What's the longest it has taken for your GSD ears

pmerandi18 · 03-02-2011, 07:07 PM

To go up?

Sasha will be 8 months on 3/11 and her ears are down and have been doing the up and down bit. Yes if you look at her Avatar picture her ears are up, but they are now down. They do both go up then fall. Can some one ease my frustration and assure me since they have been up already and continue to go up that they will eventually stand. Her dad and mom's ears are both up as well as her sisters and brothers.

Emoore · 03-02-2011, 07:15 PM

Rocky was 7 months when his ears came up. Cash's were floopy most of the time but stood up when he was intensely interested in something or when the wind blew right. Kopper, at 11 weeks, is in the "teepee" stage.

pmerandi18 · 03-02-2011, 07:21 PM

When we got Sasha they were up and at 3 months they were up. In your opinion would you think they will eventually go back up?

Emoore · 03-02-2011, 07:24 PM

Just guessing here, but they'll probably be more up and down. Up when she's excited or interested (or the wind is blowing the right way), down when she's relaxing, frightened, or sad (or the wind is blowing the wrong way).

pmerandi18 · 03-02-2011, 07:36 PM

Thanks. I am still going with the notion that since they have been up they will come back up.

wilbanks17 · 03-02-2011, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Emoore

Just guessing here, but they'll probably be more up and down. Up when she's excited or interested (or the wind is blowing the right way), down when she's relaxing, frightened, or sad (or the wind is blowing the wrong way).

Agreed. I would assume you are going to have a dog who has ears down except when excited or on alert.

Good_Karma · 03-02-2011, 08:11 PM

Niko's took a long time to go up, he was six months old. But they went up and stayed up.

**Samba** · 03-02-2011, 08:42 PM

I am too impatient to wait and see if and when, so I can't speak to it.

joe_linda88 · 03-05-2011, 02:15 PM

My pup is 17 weeks old. We've only had her one week and both ears are completely flopped 24/7. NEVER go up. We're not sure if they were ever up in the past as we didn't think to ask the breeder. Any thoughts? Aren't the ears suppose to be up one day, down the next and so on? Or down for long periods of time, then go up? This is our first GSD and we're not sure.

Emoore · 03-05-2011, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joe_linda88

My pup is 17 weeks old. We've only had her one week and both ears are completely flopped 24/7. NEVER go up. We're not sure if they were ever up in the past as we didn't think to ask the breeder. Any thoughts? Aren't the ears suppose to be up one day, down the next and so on? Or down for long periods of time, then go up? This is our first GSD and we're not sure.

Not necessarily. Rocky's ears were down 100% of the time until he was 5 months. Then one ear stood up, and then about a month later the other one stood.

03-02-2011, 07:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
pmerandi18 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MI Posts: 65	What's the longest it has taken for your GSD ears To go up? Sasha will be 8 months on 3/11 and her ears are down and have been doing the up and down bit. Yes if you look at her Avatar picture her ears are up, but they are now down. They do both go up then fall. Can some one ease my frustration and assure me since they have been up already and continue to go up that they will eventually stand. Her dad and mom's ears are both up as well as her sisters and brothers.

03-02-2011, 07:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	Rocky was 7 months when his ears came up. Cash's were floopy most of the time but stood up when he was intensely interested in something or when the wind blew right. Kopper, at 11 weeks, is in the "teepee" stage. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

03-02-2011, 07:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,214	Just guessing here, but they'll probably be more up and down. Up when she's excited or interested (or the wind is blowing the right way), down when she's relaxing, frightened, or sad (or the wind is blowing the wrong way). __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

03-02-2011, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
Good_Karma Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 4,103	Niko's took a long time to go up, he was six months old. But they went up and stayed up. __________________ Leah: Newbie dog owner Niko: American Showline GSD 2 1/2 years old Rosa: American Muppet Dog (GSD/Border Collie mix) 3 years old

03-02-2011, 07:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
pmerandi18 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MI Posts: 65	When we got Sasha they were up and at 3 months they were up. In your opinion would you think they will eventually go back up?

03-02-2011, 07:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
pmerandi18 Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MI Posts: 65	Thanks. I am still going with the notion that since they have been up they will come back up.

03-02-2011, 08:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Samba Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: USA Posts: 6,447	I am too impatient to wait and see if and when, so I can't speak to it.

03-05-2011, 02:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
joe_linda88 Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 42	My pup is 17 weeks old. We've only had her one week and both ears are completely flopped 24/7. NEVER go up. We're not sure if they were ever up in the past as we didn't think to ask the breeder. Any thoughts? Aren't the ears suppose to be up one day, down the next and so on? Or down for long periods of time, then go up? This is our first GSD and we're not sure.

Remove Advertisements Sponsored Links
German Shepherd Advertisement