Excellent advice. I had a puppy buyer do the same thing, take a dog to a vet that is an expert in cropping ears. He sure doesn't know how to tape GSD ears tho. Poor dog ended up with ear infections and an ear that never did come up. In a message dated 6/7/2006 2:08:40 PM Pacific Standard Time, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx writes: I wouldn't waste time w/ vets and "theories". Get to someone who knows how to tape/put up ears instead. JMO Kathy three generations of Dual Titled Champions live here! Laura Thomas http://www.treasureranchgsds.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 ============================================================================