Shepherd Sight

Roz’s ears

My observations and thoughts: One up, one down. Both up. Both down. Only up when physically active. Down right now. Let’s tape. She’s 5 months old! Time to get serious about this.

Roz on left. Daphne’s ears look great!

Thank you Kevin, for helping hold and doing the heavy lifting!

Emmanuel has been wanting a German Shepherd since college, and today, which happens to be his birthday (!), he gifted himself Niles. He visited earlier this week and decided he really liked Niles, but had to prepare his home, buy a crate, get food, etc. I am so happy he found such a good home. Emmanuel is a runner and will exercise Niles a lot. He also has a dear friend who is very dog savvy who can help him with his first dog.

**Niles just before he left, still in my backyard**

**Emmanuel brought his girlfriend Tiffany to help manage Niles in the car.**

It was very hard to say goodbye to Niles. He is such a good boy. He didn’t want to go, but that’s only because he didn’t realize how much special attention and love he was going to get. I’m sure I’ll get to see him again someday. He’s going to be living near his brother in Northern Virginia, and they will be getting together for play dates.

German Shepherd Puppy Stampede!

We had another reunion! The pics and videos tell the story. Thank you to Amy and Jon for hosting!

Green collar male puppy is still available! See contact page: https://shepherdsight.com/contact/

See See got to run and play with all her babies at once!

See See is so patient, even with all five so happy to see her.

**Frasier/Güenther has the best ears so far.**

**One of these dogs is not like the other**

**Amy and Jon’s Labrador, Magic, got a little overwhelmed.**

**He got butt scratchies out of the deal though**

Successful GSD ear tapings!

In yesterday’s post, I wrote that I finally taped the three puppies’ ears. That actually happened on Thursday. Today is Sunday. The puppies were shaking their heads a lot like there was some irritation, so I took the tape off today. (It has been very humid/rainy, so it is not surprising that fungal infection might develop quickly.) So after only 3 days of tape, this is what I got:

Roz has the most tan, Daphne is in a pink collar, and Niles is in green collar, last to enter video.

I am so happy that the taping was so successful. I know it might be short-lived, because the tape wasn’t on very long. But this is a really good start. And I may not need to tape anymore. We shall see! I will keep posting on this topic.

If you need a consult on whether or not to tape your German Shepherd puppy’s ears, feel free to get in touch. Call or text 304-610-7172. Sarah Morgan. You can send photos and videos.

Taping GSD puppy ears at 4 months

I have to admit I had my hopes up that I would not have to tape ears on this litter of puppies. I had to tape their mom’s (See See’s) ears, so I bred to a sire (Luc) with really good ears. All of the puppies have had both ears up. Usually, when GSD ears have been up, they will go back up even if they come down during teething. However, if the ear starts to crease, it is advisable to tape to make sure the ear ultimately will stand. So yes, there were creases developing, and therefore, I bit the bullet and taped four out of five of the puppies’ ears. Here are before pictures and an after video.

**Niles (still available to right home)**

They look like little dunce hats!

Günther/Frasier who was sold already to a fantastic home, came back to visit, and I taped his ears too. The tape only lasted a few days on him, but the ears look pretty good already!

**Aimee helped hold Günther/Frasier while I taped.**

**Günther/Frasier looks great after just a few days of tape, although they may need redone**

Clyde and See See’s littermate

Ranger, formerly known as Maverick, has a great home. I periodically get pics from his dog mom, Tammy. He is so loved! She said he weighs 107 lbs. Here he is on her lap.

She looks like this happens all the time.

Thank you so much Tammy!

Taping GSD puppy ears and 4 month reunion

The whole litter got back together for a play date!

That’s Amy with Martin/Duke on the left, then Daphne and Roz with me in the middle, and Niles closest to Aimee on the right with Frasier/Günther in profile.

We tried so hard to get the perfect shot. Amy’s husband took the pics. Thanks Jon!

That’s Niles with my hand on his nose. He is still available. After being the smallest male at birth, he is now the largest. He weighs 54 lbs on his 4m birthday.

We decided to tape Frasier/Günther’s ears. You can see in the top photo they are kinda droopy.

Goodbye sweet Frasier/Günther! I am grateful to my puppy buyers like Amy and Aimee, who take such wonderful care of “my” babies.

At 4 months, GSD puppy ears need to be carefully evaluated. Frasier/Günther’s ears had been up and down, and because Aimee lives near DC, we decided to save her a trip and do it now. Best case scenario, the tape can stay on for 2 weeks, and Aimee can see great ears after that. She was instructed to check the ears daily to make sure air is getting inside the ear and for any signs of infection. The tape has to stay dry, so she has to be dedicated to using an umbrella if necessary to take him out. He didn’t seem to mind the taping. Afterwards, he shook his head a couple of times and said, “Whatever! No problem.”

What is so great about German Shepherds?

If you don’t already know, I can’t possibly tell you in a paragraph or two. I’m just going to tell you one thing that is not widely known.

When German Shepherds have an adult coat as these puppies do now, and they get muddy, when it dries the mud just falls off. I swept the floor in this room yesterday and mopped it. All the dust and dirt you see on the floor has come off of the puppies this morning. As they play, the dirt just drops off of them, and I can sweep it up. Even when they get dirty, they don’t stay dirty!

The large male puppy with no collar is still available.

These puppies are extremely well socialized, health checked, are current on vaccines, and wormed. AKC Champion and performance bloodlines. Parents are OFA certified hips and elbows, and DM CLEAR.

For more information, call or text Sarah Morgan at 304-610-7172 or email morganshep@aol.com