I use the laser pointer. All my little one needs to hear is the chain it's attached to or the button click and she alerts to find it. Also worked wonders when she was a puppy to "exercise" the muscles in her ears. In fact, the only time my flop-eared dog's ears would stand was if the pointer was out. Tina Illusion GSDs Msg: #1 in digest Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:17:55 -0500 From: Mary Tripp Subject: EARS-AS IN BAITING THANKS FOR THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT THE DOGS EAR ARE "UP" IN THE SENSE OF GROWTH. SHE JUST WILL NOT CONSISTENTLY ALERT TO ANYTHING WHEN SHE IS ON THE LEASH. NOW---GIVE ME YOUR MOST UNUSUAL THINGS THAT YOU DO TO GET THE EARS UP. AS YOU ALL KNOW, I WILL DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING TO GET A DOG TO SHOW TO ITS BEST ADVANTAGE. MARY __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================