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One ear folding

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#1 ·
My boy is almost 7 months old, he had his ears done at 12 or 13 weeks and I've been posting consistently since then. His right ear is standing perfectly and has been for about a month now. However the left one seems to have a little fold or kink in the outer edge that is making the top half of his ear flop.

I was going to continue posting as I have been with the backer rod reinforced with duct tape and the bumpers on the back. but I'm wondering if there's anything else I should be doing.

You can see the little "kink" in the second picture on the inside of his ear
 

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Just keep posting. Make sure that you post both ears. I have had dogs that were posted through 8 months and then the tips supported for a few more. The end result being great. I have known several pups who needed to be posted for over a year. There is a sage here on DT, whose show dog finished at 16 months and was STILL being posted. Remember, your pup's ears were cropped a tiny bit later than is most ideal.

Just stick with it

JMO
John
Portland OR

Edit: Just saw greenkoukis comment (beat me too it). I would also agree with that. (sort of) Still.... If your pup is less than 7 months old, I can't see the harm in keeping his ears in posts. If you decide to use soft tip support, I have seen way better luck with double thickness mole foam cut 3" x 3/8" and adhered with skin glue.
 
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Well, I posted his ears without a break for 2 weeks, they stood very well for about a day then flopped back to the way they are in the picture. Posted again for just over a week and when I took them out this time his ears looked about the same as the pictures I posted here in June. He's 8 1/2 months. Should I keep posting if I haven't seen any progress?
 
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Don't make it something that he should be tired of. Make it a fun time. If you're calm and having fun, he is likely to be calm and having fun. Also make it a time where he gets lots of great treats. My girl literally could not have cared less about posting and we had to do it past 7 months. Just keep posting.er
 
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