My GSD's ears seems too small?

rotto · 12-30-2012, 06:24 PM

He's about 7-8 weeks old and his ears looks way smaller compared to the other GSD puppies. Do you think his ears will grow in time?

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onyx'girl · 12-30-2012, 06:42 PM

Working lines tend to have smaller ears...and usually they go up really fast because of that. My pups looked small but they grew with him and for a time his ears looked huge(around 15 weeks).

Your pup has a white streak on his forehead and down his chest, do you have his pedigree?
Could be mixed, so the ears are smaller?
He is adorable!!!

Jovi_Girl · 12-31-2012, 04:22 PM

My girl is a working line, and her ears were a bit small when I got her, but boy, are they growing with her.

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rotto · 12-31-2012, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onyx'girl

Working lines tend to have smaller ears...and usually they go up really fast because of that. My pups looked small but they grew with him and for a time his ears looked huge(around 15 weeks).

Your pup has a white streak on his forehead and down his chest, do you have his pedigree?
Could be mixed, so the ears are smaller?
He is adorable!!!

Yeah he could be mixed, I'm not sure. Unfortunately I don't have his pedigree.

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Originally Posted by Jovi_Girl

My girl is a working line, and her ears were a bit small when I got her, but boy, are they growing with her. Attachment 24555

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Well that's a relief. Did her ears looked like my pups ears when she was a pup?

1sttimeforgsd · 12-31-2012, 06:12 PM

Your little guy is very handsome reguardless of the size of his ears, thanks for sharing him with us. To me they look normal for his size.

matt0300 · 12-31-2012, 08:31 PM

my dogs ears looked the same

that was when he was 10 weeks. this is them at 6 months

rotto · 01-01-2013, 09:04 AM

Thank you all for your comments, means a lot

pyratemom · 01-01-2013, 09:09 AM

Raina is a working lines from Germany and her ears are shorter than Pyrate's ears were but they grew up just fine and they popped up early and never went back down.

TristaSpeicher · 01-01-2013, 09:17 AM

Ok so this may be a stupid question but, how can you tell the difference between working and show? I am a first time GSD owner and I have read a ton about training and socialization for my pup but, i'm just curious about this cause I have seen a lot people use these terms.

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APBTLove · 01-01-2013, 10:56 AM

Sometimes it's easy to pick out a working line dog and a show line dog, others' it's impossible to tell without a pedigree.

Your pup could certainly have another northern breed in there. He's very good looking, I hope you stick around and post pictures as he grows.

12-30-2012, 06:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
rotto New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 6	My GSD's ears seems too small? He's about 7-8 weeks old and his ears looks way smaller compared to the other GSD puppies. Do you think his ears will grow in time? Pictures of him:

12-30-2012, 06:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
onyx'girl Crowned Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SW, MI Posts: 21,201	Working lines tend to have smaller ears...and usually they go up really fast because of that. My pups looked small but they grew with him and for a time his ears looked huge(around 15 weeks). Your pup has a white streak on his forehead and down his chest, do you have his pedigree? Could be mixed, so the ears are smaller? He is adorable!!! __________________ Jane~ Kept by Onyx, Kacie and Gideon v Wildhaus aka Karlo

12-31-2012, 04:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jovi_Girl New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 21	My girl is a working line, and her ears were a bit small when I got her, but boy, are they growing with her. Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App

12-31-2012, 06:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
1sttimeforgsd Crowned Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: West Virginia Posts: 6,824	Your little guy is very handsome reguardless of the size of his ears, thanks for sharing him with us. To me they look normal for his size. __________________ karen, mom to: ace-gsd (bi-color) 6/14/2010 mandy-yellow lab 1/31/2009 baby-terrier mix 11/25/2000

01-01-2013, 09:09 AM	#8 (permalink)
pyratemom Master Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 806	Raina is a working lines from Germany and her ears are shorter than Pyrate's ears were but they grew up just fine and they popped up early and never went back down. __________________ Teri Snake Vom Eselspfad RN CGC (AKA Raina) 3/5/08 Pyrate CGC 4/1/03-5/16/12 RIP Too many to list waiting at the bridge but remembering them all

12-31-2012, 08:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
matt0300 New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 9	my dogs ears looked the same that was when he was 10 weeks. this is them at 6 months

01-01-2013, 09:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
rotto New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 6	Thank you all for your comments, means a lot

01-01-2013, 09:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
TristaSpeicher New Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 18	Ok so this may be a stupid question but, how can you tell the difference between working and show? I am a first time GSD owner and I have read a ton about training and socialization for my pup but, i'm just curious about this cause I have seen a lot people use these terms. Sent from my iPhone using Petguide.com Free App

01-01-2013, 10:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
APBTLove Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3,359	Sometimes it's easy to pick out a working line dog and a show line dog, others' it's impossible to tell without a pedigree. Your pup could certainly have another northern breed in there. He's very good looking, I hope you stick around and post pictures as he grows. __________________ What IS a Pit Bull? Sparkles, Lilith, Eve, Candy, Dahlia, Zilla Jaeger, Ben, Whiskey, Peter, Dirk, LingLing, Bam, Knox.

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