my first brood bitch came to me at 12 months with her ears taped.. ( she was a great gal, really, but boy!1 was **I** green!!) we did get her ears to stay up by 18 months, but they were very floppy.. that said, we had little problem with ears in her offspring and their offspring.. Sue Madlung - Shadowacre Reg'd German Shepherds http://www.shadowacre.com ** UPDATED MARCH 27/05*** ----- Original Message ----- From: "irrenhaus4" <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <MidniteGSD@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 7:37 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: EAR Question > I once got the ears up on an 18 month old Shepherd. Of course, he belonged > to a group of monks, and they prayed a lot. Doris > ******************************************************* > > > Hi Listers, > > > > Just curious, what is the latest age you've gotten an ear up on a dog? At > > what age do you pitch in the towel and leave it alone? I'd appreciate your > > thoughts.. Thanks > > > > Brenda Banister > > _www.midnightsunshepherds.com_ (http://www.midnightsunshepherds.com) > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================