EARS help

[ali2020]

ears were down at the age of 5 months, from 5 months to six months they were up and now from last 3 days 1 ear is up and 1 is down . should i tape them or wait for a little bit ?

[lrodptl]

Originally Posted by ali2020

ears were down at the age of 5 months, from 5 months to six months they were up and now from last 3 days 1 ear is up and 1 is down . should i tape them or wait for a little bit ?

Everything I read says you should only be concerned with ears that have never gone up by 4.5-5 months. Ears that spend some time up and some time down are of no concern.

[kayek9]

At 6 months old, I would definitely tape. It won't hurt your puppy to do so and it's just a bit of reassurance that you're taking every step possible to get them up and stay up. I will usually intervene by 4 1/2 months if the ears are not standing, don't want to take any chances.

[HarperGirl]

From all of the great tips I've read in previous posts (thanks!), we just taped Harper's one floppy ear at 5.5 months. Hers was inconsistent, too.

[lrodptl]

Originally Posted by kayek9

At 6 months old, I would definitely tape. It won't hurt your puppy to do so and it's just a bit of reassurance that you're taking every step possible to get them up and stay up. I will usually intervene by 4 1/2 months if the ears are not standing, don't want to take any chances.

Have you ever seen a GSD ears not finally stand?

[Melly]

I have seen a few pics of ears not ever up or not fully up at adulthood it does happen some are adorable with 1 ear up and 1 down forever. Some people says it adds personality others say makes them look like mixed breed dogs lol. I personally plan on taping Bella's ears if they are not up at 5-6 months.

[lrodptl]

Originally Posted by Melly

I have seen a few pics of ears not ever up or not fully up at adulthood it does happen some are adorable with 1 ear up and 1 down forever. Some people says it adds personality others say makes them look like mixed breed dogs lol. I personally plan on taping Bella's ears if they are not up at 5-6 months.

We just pulled the insert out of Fritz' (6.5 months) left ear and it still is not up. We've been taping,breathright stripping and now an insert since 5 months with almost no change yet.

[ali2020]

i just noticed something, his ears were up when he was in the crate and the same something happened yesterday too. as soon as i let him come outside one of them goes down again,.

[lrodptl]

Originally Posted by ali2020

i just noticed something, his ears were up when he was in the crate and the same something happened yesterday too. as soon as i let him come outside one of them goes down again,.

I doubt very much that you're going to have any problems with his ears going up.

[ali2020]

again today when i woke up, i saw shane had both of his ears up but as soon i let him out one fell down,