German Shepherd Puppy Ears

At what age do german shepherd ears stand up straight.

German shepherd puppy ears. Most german shepherd get pointy ears when they finish teething. As a puppy the german shepherd s cartilage is not strong enough and cannot hold up the weight of their big ears. All german shepherds are born with floppy ears. When your puppy is finished teething around week 20 his ears should start to stick up or should be all the way up.

Click here to jump to a section. Since this breed is known for its pointy eared appearance many owners end up surprised when they bring a floppy eared german shepherd puppy home. Don t panic if your young gsd puppy s ears are doing funky wobbly things that don t quite fit into any of these puppy ear stages. Now let s look at the typical german shepherd puppy ear stages.

A gsd puppy s ears will stand up on their own after the teething phase is completed usually at around 16 24 weeks of age. If your german shepherd has one floppy ear and they re still a puppy then it just means they re growing at different rates. Their ears can stand up anywhere from eight weeks to eight months of age. However if a dog s ears don t stand up by nine months they most likely never will.

This is extremely common and normal and sometimes one ear will stand up constantly while the other ear may flop and stand up depending on the stimulus around them. The key is to be patient and give those ears time to develop on their own before stepping in. German shepherd puppy ears can be unpredictable.