8/9/10+ Weeks old and ears are not up... - Page 7

Krissy · 12-19-2012, 11:23 AM

Our pup didn't start getting his ears up until about 3-4months. Now, at 5 1/2 months, they are almost completely up. In the past few months they have gone up and down... finally up and we let him have chew toys, rawhides, everything! His ears are just HUGE, so I guess his little puppy head couldnt support them!

GSDNewbie1024 · 04-23-2013, 05:16 PM

Patience is so hard to have with GSD's when you want their ears to just go up already! LOL

The left ear has been up for about a week and a half already, and as you can see the right one still have some catching up to do. People say it's due to genetics, diet, "massaging", activity, & age that will determine when they both go up for good.

My question is, is there a time period a little smaller than 9wks-8mos that most people can agree on about when they go up? The above time period seems a little TOO broad for me.

Anubis_Star · 04-24-2013, 07:20 AM

Zeke's ears were up and strong by 8 weeks. Flopped a little when he ran but never went back down.

Luther's ears didn't go up until almost 5-6 months old! Here he was when we got him at 13 weeks

Berlin's were up by 9 weeks. But look, just this weekend at 14 weeks - hey, it happens!

Anubis_Star · 04-24-2013, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by GSDNewbie1024

My question is, is there a time period a little smaller than 9wks-8mos that most people can agree on about when they go up? The above time period seems a little TOO broad for me.

No there's not, because that IS the time period. Many ears go up fairly young, but the cartilage doesn't actually really harden and strengthen until after they are done teething. Incisors and canines come out between 4-6 months, premolars and molars between 6-9 months. So they are teething for a long time. Even if the are up early, often times they still flop or fall over during that teething period.

Tyson13 · 05-03-2013, 05:46 AM

Tyson is only 10 weeks old no sign of his ears standing as yet, but i have to say i am loving my floppy ear boy so much

evgeniy · 05-04-2013, 04:11 PM

I waited until 1 year...they are still floppy..now he is almost 3 years old

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04-23-2013, 05:16 PM	#62 (permalink)
GSDNewbie1024 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: East Los Angeles, CA Posts: 113	Patience is so hard to have with GSD's when you want their ears to just go up already! LOL The left ear has been up for about a week and a half already, and as you can see the right one still have some catching up to do. People say it's due to genetics, diet, "massaging", activity, & age that will determine when they both go up for good. My question is, is there a time period a little smaller than 9wks-8mos that most people can agree on about when they go up? The above time period seems a little TOO broad for me. Attached Thumbnails

04-24-2013, 07:20 AM	#63 (permalink)
Anubis_Star Master Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Colorado Posts: 722	Zeke's ears were up and strong by 8 weeks. Flopped a little when he ran but never went back down. Luther's ears didn't go up until almost 5-6 months old! Here he was when we got him at 13 weeks Berlin's were up by 9 weeks. But look, just this weekend at 14 weeks - hey, it happens! __________________ ~Emergency Vet Tech Berlin vom Spartanville 1/13/13 Zeke 5/25/07 Luther 2008 - 7/23/12 "Take this trouble from me: Make sure my shepherd dog remains a working dog, for I have struggled all my life long for that aim." Max Von Stephanitz

05-03-2013, 05:46 AM	#65 (permalink)
Tyson13 New Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 21	Tyson is only 10 weeks old no sign of his ears standing as yet, but i have to say i am loving my floppy ear boy so much Attached Thumbnails

12-19-2012, 11:23 AM	#61 (permalink)
Krissy New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 1	Our pup didn't start getting his ears up until about 3-4months. Now, at 5 1/2 months, they are almost completely up. In the past few months they have gone up and down... finally up and we let him have chew toys, rawhides, everything! His ears are just HUGE, so I guess his little puppy head couldnt support them!

05-04-2013, 04:11 PM	#66 (permalink)
evgeniy New Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1	I waited until 1 year...they are still floppy..now he is almost 3 years old Sent from Petguide.com Free App

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