The ears should rise within 9 months of age.
"SOFT" ears are a disqualifying factor only in the show ring.
By the age of nine months a Shepherd with 'soft' ears should have gone erect by now, it is perfectly normal for it to never happen though.
It depends, a German Shepherds ears should be raised around 9 weeks of age.
They should be up by nine months if just talk to your vet.
Their ears will perk up in their first 3-6 months, though it does depend. Some dogs don't develop enough cartilidge and bones in that amount of time.
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......
Not all German Shepherds ears go up.
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No, you do not "have to" crop any dogs ears.
They should do so by their own, if not don't worry. Its fine.
You don't, they do it on their own if they hear something.
all dogs ears hang, the ones with pointy ears got the ears cut tht way. most get their ears cut when puppies
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.
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.
It's unlikely. Most often when a prick eared dog is mixed with a drop eared dog the ears will not stand.
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.
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.