Some ears simply need time to prick up on their own. However, if you are concerned that they will not stand on their own, there is a trick you can use. (Don't laugh.) Take tampon tubes and feed his ears into them. Then use adhesive tape to wrap the tubes and secure them in place. Remove the tubes every few days to let the ears breathe and check on their progress. Repeat as necessary.
They should go up on their own by the age of 9 months...
If not you'll have a shepherd with permanent soft ears which only means they can't be showed. It is possible to clip but it's cruel and animal abuse...
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well naturally, they're ears will stand up when they get adult size, but if they are mixed, with a droopy ear dog, their ears will droop!
you call it
Not all German Shepherds ears go up.
I have A German Shepherd And His Ears Stand up my them Selfs...You never want to use Glue or any thing Like that on you Pet......Some German Shepherds Have what is called weak ear where the ear or ears will never stand up Just Live with it.......Or If you are in the need to see them standing Call a Vet......
You don't, they do it on their own if they hear something.
They should do so by their own, if not don't worry. Its fine.
German Shepherds can stand very tall. Males stand up to 24-26 inches tall. Females stand up to 22-24 inches.
German Shepherd's are born with naturally floppy ears as their cartilage in their ears has not yet developed enough to support them. Most German Shepherd's ears will stand up eventually, all though there are sometimes Dogs that retain their floppy ears. The vast majority, however, will have erect ears in time.
We bought a German shepherd pup in October. We brought him home at 6 weeks old. His ears stood up at 7 weeks old. I have kept picture logs and specifically marked the day his ears stood up.
Never. There is no reason this should ever be done. It is inhumane and unnecessary. A schnauzers ears should be cropped between 6 and 10 weeks old, any later than that and your odds of them standing goes down. It is not necessary to have the cropped, however many show dogs still do this to keep the original look of the breed. The ears are usually completely heeled by 9 weeks of age if done at six weeks. It is a cosmetic surgery for dogs, just like many humans have things changed.
The ears should rise within 9 months of age. "SOFT" ears are a disqualifying factor only in the show ring.
It happens naturally, don't worry about it. My puppy had one ear up and one down for a long time but they both eventually stood up.
you should look up "sable German Shepherds" on google images. Sable German Shepherds, are normally one colour all over, colour can be cream to a medium tan.
No. There are breeds who have floppy ears.