont know much about ears tho.

Yorkiedaze · 05-24-2007, 03:17 PM

The ears should stand up by the time they are three months old. HOw old is your baby?

littlewhip · 05-24-2007, 03:33 PM

HI your baby is so cute

i only have 2 with good standing ears and well karleighs never did stand but i really never cared she is so cute with flopppy ears.

imchrissysmama · 05-24-2007, 03:58 PM

My Baby girl is 7 weeks old. I know she is still young, but she is healthy and happy and I am taking excellent care of her and I know if I need help with her you are all here to help me. Thanks for all the compliments, she is adorable.

Mary Lowe
West Virginia

Stella's mom · 05-24-2007, 04:46 PM

I don't know anything about taping their ears. My breeder didn't tape their ears she gave them NutraStat daily and their ears came up. She is a firm believer in this and who am I to question, Stella's ears were up at 7 weeks without being shaved. I have continued to use it daily because it is a good supplement to her diet.

LuvMyPrinceKobi · 05-24-2007, 04:52 PM

I don't know about taping...I only know that it depends upon each yorkie if/when the ears will decide to stand. My puppy's ears stood up finally at about 3 months. One came up one day and one the next. Now they change daily from floppy to up, today one is floppy the other is up, so who knows?? I think he's teething so that could be the reason they've been doing funny things (I think I heard that somewhere

) but anyway to answer your question, I would just shave the top 1/3 of the ear. And if you google yorkie ear taping you should get some results. Good luck!! Your baby girl is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!!

sophiebaby22 · 05-24-2007, 04:58 PM

Our little Sophie came home with floppy ears, but they perked up after a couple weeks with her. Our groomer really trims around her ears. I don't think I would tape ears, they are cute with floppy ones too!!!

Gracie2006 · 05-24-2007, 04:59 PM

She is very very cute! Gracie's ears were still not up at 4 months. She had one up, one down. I finally taped the one year. You shave the top 1/3, front, back and sides, then gently fold the ears together so that they look like a taco shell, then tape them to hold them in place. I did this using plain scotch tape. Gracie took the tape off about 24 hours later. By then, her ear was standing. I used a personal trimmer, but you could use animal clippers. Good luck!

Anna Banana · 05-24-2007, 07:14 PM

What a gorgeous baby girl! Welcome to YT!!!!!!

05-24-2007, 01:57 PM	#1
imchrissysmama Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wallace,WV Posts: 54	Hi, I am a new momma of a little girl.. HI ! I have waited 2 years ,searching and looking and now I have my little girl. She is adorable . I named her Princess, cause she is gonna be spoiled like one. I have a question about her ears, the breeder had them taped and shaved , but she didn't shave off alot of the hair, I was wondering should I shave them more and retape them or just wait and see if they come up on their own? The breeder said she usually has to tape them to stand. I am so happy with her. I can't wait till she gets bigger, I want to put little bows in her hair and dresses and all the little girl things. I will post some pics of her. Mary Lowe West Virginia Attached Thumbnails

05-24-2007, 02:00 PM	#2
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	I'm not an expert in ear taping, so I'll leave that to others. However, I am an expert in identifying cute Yorkies, and you definitely have one in Princess. Congratulations, and welcome to YT! __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube

05-24-2007, 02:03 PM	#3
diggy4 Bella Boo & Diggy Too! Donating GS Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Detroit Posts: 6,156 Blog Entries: 5	Very cute!!! I dont know a thing about taping I have heard of cutting the hair off their ears but never taping....Mine both have bat ears lol stand straight up! My friend has a baby, and one ear stands and one is down TOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!! __________________ ALL DOGS GO TO HEAVEN

05-24-2007, 02:51 PM	#5
Brutus'mama YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,767	Congratulations and welcome!! What a cutie!!!! __________________ ~Carolyn~ Brutus' Video Montage

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Sophie'smom Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,282	Congratulations and Welcome to YT! __________________ Tanya & Sophie

05-24-2007, 02:06 PM	#4
sassypup Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: S. Ca Posts: 1,905	Congrats, she sure is adorable. Sorry, I don't know anything about tapping ears as our Zoe came with super perky ears. I'm sure someone here will help you or do a search using the search function.

05-24-2007, 02:56 PM	#7
jacky YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami Posts: 308	AWWWww shes beautiful! congrats! i dont know much about ears tho. __________________ Still looking for my perfect puppy My myspace <3

05-24-2007, 03:17 PM	#8
Yorkiedaze My hairy-legged girls Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lompoc, ca. Posts: 12,228	The ears should stand up by the time they are three months old. HOw old is your baby?

05-24-2007, 03:33 PM	#9
littlewhip Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: wiith my furbabys Posts: 8,874	HI your baby is so cute i only have 2 with good standing ears and well karleighs never did stand but i really never cared she is so cute with flopppy ears. __________________

05-24-2007, 03:58 PM	#10
imchrissysmama Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Wallace,WV Posts: 54	My Baby girl is 7 weeks old. I know she is still young, but she is healthy and happy and I am taking excellent care of her and I know if I need help with her you are all here to help me. Thanks for all the compliments, she is adorable. Mary Lowe West Virginia

05-24-2007, 04:46 PM	#11
Stella's mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,090	I don't know anything about taping their ears. My breeder didn't tape their ears she gave them NutraStat daily and their ears came up. She is a firm believer in this and who am I to question, Stella's ears were up at 7 weeks without being shaved. I have continued to use it daily because it is a good supplement to her diet.

05-24-2007, 04:52 PM	#12
LuvMyPrinceKobi & Reicher Baby, too! Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,675	I don't know about taping...I only know that it depends upon each yorkie if/when the ears will decide to stand. My puppy's ears stood up finally at about 3 months. One came up one day and one the next. Now they change daily from floppy to up, today one is floppy the other is up, so who knows?? I think he's teething so that could be the reason they've been doing funny things (I think I heard that somewhere ) but anyway to answer your question, I would just shave the top 1/3 of the ear. And if you google yorkie ear taping you should get some results. Good luck!! Your baby girl is absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! __________________ Teri, Reicher , Kobi , Killian

05-24-2007, 04:58 PM	#13
sophiebaby22 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 33	Our little Sophie came home with floppy ears, but they perked up after a couple weeks with her. Our groomer really trims around her ears. I don't think I would tape ears, they are cute with floppy ones too!!! __________________ Mommy& Sophie

05-24-2007, 04:59 PM	#14
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	She is very very cute! Gracie's ears were still not up at 4 months. She had one up, one down. I finally taped the one year. You shave the top 1/3, front, back and sides, then gently fold the ears together so that they look like a taco shell, then tape them to hold them in place. I did this using plain scotch tape. Gracie took the tape off about 24 hours later. By then, her ear was standing. I used a personal trimmer, but you could use animal clippers. Good luck! __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

05-24-2007, 07:14 PM	#15
Anna Banana YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: California Posts: 3,025	What a gorgeous baby girl! Welcome to YT!!!!!! __________________ Anna and Wobie