[Hessian]

Ike is 14 months old and still in posts. They get changed every few days. If I allow them to stand on their own, his right ear will start dropping after a day or two, eventually falling completely if they aren't put back up. I've made sure to not let him sleep without being posted lately. Both ears do stand perfectly, but the same one refuses to stay up. Even if it does fall, it will stand beautifully again after another few days in posts. At his age, is it still possible to get them to stand permanently, or is the one bound to forever fall?

I've had Dobermans for almost 20 years, and this is the most trouble I've ever had with getting both ears to stand. Any advice is greatly appreciated!

(I’ve attached a photo of his ears when they do stand. I’ll try to find one with the ear when it drops.)

 

[ECIN]

Quote : I've made sure to not let him sleep without being posted lately.

???

I will hazard a guess that is 99 % of your problem with that one ear . You only leave them un-posted till they are good and dry when you take the posts out .

I breeder once told me that for every day you leave them un-posted it takes 3 days to get back to where you were at

Just keep posting them and leave them posted till time to change and then right back up

 

[Allforblitz]

I second ECIN. That down time to let it flop is probably eating up all your progress. Post them. When it is time to repost only leave them down for long enough to get a new set of posts ready and put in. (20 or 30 minutes) Post for another 2 or 3 weeks this way. Then one day when you are home all day, leave them down to check progress. If you see any wilting, right back up they go. You are probably right at the end, but every time they are left down, you're losing that bit of ground gained. They look like they will be great ears once they are done.

 

[Wanted]

Ear dog's ear cartilage is different. Don't get frustrated every dog is different my present dog took 5 months with 2 wks of breath rite strips another dog 6 1/2 months. My suggestion is to use the strips for a while, hopefully, it will work. Good luck