Puppy Ears - Page 1

I have a long hair female puppy 15 weeks old. Both her ears were standing up. Now her right ear lays flat, nad the other stays up. Why does this happen and should I worry? Thanks for your responses and help...

Hi, it's perfectly normal, this may happen until 6 months by then,they should stay up

Most cases you do not need to worry. Her body is using the calcium elsewhere like her feet and she is having to learn to control her ligaments and cartlidge in the ears to stay up. Her teeth are also being formed and that takes a lot of essentials from whatever you are feeding. I hope you are feeding yougurt and/or cottage cheese 1/4 cup a day and liver either slightly cooked or raw, raw chicken necks and wings or raw heart small amounts to your dog kibble because no dog food commercially made has all your baby needs. At this point do not feed supplements, not needed in puppies, feed them what they need naturally and calcium comes from these sources. Do not let a vet tell u to wrap ears unless your bloodline has this problem of ears not staying erect. They flop and go all kinds of directions Just dont let another dog injure the ears or play at this stage. Ive been breeding for 21 years.

Thanks you I now have another question, she is very dominate, and wants to play very ruff with the other 2 dogs which she now over runs, how do we keep her from biting them and them biting her ears. We try not to over correct her, ad we want to train her. The other 2 are not aggressive, and hardly bite at each other, but she is the pest and wants to play and bite alot. I only tell her no, and find a toy she can chew on instead. Yes we are feeding her cottage cheese, extra chicken and lots of chew toys for her to chew on.

Glad to see your feed meat hope it is raw go to www.k9power.com and read Born to be wild and the fat in the diet of a dog also on the site Put you pup in a kennel do not let it play with other pups or dogs The training of a shepherd depends on that pups attention on you not another animal Until the ears are completely up for good should not play with other animals they can permanently damage the carthlidge Put her on leash for outings do not let others get to her cow hooves are good and cant choke on Deer meat is a good source as u will read of nutrients needed. She should play with u and have eye contact on you telling her no to play and biting is not good Substitute a chew or treat or tug and use her natural ability to change her attention If u tell her no she will get mixed messages when u start her obedience and tracking and bitework No means something wrong so when u present her a sleeve(puppy) or rag she will think no and pull away.