To Tape or Not to Tape

Posted on December 11, 2014 by CJ Robinson | 0 Comments

So many people have asked us about the taping on Sedona's ears. Being a first time boxer mom with Dakota I had not idea that you could tape their ears to give them a natural set or fall. So she has flying ears. With Montana her ears automatically set perfectly and again I had no idea about taping. With Sedona she has the flying nun ears, meaning they are back and out instead of forward and close to her head with a crease in the middle. You can set a puppy's ears up until the teething has stopped. To remedy this you have to tape the ears. there are a couple of different way:

The first is shown by the breeder Lina Anderson of Boxers of Palo Mesa (Copy and Paste this link into your browser) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAD4cdj71vk

The second is what we did with Sedona as her ears were more stubborn and it worked really well. Be sure to watch the video a few times to get it right, I did not use the lighter fluid, I just used medical tape.

By Vondenpegenbogenkriegern (Copy and Paste this link into your browser) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5PBHQtMylc

Things you will need: Patience, medical tape and taping skills, lol. Watch each video a few times before you attempt to tape your puppy's ears because they all don't have a lot of patience.

Here you can see the difference from the before to the after.

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THE BEGINNING....

I have been around dogs all my life having lived on a farm raising National Champion Arabian horses with my family where we lived on 55 acres in Massachusetts and had five to six dogs running around constantly. From Newfoundlands to German Shepherds and Blood Hounds to Labradors. My love for dogs grew and I learned more about caring for them through the years.

I had been thinking about starting Dakota Dog Company, named after my beloved boxer Dakota for several years but just never got it off the ground. In 2011 she became very sick and has almost died on me four times over three years as she had an auto immune disease called Thrombocytopenia (basically her immune system kills off her white blood cells). It was a battle but she gotten better and stronger every day and once again taught me a valuable lesson, 'tomorrow is not guaranteed and appreciate what you have today.'

The idea behind Dakota Dog Company is to provide the best of the best for pups everywhere, from the most wholesome treats to wonderful toys to captivate their attention, and beautiful apparel all at affordable prices! I wanted a store that carried things we use and believe in and dog owners really want and need. Our first outing was at the farmer’s market on December 17th, 2011 where my Mom and I braved the cold selling handmade wool dog sweaters. The response was amazing and it was a sign to keep going, so here we are! We hand pick each product to be featured in our store, only the highest quality, best ingredients and most wonderful products and much more that we have actually tested ourselves and absolutely love, all Dakota, Montana, Sedona & Sequoia approved of course!

I also wanted to introduce Montana, Kota's 'Lil Sister', who was a Christmas gift from my Mom and arrived via special truck delivery on Christmas Eve 2012 all the way from Kansas! We have added to our pack with the addition of Sedona from Boxers of Palo Mesa in California, she arrived on November 5th, 2014! In 2020 we were joined by Sequoia, also from Boxers of Palo Mesa, our little one that we waited 3 1 /2 to come into our lives.

Our beautiful Dakota left us on December 19th, 2016, she is an Angel watching over us every day and I collect your pennies pretty girl and please know how much we miss you!

On June 29th, 2023 our beloved Montana aka Monkey left us followed by our sweetest Sedona aka Donut on November 12th, 2025 from a brain tumor.