Another ear question - Page 1

Okay I have two 13 week old puppies, one girl one boy.

The girl-her ears went from being tipped to completely up but teepeed at 8 weeks.
They were teepeed for two weeks then went down.  They have been completely down for three weeks now.

The boy-his ears went completely up but teeped for two weeks at 10 weeks old.
For the last week he has had one ear completely down and one completely up.

I know their ear go up, down, sideways, teepeed etc.

My last puppy when one of her ears went down it only went down for a couple of days and they right back up!

Is it normal that when they do go down they stay down for that long?

 

Yes, quit worrying about it; they'll be fine.

They will be fine.  The puppy is growing, teething, etc. 

Agreed, no worries at this stage.

Take lots of pictures of goofy ear stages, you'll want to remember them! And they're adorable! One day you'll be working with them & realize that those are & have been up....& no more goofy ears to laugh at, so enjoy them now! jackie harris

Thank you all for your replys. I was just worried because their ears were up but they have been down for three weeks now. I feel like I have A pair of beagle pups instead of German shepherds. I know everyone says not to worry but when they have been down so long you begin to wonder if they will go back up or should I jump on the taping idea!

I would not consider taping until they are about 5 months, if still not up by then.  If you are worried you could give supplements of gelatin powder and/or Glucosamine & chondroitin, these may help and won`t do any harm.  

I feel like I've tried all the "tricks".  I have given gelatin powder for two weeks starting at 8 weeks.
I have massaged the ear, I have given knuckle bones and other things to chew on, I give a tablespoon of yogurt or cottage cheese twice a day.  They go places and meet new people, they are outside most of the day to hear new sounds.
It is not that they went down that concerns me it is how long they have stayed down without even attempting to come back up.  Both pups did have both their ears up for about two weeks each.
They are 14 weeks old today and the ears have "both" been down for three weeks now.
They do not have any teeth coming through yet and have not lost any yet.
I have two out of three of the pups in this litter and I just saw pics of the third.  His ears were up a 8-9 weeks, they are up beautifully and have not come down.  When I see pics of other puppies this age they all seem to have perfectly erect ears.  So I am wondering what am I doing wrong or what can I do?  Why do my two look like beagles?

I know I'll love them no matter what it just when you have a German Shepherd puppy you expect a certain "look".

Just to add the other thing that concerns me with them being down so long is what if it starts to form a fold or crease. 

Having worms can also cause ears to not come up. Usually the bigger the ears and thicker the ear leather, the longer it will take them to come up.

Melissa