The best thing would be for you to find a breeder to show you how to wrap the ears and help you get started. It can be a long process, especially if you have the long show cut, which takes more time to stand. What I've used is the tampon method; here is a brief breakdown of the process, hopefully you will be able to understand. There are other methods out there, too, but I'm not as familiar with them.
I used Zonas surgical tape, but I understand they don't make it any more. You need to find a porous, breathable, surgical tape for this.
1. Wrap tape around the middle of the tampon so it won't telescope inside itself.
2. Wrap more tape inside out, around the entire tampon, starting from the botton up to the top tightly so the outside of the tampon is completely wrapped in tape, sticky side out.
3. Put the bottom of the tampon in the "bell" (base) of the ear as firmly as you can. Stretch the rest of the ear up against the sticky tape of the tampon.
4. Cut some more pieces of tape, you need about three or four about 3 to 4 inches.
5. Starting at the bottom of the ear, wrap the first piece of tape around the ear and tampon, in the direction towards the center of the dog's head. (The right ear would be wrapped counterclockwise, the left is clockwise.) Continue wrapping with the additional tape pieces until you have reached the top of the ear.
6. DO NOT wrap the tip (or the whole thing for that matter) of the ear too tightly so that the circulation gets decreased or cut off. I've heard horror stories about people losing the tips of their dog's ears because of this.
7. Do not twist the ear as you wrap it, keep it straight up against the tampon.
8. Leave the ears for five days, on the fifth day in the morning, take the tampons out and let the ears be free for that day. Rewrap again that evening for five more days.
9. Don't get frustrated because when the puppy is teething, the calcium seems to go to the teeth and the ears are likely to droop. Holly's ears were terrible when she broke her leg and was healing. When she was well, they stood again. But I just kept wrapping them.
10. It helps if you have one person hold the dog and feed it hot dog pieces while you are taping.
There are other methods available, you can try searching on the internet and might find a site with pictures that help you more. After you've done it a few times, it does get easier.
Hope this isn't too confusing, but it is the method I was taught and that I've used for both Holly and Scrapper.
When the ears are finally done, except for the very tips, you can glue Breathe-Rite strips in with "SkinBond" adhesive at the ends and that helps them stand.
Good luck.
