GSD pup's ears standing up yesterday, but not 2day?

Buzzooka Joe · 09-29-2011, 07:53 PM

My 7 week old GSD pup got his ears all the way up all day yesterday.. Today, one of them is floppy? Is that normal?

k_sep · 09-29-2011, 08:01 PM

Yes.

1sttimeforgsd · 09-29-2011, 08:33 PM

Yes. Until the pup goes through the teething process they may do lots of things. They may go up and down several times, go up and stay up, or not go up at all untill the teething is over.

PaddyD · 09-29-2011, 08:51 PM

Your pup is 7 weeks old for cryin out loud. Don't worry until
he is 5 months old.

KZoppa · 09-29-2011, 09:57 PM

totally normal. What PaddyD said.

Geeheim · 09-29-2011, 11:19 PM

Yup, perfectly normal! Nothing to get alarmed about.

Stosh · 09-29-2011, 11:25 PM

Ahh, the Dance of the Ears. I so miss that phase. For a while my pup was signaling a right turn. Keep providing lots of things to chew like raw knuckle bones, bully sticks, things like that. During teething, I froze whole raw carrots for chew toys- they fit into those hard to reach back spaces. You can also tie a knot in a washcloth, get it wet and then freeze it.

Germanshepherdlova · 09-29-2011, 11:31 PM

Take lots of pictures of him with one ear up and one down, those endearing pics are a normal part of a german shepherds puppyhood and will bring back very special memories later.

liko and xavian's Mom · 09-30-2011, 12:06 AM

Those are some of my favorite memories of "my boys". Trying to control those huge ears. So cute and adorable. Do not worry about your puppy's ears. They will stand. One of the cutest pix I have of my Liko as a puppy is one where his ears are forming a triangle at the top of his head.

BlackJack · 09-30-2011, 07:31 AM

I think have about 12 hour window today on my pup for one ear up and the other one down. Yesterday his first ear went up and down at least 20 times, today its fully up, and the other ear is doing the same today.

My older GSD both ears went up at the same day at 9 weeks and never went back down.

09-29-2011, 07:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
Buzzooka Joe New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 9	GSD pup's ears standing up yesterday, but not 2day? My 7 week old GSD pup got his ears all the way up all day yesterday.. Today, one of them is floppy? Is that normal?

09-29-2011, 08:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
k_sep Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: LA, California Posts: 233	Yes. __________________ Luna: GSD puppy rescue Niki: 12 yo Shih tzu/ lhasa apso mix

09-29-2011, 08:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 4,893	Yes. Until the pup goes through the teething process they may do lots of things. They may go up and down several times, go up and stay up, or not go up at all untill the teething is over. __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

09-29-2011, 09:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
KZoppa Crowned Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Maryland kinda missing CO Posts: 13,816	totally normal. What PaddyD said. __________________ The more people I meet and talk to,the more I love my dogs and their intelligence. www.krystalscollarcreations.weebly.com Riley GSD/BC 1/10/05 Zena GSD 6/1/03 Shasta GSD 5/5/10

09-29-2011, 11:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Geeheim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arkansas Posts: 346	Yup, perfectly normal! Nothing to get alarmed about. __________________ -Tegan vom Heinolf German Shepherds VH FB page

09-29-2011, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
PaddyD Banned Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MassaCHEWsetts Posts: 5,222	Your pup is 7 weeks old for cryin out loud. Don't worry until he is 5 months old.

09-29-2011, 11:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Stosh Crowned Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: tyler texas Posts: 8,434	Ahh, the Dance of the Ears. I so miss that phase. For a while my pup was signaling a right turn. Keep providing lots of things to chew like raw knuckle bones, bully sticks, things like that. During teething, I froze whole raw carrots for chew toys- they fit into those hard to reach back spaces. You can also tie a knot in a washcloth, get it wet and then freeze it.

09-29-2011, 11:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
Germanshepherdlova Knighted Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: USA Posts: 2,935	Take lots of pictures of him with one ear up and one down, those endearing pics are a normal part of a german shepherds puppyhood and will bring back very special memories later. __________________ You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something, sometime in your life. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Germa...96574693743892

09-30-2011, 12:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
liko and xavian's Mom New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Lehigh Valley, PA Posts: 3	Those are some of my favorite memories of "my boys". Trying to control those huge ears. So cute and adorable. Do not worry about your puppy's ears. They will stand. One of the cutest pix I have of my Liko as a puppy is one where his ears are forming a triangle at the top of his head.

09-30-2011, 07:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
BlackJack Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Porto Martins, Azores, Portugal Posts: 134	I think have about 12 hour window today on my pup for one ear up and the other one down. Yesterday his first ear went up and down at least 20 times, today its fully up, and the other ear is doing the same today. My older GSD both ears went up at the same day at 9 weeks and never went back down. __________________ Molly GSD -1/12/09 Immo Jipo-Me GSD -8/01/11

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