does anyone know what teething has to do with the puppy's ears standing. I know its common for the ears not to stand while teething but i'm not sure why this is.
One theory is that the energy and nutrition required for tooth production detracts from cartilage building and hardening in the ears. When my puppy's ears starting going wonky durig teething I offered more bones/marrow calcium sources and his ears perked right up. Of course this could just be coincidence....
she's 14 weeks old and both ears have only came up like once and then it was only for a short time. they say not to worry until around 18 to 20 weeks, I have heard of other people also giving extra calcium, then I also heard that extra cal can be bad. I know theres a article from ED about gsd ears I think I will try to look it up. Thanks
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I added some yogurt to the dogs food everyday, for the extra calcium, I also was very careful and instructed others around the dog not to squish or pet the ears down. The last thing I did and i think this had the biggest impact, was when the dog was sleeping or laying down I would make sure she was not laying on a ear crushing it, if she was i would pop it out from underneath her and stand it up, while there laying down on there side its very easy to get the ears to stay pointed, this gave the cartilage extra time to harden in that position and after her naps her ears would stand for maybe 15 or 20 mins. When she was 3 months old almost to the day her ears were up and never went back down. I continued the yogurt until she was done teething and then weened her off. i don't know if this helps you but it worked for me. Good Luck and be patient.
I just looked at your sig. picture as well I wouldn't worry looks like the tips just have to come up, good luck nice looking dog.
My pup is 15 weeks right now. His ears were totally up, but the day he lost his first tooth last week, the tip of his right ear curled... but backwards! I am also sort of wondering about it, because it hasn't gotten any better or worse since, it just stays curled back.
Here is a photo of it the other day after Faroh just discovered the laundry basket
Pinks ear did that after he hit the electric fence. It was wiggly, forward or back, for 2 wks, but eventually came back up.
Try not to let a "crease" form--when he's resting, cup it the right way. His cell turnover time is so fast right now that he'll repair that and have it stiff again in no time.
Thanks Betty. I actually looked at it tonight, and in some photos and video from today, and it's not quite so curled anymore. I just found it odd that it happened the exact day he lost his first tooth. He does have other loose teeth, and although his ears are "soft" I don't think they will flop... but you never know. He does have small ears though, and they were already up at 7 weeks old.
ETA - there was some talk of yogurt in the thread, and I just wanted to mention that I have been giving him Bio-K for his stomach, which could be potentially helping with his ears, overall. His tummy is good as gold now, but I actually just gave the Bio-k the past 3 days as a boost and treat (he loves it), and the ear is better (I just checked it).
I wanted my dogs ears to stand and didn't think they would but at 4-5 months they came up and are almost as solid as a full GED's ears. She is only half GSD and half Lab. Doesn't look like he will have any problems...
This is a picture of Zuki at three months and starting to teeth.
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