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Ear Posting Tutorial...How-to Question

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#1 · (Edited by Moderator)
I noticed that part of the ear seems to be folded back onto itself in the photo that you show where to cut (or not cut) the post. What is the purpose of that?
Is that the back (or outside) of the ear?

This photo shows where to cut the post. VERY carefully cut the excess off at the purple line. The green line is where the ear tip ends. Be extremely careful to not cut the ear. Feel with your fingernail where the ear ends.

 
#2 ·
That is the inner front part of the ear. It needs to be taped back because that is the natural curve of the ear. If you tape it forward the ear will look very odd when you're done taping.

You can see here in this photo a bit of how the front inner part of the ear curves backwards:

DSC_0113 by Shanoa Delta, on Flickr

Same dog - look at the ear on the left, you can see where his ear curves backwards:

DSC_0020 by Shanoa Delta, on Flickr
 
#5 ·
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#10 ·
Expect to feel all thumbs and to end up with some funky looking postings your first few times. Just keep at it and you'll be able to post in your sleep soon. It's kinda like learning to ride a bike...once you've got the knack of it, it just works.

If you end up with a posting job where his ears are pointing inwards at the tip, or if the bottom of the post pops out of his ear, you need to take the posts off immediately and start over. Which means getting off that sticky tape...here are some hints:
https://www.dobermantalk.com/ear-cropping-posting/302298-how-gently-remove-ear-posts.html

Any questions, just ask here. Everyone here has had to struggle with learning to post for the first time. Posting pictures of your efforts here can be helpful too, if you're not quite sure you've got it right or if his ears start going all wonky on you. There are lots of experienced folks to give you some pointers here.
 
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