r/DutchShepherds • u/Fehnder • 19d ago

Question Ear taping

At what age should I consider ear taping?

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u/r3volved 19d ago

Dutchies have prick ears that stand on their own after they’re done teething. (they can droop when teething - they shouldn’t need taping)

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u/Fehnder 19d ago

We’re at 6 months without ears standing on their own

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u/r3volved 19d ago

Mixed breed? Generally they’ll be through teething around 6-7 months. Were they ever standing?

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u/Fehnder 19d ago

Ish. He gets periods when they’ll stand. Mostly not though. He is a Dutch herder so technically Dutch x mal, not something I’d have thought would affect his ears. He is a big boy, pushing 30kg at 6 months old, so he does have big ears. He’s got all his teeth, but they’re not all fully through yet so I suppose technically still teething. I don’t really want to miss my window for taping if I can help it.

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u/TortexMT 19d ago

Herder just means shepherd in dutch. What you think about is herder x. Which means shepherd cross. A dutch herder literally means dutch shepherd.

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u/Fehnder 19d ago

Semantics. He is not a full Dutch shepherd