Things You'll Need
- Dog clippers
- Rubbing alcohol
- Cotton ball
- 2-inch masking tape
- 1-inch masking tape
- Blunt scissors
Instructions
Trim the hair on the front, back and edges of the ears, using the clippers, and being extremely careful not to cut the skin. Imagine a wide ''V'' in the back of your Yorkshire's ears and trim off the hair inside the ''V''. If your Yorkie's ears are long, then trim the ''V'' lower about half way down Clean the ears by pouring a little bit of rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and passing it on the ears.
Hold one ear erect and run the tape around the ear into a circle. Repeat with the other ear. Both ears should be completely covered in masking tape.
Create a support for the ears to ensure they remain erect. Use a piece of the 1-inch-wide masking tape and run it completely around the two ears from back to front, and then tape it against itself right between both ears. Keep the tape on for no more than a week.
Remove the tape using blunted scissors by snipping carefully from the back of the ears and then up the back. Pull the tape away gently until the ears are free from tape. Clean the ears once again with the alcohol using the cotton ball and then let the ears rest for 24 hours.
Re-tape the ears even if they were standing up and keep for another week.This should help the cartilage adjust and gain strength, preventing the ears from flopping down again.