4 Responses to “At What Age Does a Boston Terriers Ears Stand Up?”

1. Kylie says:

   November 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm

   If your Bostons ears are not up by 4 months of age, they must be taped to strengthen the ear so they will stand up on their own eventually. You can start taping as early as 5 weeks if the ears look like they are going to be very large or heavy. The sooner the better. If you start early, it may only take 3-4 weeks for the ears to stand on their own.
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2. chic says:

   November 17, 2008 at 9:55 pm

   Anyday, they should be full up at 3 to 4 months. It’s a little different with each dog because they are growing soooo fast, trying to walk, run, grow bones and teeth and get their ears up all at the same time, takes lots of calcium. Good nutrition is very important, none of that grocery store junk food.
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3. xMissyx says:

   November 17, 2008 at 9:56 pm

   It’d be so cute if they didn’t go up. =[ or only one of them did. =]

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   All Boston Terrier’s ears should stand up on their own without being cropped. Some dogs who have large ears or heavy ear leather have ears that continue to flop forward at the natural “break” in the ear. Floppy ears are normal in puppies, but they are not desirable for adults who will be shown. It is very important to not let this break get too strong by allowing the ears to remain in this flopped forward “puppy-like” position.

   If your Bostons ears are not up by 4 months of age, they must be taped to strengthen the ear so they will stand up on their own eventually. You can start taping as early as 5 weeks if the ears look like they are going to be very large or heavy. The sooner the better. If you start early, it may only take 3-4 weeks for the ears to stand on their own. But if you start late such as at 4 mo., it will take longer or it may not ever happen. The tape must be kept on 24 hours a day, every day until the ear is strong enough to stand on its own. It could take a few weeks or it could take a few months. The oldest dog I had with ears still needing to be taped was about 10 months old. The ear leather was very heavy and took this long to stand. See this dog here. You will not have much success if you start to tape when the dog is older than 4-5 months as it is usually too late to improve the strength of the ear at this point. If the ear is just tipping forward at the top but not breaking at the horizontal break at 4-5 months, this ear will stand eventually without needing to be taped. In a situation where one ear is up and one ear is down, you needn’t worry, the other one will normally come up on it’s own.
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   So before 4 months.

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4. BT CVT says:

   November 17, 2008 at 10:05 pm

   Usually by at least 4 months of age they should be fully standing. You have some time.
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   I’m a Certified Veterinary Technician – 7 years experience.

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