You don't, they do it on their own if they hear something.
Not all German Shepherds ears go up.
They should do so by their own, if not don't worry. Its fine.
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 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.
The ears should rise within 9 months of age. "SOFT" ears are a disqualifying factor only in the show ring.
In my experience, German shepherds have varying degrees of being affectionate. To their owners/family they can be very affectionate, caring, and gentle. To strangers or not close acquaintances, they can be standoffish and aloof. It depends greatly on that particular shepherds personality and the socialization they receive as they grow 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.
12 - 16 years is excellent.
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.
No...chihuahua puppies ears tend to flop over. As your puppy gets older the cartlidge in their ears will get stronger and your chihuahua's ears will stay up.
Doberman Pinschers ears are naturally supposed to stay down, but to get the ears to point up you would have to crop the ears. They would have to have a surgery for the cropped ears. Ear cropping should be done by seven or eight weeks of age. The ears will have to be taped which takes four or five months till the dog can have its ears stand up without the assistance of the tape.
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.