Please oh Please ears stand up!!!

kennajo · 07-05-2011, 09:29 PM

up! up! up!

krystyne73 · 07-05-2011, 09:35 PM

aww 4 mons old , do they ever come up for a little while?

kennajo · 07-05-2011, 09:45 PM

if the wind blows just right....bahahahaha

n2gsds · 07-05-2011, 10:34 PM

Oh, he's so cute! Jenny's ears were already up when we brought her home at 12 weeks old and I really do miss the ear flopping stage. My Carleigh had one ear up and one down until about 6 mos. old. Don't get discouraged just keep taking pics!

SamTheDog · 07-08-2011, 08:32 AM

They will definitely come up.

wolfstraum · 07-08-2011, 09:27 AM

add cottage cheese to his diet - give him raw bones to chew on - calcium helps cartiledge in his ears, chewing helps muscle strength - if he is teething they will go up and down...do not rumple them!!! you can do massage gently - but only from base to tip in one stroke - massage into standing position...or find someone to tape them - he has large, probably thin topped, heavy based ears from the photos...

Lee

billsharp · 07-08-2011, 09:50 AM

There are lots of good threads here about ears. When the dog is 4 months old an teething the ears will flop but will come back up. One seemingly knowledgeable poster said something about there being a window of time around 5-7 months (i think) when you could consider taping them up to help. I suggest you find and read all the posts on this.

Just a common-sense suggestion: It seems to me that if you work on training that is heavily reliant on sound, and at other times find things that make strange but faint sounds (scraping plates, fingernails on chalkboard, whistles, clickers, etc.) you might stimulate your pup to "perk up" his ears, and that exercise could only strengthen them.

kennajo · 07-08-2011, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by billsharp

There are lots of good threads here about ears. When the dog is 4 months old an teething the ears will flop but will come back up. One seemingly knowledgeable poster said something about there being a window of time around 5-7 months (i think) when you could consider taping them up to help. I suggest you find and read all the posts on this.

Just a common-sense suggestion: It seems to me that if you work on training that is heavily reliant on sound, and at other times find things that make strange but faint sounds (scraping plates, fingernails on chalkboard, whistles, clickers, etc.) you might stimulate your pup to "perk up" his ears, and that exercise could only strengthen them.

Oh good idea! Never thought of that. I've added clovite for protein and yogurt for calcium. He loves it.

DukeJazz · 07-08-2011, 11:31 AM

Enjoy his goofy floppy ears while you can, they will only be this way for a short time, but will be up for many, many years to come !!

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krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339	aww 4 mons old , do they ever come up for a little while? __________________ Meika, GSD B. 1/05 Macy, Golden X, B. 10/06 Goliath, Sulcata Tortoise, B. 2/02 Kitty, Siamese, B.10/11 MoJo, Aussie, B.2/12 Max, Great Dane, B. 12/01 RIP

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n2gsds Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 256	Oh, he's so cute! Jenny's ears were already up when we brought her home at 12 weeks old and I really do miss the ear flopping stage. My Carleigh had one ear up and one down until about 6 mos. old. Don't get discouraged just keep taking pics! __________________ Brenda & Jenny AKA Brenleigh's Lady Guinevere RIP-Carleigh 8/98-12/10

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wolfstraum Crowned Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: PA Posts: 7,089	add cottage cheese to his diet - give him raw bones to chew on - calcium helps cartiledge in his ears, chewing helps muscle strength - if he is teething they will go up and down...do not rumple them!!! you can do massage gently - but only from base to tip in one stroke - massage into standing position...or find someone to tape them - he has large, probably thin topped, heavy based ears from the photos... Lee __________________ Csabre Sch1, Hexe Sch2, Bengal, Kyra, Kira & Kougar v Wolfstraum ~ Basha Sch3, Ghost Sch3 - Danger Sch1 SAR - ATB/Ret - Kyra, Sch3, Alice Sch1, Kelsey, Fenja Sch3 wolfstraum.net

07-08-2011, 09:50 AM	#7 (permalink)
billsharp Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 347	There are lots of good threads here about ears. When the dog is 4 months old an teething the ears will flop but will come back up. One seemingly knowledgeable poster said something about there being a window of time around 5-7 months (i think) when you could consider taping them up to help. I suggest you find and read all the posts on this. Just a common-sense suggestion: It seems to me that if you work on training that is heavily reliant on sound, and at other times find things that make strange but faint sounds (scraping plates, fingernails on chalkboard, whistles, clickers, etc.) you might stimulate your pup to "perk up" his ears, and that exercise could only strengthen them. __________________ Liesl, b. 1/1/11 Maxie, 1994-2009 King, 1963-1968

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kennajo Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Angelo Tx Posts: 385	if the wind blows just right....bahahahaha

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SamTheDog Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Delaware Posts: 134	They will definitely come up.

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DukeJazz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Inverness, Fl Posts: 208	Enjoy his goofy floppy ears while you can, they will only be this way for a short time, but will be up for many, many years to come !! __________________ Duke - GSD 7/04 (best guess), rescued 7/1/09 ~~~ Jazzy - WGSD 11/00, rescued 12/06, PTS 5/12 Sasha – S. Husky 11/95 - 3/09 Blitzer - WGSD 11/96 - 12/06 Czar – S. Husky 6/80 - 10/96 Baron – S. Husky 5/82 - 11/95 Sheba - Black Lab, childhood dog

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