You have a very good point Flat_3D! My biggest issue at the moment is that since it is a paper cut out and caricature when I try applying the ears on the side they need to be huge to fit the template properly but that kind of makes him look like Dumbo the elephant.
When I put the ears on the front of the character as Mariya Hadzhieva suggested he looks better but then I would still need to have them on the side somehow.
Once the 3D model is fully built and I have more pics I will add them. I guess though since it is a caricature and not real I may still be able to pull off only having them in the front...
I am in bit of pickle as you can see friends :)