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WHAT is up with Kane's ears??????????????? PICS ADDED
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Okay, I'll try not to panic, but I'm curious, why call the breeder? Surely it's not to trade the puppy in on a erect ear model? I wouldn't trade Kane for all the money in the world. He's still developing into a wonderful, smart-as-a-whip dog, I just think he will be beautiful once his ears stand.
No, it's not to bring the puppy back. It's in her contract if their ears aren't up by a certain age to call her. I think she gives money back if the ears don't stay up, but I'll have to dig out Sampson's paperwork. She does that with more than just ears. She does that so she can see for herself, and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem. When we had Sampson, his ears bounced back and forth between up and down before the age stated in her contract, but we kept her updated. She keeps very detailed records on her dogs. That's why I liked her.
We keep her updated on Sophie too. I send her updated pictures every few months. She has a HUGE wall with all the GSD's she's bred over the past 22 years. Sampson's on there, and Sophie. She likes to keep close track of her puppies to see how they develop.
I just talked to her yesterday to give her an update on Sophie. She has always had an open door policy, any concerns, questions she is glad to address. She will keep you on the phone for hours. LOL
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Okay, I'll try not to panic, but I'm curious, why call the breeder? Surely it's not to trade the puppy in on a erect ear model? I wouldn't trade Kane for all the money in the world. He's still developing into a wonderful, smart-as-a-whip dog, I just think he will be beautiful once his ears stand.
No, it's not to bring the puppy back. It's in her contract if their ears aren't up by a certain age to call her. I think she gives money back if the ears don't stay up, but I'll have to dig out Sampson's paperwork. She does that with more than just ears. She does that so she can see for herself, and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem. When we had Sampson, his ears bounced back and forth between up and down before the age stated in her contract, but we kept her updated. She keeps very detailed records on her dogs. That's why I liked her.
We keep her updated on Sophie too. I send her updated pictures every few months. She has a HUGE wall with all the GSD's she's bred over the past 22 years. Sampson's on there, and Sophie. She likes to keep close track of her puppies to see how they develop.
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Okay, I'll try not to panic, but I'm curious, why call the breeder? Surely it's not to trade the puppy in on a erect ear model? I wouldn't trade Kane for all the money in the world. He's still developing into a wonderful, smart-as-a-whip dog, I just think he will be beautiful once his ears stand.
No, it's not to bring the puppy back. It's in her contract if their ears aren't up by a certain age to call her. I think she gives money back if te ears don't stay up, but I'll have to dig out Sampson's paperwork. She does that with more than just ears. She does that so she can see for herself, and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem. When we had Sampson, his ears bounced back and forth between up and down before the age stated in her contract, but we kept her updated.
We keep her updated on Sophie too. I send her updated pictures every few months. She has a HUGE wall with all the GSD's she's bred over the past 22 years. Sampson's on there, and Sophie. She likes to keep close track of her puppies to see how they develop.
I just talked to her yesterday to give her an update on Sophie. She has always had an open door policy, any concerns, questions she is glad to address. She will keep you on the phone for hours. LOL
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Okay, thanks for explaining. I have been keeping in touch with the boys breeder too; and sending them pics. I know they said it was hard for them to give Kane up. Mrs. Breeder got awful attached to him and they both love how Jax has turned out. They are getting ready to retire the boy's sire, so are looking at his pups trying to decide on a new sire.
Okay, I'll try not to panic, but I'm curious, why call the breeder? Surely it's not to trade the puppy in on a erect ear model? I wouldn't trade Kane for all the money in the world. He's still developing into a wonderful, smart-as-a-whip dog, I just think he will be beautiful once his ears stand.
No, it's not to bring the puppy back. It's in her contract if their ears aren't up by a certain age to call her. I think she gives money back if te ears don't stay up, but I'll have to dig out Sampson's paperwork. She does that with more than just ears. She does that so she can see for herself, and take the appropriate measures to correct the problem. When we had Sampson, his ears bounced back and forth between up and down before the age stated in her contract, but we kept her updated.
We keep her updated on Sophie too. I send her updated pictures every few months. She has a HUGE wall with all the GSD's she's bred over the past 22 years. Sampson's on there, and Sophie. She likes to keep close track of her puppies to see how they develop.
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Okay, thanks for explaining. I have been keeping in touch with the boys breeder too; and sending them pics. I know they said it was hard for them to give Kane up. Mrs. Breeder got awful attached to him and they both love how Jax has turned out. They are getting ready to retire the boy's sire, so are looking at his pups trying to decide on a new sire.
I know others have said it already, but it is normal for a GSD's ears to go up and down for a few months. It is very common with long haired GSDs that their ears do not reliably come up or have a more difficult time getting to that point. There is also no agreement as to whether forcing the ears up will have any effect if the ears were not going to go up naturally. I can tell you that it didn't work for Kyla. She is a one ear up, one ear down long hair GSD and she frequently holds both ears down deliberately. She also holds both ears up when she is excited. This is not unusual for long hair GSDs.
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Thanks. It helps ease my worries to have imput from someone with a long-haired GSD.
I'll love my boy no matter what. That's not even in question. We just would like to see his ears upright.
Also, don't hate me or slam me, but there's a possibility that Kane will be bred at some point.
He has an excellent bloodline and it would be nice to carry that on.
Thanks. It helps ease my worries to have imput from someone with a long-haired GSD.
