I would keepp them posted until he is done teething. 
^^ This. And completely NOT what TheStig posted.You are prolonging the process by allowing them to start drooping each time before you re-post them.
How long is your Dobe's crop? I never let the ears flop nor did I ever have ear irritation. If done correctly, the ears will not get irritated or lose hair.To the OP
There is 24 hours in a day, roughly 720 hours in a 30 day month and roughly 2,160 hours in a 3 month period. Do you really think letting the ears droop for an hour or two at a time will affect the ears in them standing? I didn't think so either. I left my pups ears un posted (between changings) for 1-2 days at a time, and his ears are done. I posted maybe 4 times in 1.5 months.
If cartilage hardened and formed that fast, ears would be standing perfectly when the cup came off the head. I think that with my pup, combining the vets knowledge and cropping work, and the pups own fortune of having good ears, I got lucky in having them done pretty fast.
Paranoia does not constitute knowledge. Most people are paranoid about the ears and never really give them a chance to breathe. No wonder there are so many threads about ear irritation.
I'm no expert, but neither is anyone else on this topic, but I think you are doing good by letting the ears breathe and have a break from having crap shoved in them, then taped so they won't come off!![]()
I'm no expert, but neither is anyone else on this topic![]()
I'm sorry but you are so wrong on this statement.....there are many experts on this topic on this forum.
R...rocket ....surgery?-This is my first time posting ears (it's not rocket surgery).
-Unless you have a doctorate in veterinary medicine, specifically animal anatomy, you are not an expert. Simple as that.
Actually most vets have little to no expertise on the subject of ear taping. I did find this definition of expert on the interent - person who has a comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.The cliffs notes version:
-Unless you have a doctorate in veterinary medicine, specifically animal anatomy, you are not an expert. Simple as that.
-This is my first time posting ears (it's not rocket surgery). The cut is medium length. I posted for around 6-10 days each time, with 1-2 full days between, depending on the ears. If they started to fall, they went back up. Do not confuse me saying letting the ears be unposted for a day or two with me saying let a droopy ear be unposted for a day or two. Either way probably wouldn't make a huge difference, but I wanted to give my little guy a break.
-I realize that having your own opinion is blasphemy here, but I care very little about what others think about my opinion. The vet who did my pup told me to leave the ears unposted for a day or two between posting, and this coming from his 30 years of experience.
-My pups ears are done. I had no problems.
You are allowed to post any opinion you want. Nobody cares if you have an opinion. When what you're saying is not only wrong, but outright dangerous in many cases, then you are going to get called on it. You not only don't know much about posting ears, but about dobermans in general. Yet, you give some pretty strong sounding advice, which is based on nothing but an opinion. You are arguing with people who have been posting ears for decades... You have posted 4 times. Somehow, this makes you more qualified than people who have posted too many ears to count over decades? You argue about same sex aggression, based on what, your 5 month old puppy? Again, your talking to people with decades of experience. Handlers, trainers, judges, rescue workers, rehabbers, behaviorists, real people in the dog world who have seen it all. You have what, 2 or 3 months experience? Like I mentioned above, I would recommend sitting back and reading some more. Get some experience under your belt. I could care less about having a degree, a degree by no means makes someone an expert, and not having one most certainly does not mean they are not an expert.The cliffs notes version:
-Unless you have a doctorate in veterinary medicine, specifically animal anatomy, you are not an expert. Simple as that.
-Unless you have done extensive testing with control groups...dogs being posted 24/7 with minimal time lapse between posting, and dogs being posted with a full 1-2 days between posting...you are only guessing. This is not opinion, this is fact. Fact, of this nature is scientific, and cannot be considered a fact unless tested.
-Ear cartilage is slow to form, slow to heal (if at all). A drooping ear just means the cartilage is not fully set. If a person were to let weeks pass by, then they will probably have a problem. 1 or 2 days in the scope of the thousands of hours some dogs need for the ears to set...I believe Jamie and Adam would bust that myth.
For whom asked:
-This is my first time posting ears (it's not rocket surgery). The cut is medium length. I posted for around 6-10 days each time, with 1-2 full days between, depending on the ears. If they started to fall, they went back up. Do not confuse me saying letting the ears be unposted for a day or two with me saying let a droopy ear be unposted for a day or two. Either way probably wouldn't make a huge difference, but I wanted to give my little guy a break.
-I realize that having your own opinion is blasphemy here, but I care very little about what others think about my opinion. The vet who did my pup told me to leave the ears unposted for a day or two between posting, and this coming from his 30 years of experience.
-My pups ears are done. I had no problems.