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 HELPING
NATURAL EARS TO STAND
With puppies from six weeks old up to one year of age, ears can
be helped to stand by using brown wrapping paper patterns and glue.
1. Hold one ear facing you. Have someone else hold the puppy in
their lap.
2. Place a rectangular piece of shopping bag paper behind the ear
and draw a pattern all the way up around the tip and back down across
the upper portion starting into the ear canal.
3. Remove the paper and cut it a bit smaller than the actual ear
size. Round off tip and lower area.
4. Using artificial eyelash clear or white glue from a tube, smooth
enough across the inside of the pattern to completely cover the
paper.
5. With one person still holding the dog, gently press the paper
into the inner portion of the ear. Use a paper towel to help hold
it in place while it sets. Check to make sure there is enough glue
to hold.
6. Allow enough time for the paper to start to dry. Repeat the same
thing with the other ear. Do not hurry this process.
7. The paper will work itself out within 10 days. Leave it out for
a week and try again if the ears still aren't standing.
8. Grind up calcium tablets in a blender. Sprinkle some calcium
powder over the food each day to help strengthen cartilage.
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