I'll love my boy no matter what. That's not even in question. We just would like to see his ears upright.
Also, don't hate me or slam me, but there's a possibility that Kane will be bred at some point.
We have a white GSD, and she did the same thing.. Of the whole litter, she was the first to have both ears up at the same time.......then down one came. Then it went up, and poof...the other went down. Then it seemed like they kinda alternated here and there.
Normal teething.
Kane's is an awfully cute puppy, btw..
Normal teething.
Kane's is an awfully cute puppy, btw..
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Thanks. It helps ease my worries to have imput from someone with a long-haired GSD.
I'll love my boy no matter what. That's not even in question. We just would like to see his ears upright.
Also, don't hate me or slam me, but there's a possibility that Kane will be bred at some point.
He has an excellent bloodline and it would be nice to carry that on.
Kyla also comes from an excellent bloodline, a full German one at that. We considered breeding her, as well, but ended up deciding against it. I don't have any problems with responsible breeding and that is precisely why I did a lot of research on long hair GSDs while we were trying to decide if we wanted to breed Kyla. There are breeders out there who are deliberately trying to reinforce the long hair in the breed and one of the results has been a lack of standard in whether the ears stand erect or not. It is my understanding that these breeders are having a very difficult time breeding a long hair GSD with reliably erect ears.
Kyla, of course, does not come from these attempts. Neither of her parents were long haired and we did not intend to breed her for the purpose of propagating long haired GSDS. If you do decide to breed Kane, you will want to research the issues that current breeders are facing with long hair GSDs and how it affects the breed overall. Also, know that many of the organizations that serve to regulate the breed frown upon the breeding of long haired dogs. It is not considered a breed standard and you may suffer a lack of support in the GSD community.
We would have liked to have seen Kyla's ears both stay up, but they didn't and we love her just the same. I don't think it will have a negative effect on what she was intended for, anyway, which was search and rescue. If my husband can recover from his back problems soon enough, her training will resume and she was doing very well with it. If not, she'll be our happy house dog and we're fine with that, too.
Thanks. It helps ease my worries to have imput from someone with a long-haired GSD.
I'll love my boy no matter what. That's not even in question. We just would like to see his ears upright.
Also, don't hate me or slam me, but there's a possibility that Kane will be bred at some point.
Kyla also comes from an excellent bloodline, a full German one at that. We considered breeding her, as well, but ended up deciding against it. I don't have any problems with responsible breeding and that is precisely why I did a lot of research on long hair GSDs while we were trying to decide if we wanted to breed Kyla. There are breeders out there who are deliberately trying to reinforce the long hair in the breed and one of the results has been a lack of standard in whether the ears stand erect or not. It is my understanding that these breeders are having a very difficult time breeding a long hair GSD with reliably erect ears.
Kyla, of course, does not come from these attempts. Neither of her parents were long haired and we did not intend to breed her for the purpose of propagating long haired GSDS. If you do decide to breed Kane, you will want to research the issues that current breeders are facing with long hair GSDs and how it affects the breed overall. Also, know that many of the organizations that serve to regulate the breed frown upon the breeding of long haired dogs. It is not considered a breed standard and you may suffer a lack of support in the GSD community.
We would have liked to have seen Kyla's ears both stay up, but they didn't and we love her just the same. I don't think it will have a negative effect on what she was intended for, anyway, which was search and rescue. If my husband can recover from his back problems soon enough, her training will resume and she was doing very well with it. If not, she'll be our happy house dog and we're fine with that, too.
Gritsar, 35 years ago we had a long haired GSD- Belgian strain. Around 5 months of age his ears tipped but not quite as badly as your pup. It may have been coincidental to his adult teeth coming in- I'm not sure about that. By 1 year old his ears were upright once again. I've had a lot of dogs- mostly hounds. (Have 17 beagles and one golden retriever at the present time.) "Rondy" was the most intelligent animal that I have ever been around. Well, maybe some of the humans I have known might be more intelligent. There are stories upon stories that I could tell about him. He is one of the 3 dogs that I have cried over and definitely the finest animal that has ever owned me. Sorry to ramble, but that picture of your pup took me back in time. I'm so thankful that things are going better with your husband. Geo.
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LOL .. haven't read the whole thread but always find it funny how:
The standy-up-ear folk rack and tape ears up .. while the
lay-down-ear folks tape and glue them down..
I was a glue the ear down person ..
... and I think he's cute with floppy ears ...
The standy-up-ear folk rack and tape ears up .. while the
lay-down-ear folks tape and glue them down..
I was a glue the ear down person ..
... and I think he's cute with floppy ears ...
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Thank you. Kane and Jax's bloodline is east german on dad's side, west german on their dams side. I agree with the statement about their intelligence. Sometimes they scare me with how smart they are. Kane is my little clown. DSD said the thing she likes the most about Kane is his happy-go-lucky attitude. Even when he's doing something he knows he's not supposed to, like playing in mud puddles, he has this attitude of "oh well, I may get in trouble, but it sure is fun now".
Thank you. Kane and Jax's bloodline is east german on dad's side, west german on their dams side. I agree with the statement about their intelligence. Sometimes they scare me with how smart they are. Kane is my little clown. DSD said the thing she likes the most about Kane is his happy-go-lucky attitude. Even when he's doing something he knows he's not supposed to, like playing in mud puddles, he has this attitude of "oh well, I may get in trouble, but it sure is fun now".
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