Nervous about her ears.

JessWelsch · 11-02-2010, 04:18 AM

Vet said they may or may not come up after teething...
Any thoughts? (just would like to be humored)

We get lots of "what is she mixed with?" q's and when I say she is pure ppl question the ears >.<

Anyway here are photos for the ear professionals : )

13 weeks old (1st weekend home!)

13 weeks old - all settled in! (with me)

14 weeks old (lots of back molar teething started half way through this week! Vet says it the rest of her puppy teeth coming in).

During the 14th week (within 72 hours) her left ear fell, then her right... now she looks like this @ 15 weeks old!

However this morning after our morning walk and cuddles she was waiting on me to get her breakfast and her ears were UP!!!

Shortly after 1 went down and the other stayed up... off and on all day 1 has been up or they have both been down...

Once again I am sure I am overreacting and Ive looked at loads of ear photos on here... but it would make me feel better if someone would humor me : ) Both parents ears are up and they weren't taped or anything; not sure about the other pups in the litters ears though.

Someone pls tell me its all from teething :P and Im being a nervous parent.

Lucy Dog · 11-02-2010, 04:42 AM

If all of the adult teeth are in and the ears are still down... then you can worry.

They were up before teething and i'm sure they will be back up after teething. You really don't have much to worry about.

For now, just enjoy her being the cute puppy she is. Worry about the ears later down the road, if it ever comes to it.

JessWelsch · 11-02-2010, 05:09 AM

Thank you... hubby says thanks too (now maybe ill stop bugging him about her ears lol)

ba1614 · 11-02-2010, 06:51 AM

I would wager the ears will be fine because they've already been up. My girls were up and down until about 6 months.

Good luck, she's a beautiful girl.

Stogey · 11-02-2010, 06:54 AM

I agree with the previous posters ! I would wager her ears will be fine...
She is a beautiful lil gal !!!

GSDAlphaMom · 11-02-2010, 08:17 AM

If he's only 14 wks you've got plenty of time. They look like normal ears for his age. You can check out the different stages here:

Ear Stages - a pictorial

Rerun · 11-02-2010, 08:49 AM

If they were up before they'll likely go up again. Akira and Dante both had an ear that flopped during teething, although Akira's stayed down much longer and she was older (it was down from 5 - 6 mo old and is my avatar so you can see it's up!). Dante's flopped for about a week or so just before 4 mo.

My other two were older when I adopted them so I don't know if their ears flopped or not. My guess is that Micahs did because they are so darn BIG.

CaseysGSD · 11-02-2010, 09:01 AM

They were up so pretty, I'm sure they will be back that way soon....seems like the dogs who have problems are the ones who have never had them all the way up like that at any point.

CaseysGSD · 11-02-2010, 09:02 AM

and love the face in the last picture by the way...too funny!

Courtney · 11-02-2010, 12:00 PM

Very pretty girl-love her face expression

I honestly would not worry about this little girls ears-I think she will be fine. Make sure to give her plently of chew toys!

11-02-2010, 04:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
JessWelsch Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Phx AZ Posts: 157	Nervous about her ears. Vet said they may or may not come up after teething... Any thoughts? (just would like to be humored) We get lots of "what is she mixed with?" q's and when I say she is pure ppl question the ears >.< Anyway here are photos for the ear professionals : ) 13 weeks old (1st weekend home!) 13 weeks old - all settled in! (with me) 14 weeks old (lots of back molar teething started half way through this week! Vet says it the rest of her puppy teeth coming in). During the 14th week (within 72 hours) her left ear fell, then her right... now she looks like this @ 15 weeks old! However this morning after our morning walk and cuddles she was waiting on me to get her breakfast and her ears were UP!!! Shortly after 1 went down and the other stayed up... off and on all day 1 has been up or they have both been down... Once again I am sure I am overreacting and Ive looked at loads of ear photos on here... but it would make me feel better if someone would humor me : ) Both parents ears are up and they weren't taped or anything; not sure about the other pups in the litters ears though. Someone pls tell me its all from teething :P and Im being a nervous parent. __________________ -Jess Jordan - 5.5 mos - GSD Corey - 11 yrs - Chi/Terrier Annie - 4 yrs - Chi Ashleigh - 3 yrs - Siamese Hobbes - 3 yrs - Tabby Pasha - 1 yr - Gecko Zuki - 1 yr - Bearded Dragon Wyatt - 2 yrs - Cockatiel Milo - 11 yrs - Cockatoo Last edited by JessWelsch; 11-02-2010 at 04:22 AM.

11-02-2010, 04:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lucy Dog Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,180	If all of the adult teeth are in and the ears are still down... then you can worry. They were up before teething and i'm sure they will be back up after teething. You really don't have much to worry about. For now, just enjoy her being the cute puppy she is. Worry about the ears later down the road, if it ever comes to it. __________________ Paul

11-02-2010, 05:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
JessWelsch Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Phx AZ Posts: 157	Thank you... hubby says thanks too (now maybe ill stop bugging him about her ears lol) __________________ -Jess Jordan - 5.5 mos - GSD Corey - 11 yrs - Chi/Terrier Annie - 4 yrs - Chi Ashleigh - 3 yrs - Siamese Hobbes - 3 yrs - Tabby Pasha - 1 yr - Gecko Zuki - 1 yr - Bearded Dragon Wyatt - 2 yrs - Cockatiel Milo - 11 yrs - Cockatoo

11-02-2010, 06:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
Stogey Master Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 627	I agree with the previous posters ! I would wager her ears will be fine... She is a beautiful lil gal !!! __________________ I so hope there is a Doggie Heaven !!! Princess - mini GSD Jason - GSD/mix Sheba - GSD/mix Charlie - GSD/Dane Max - GSD

11-02-2010, 06:51 AM	#4 (permalink)
ba1614 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 275	I would wager the ears will be fine because they've already been up. My girls were up and down until about 6 months. Good luck, she's a beautiful girl.

11-02-2010, 08:17 AM	#6 (permalink)
GSDAlphaMom Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,228	If he's only 14 wks you've got plenty of time. They look like normal ears for his age. You can check out the different stages here: Ear Stages - a pictorial

11-02-2010, 08:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rerun Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,608	If they were up before they'll likely go up again. Akira and Dante both had an ear that flopped during teething, although Akira's stayed down much longer and she was older (it was down from 5 - 6 mo old and is my avatar so you can see it's up!). Dante's flopped for about a week or so just before 4 mo. My other two were older when I adopted them so I don't know if their ears flopped or not. My guess is that Micahs did because they are so darn BIG.

11-02-2010, 09:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
CaseysGSD Master Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 806	They were up so pretty, I'm sure they will be back that way soon....seems like the dogs who have problems are the ones who have never had them all the way up like that at any point.

11-02-2010, 09:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
CaseysGSD Master Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 806	and love the face in the last picture by the way...too funny!

11-02-2010, 12:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
Courtney Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,915	Very pretty girl-love her face expression I honestly would not worry about this little girls ears-I think she will be fine. Make sure to give her plently of chew toys!

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