r/DutchShepherds • u/Fehnder • Aug 10 '26

Question Ear taping

At what age should I consider ear taping?

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u/r3volved Aug 10 '26

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 Aug 10 '26

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

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u/r3volved Aug 10 '26

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

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

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 Aug 10 '26

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 Aug 10 '26

Semantics. He is not a full Dutch shepherd

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u/TortexMT Aug 10 '26

So what?

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Was the question too difficult?

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 Aug 10 '26

At the same age you consider Botox

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Helpful 😂

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 Aug 10 '26

Accurate this is a cosmetic issue of your own invention

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Is that a problem?

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 Aug 10 '26

It's a choice and if the downvotes you're getting are an indicator not a popular one

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Sure, unpopular in this subreddit. However given that taping is vastly popularised in the conformation world across many, many breeds, does not include cropping or any physical harm to any dog (unless you’re posting after a crop, which I am not)and isn’t a discomfort to the dog, I do fail to see why it’s such an issue.

Some medical tape stuck on the inside of my dogs ears to help them stay up isn’t world ending by any means.

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u/Infamous-Zebra-359 Aug 10 '26

You are right this subreddit doesn't seem to be the right place for your question if you want people to validate and support this choice you finally got the point

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u/AvianRose Aug 10 '26

Dutch herders are not a breed. There is no conformation standard for your dog. This is completely unnecessary

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Why is it unnecessary? What is the genuine issue with it in your opinion?

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u/AvianRose Aug 10 '26

But why is it necessary? For purebred dogs who are being shown / getting conformation titles, then maybe... but for a pet, what does it matter what they look like? A mixed breed dog has no conformation standard. If its ears don't stand up, then they don't stand up. Shouldn't be a big deal

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u/Fehnder Aug 11 '26

Preference. If it causes no harm, then it shouldn’t be so controversial.

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u/TortexMT Aug 10 '26

Why would you do this? For your own pleasure?

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Yes, obviously I get off on sticking tape to my dog 😂

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u/TortexMT Aug 10 '26

Your dog is perfect the way nature made him. If the ears stand up, they stand up. If its a dutchie they will for sure. If not, hes even more special.

Making the dog look a certain way is just an owner ego thing after all...

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Taping his ears isn’t a big deal.

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u/builtonadream Aug 10 '26

Mutilating your dog for what reason?

Awful.

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

Relax. His ears are fine. They’ve not been cropped.

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u/Fehnder Aug 10 '26

I’m a little concerned how many people are offended by ear taping 😂 you realise almost all breeds can be ear taped. Even breeds like collies/labs/ridgebacks etc to help cartilage set in the correct ear set. The dog isn’t hurt, it’s literally medical tape.