 ears
I dont' know how true this is, but I was told by the breeder when I bought our female that some puppies ears won't go up, not because there is any "defect" but because other puppies in the litter chew on the ears of their litter mates and actually destroy the muscles in the ears that make them stand. My girls' ears did go up, not that I cared, but I now have a litter of her 3 puppies. The puppies are not quite 4 weeks old and they are constantly chewing on each other's ears! There is no way I can make them stop, even if I wanted to, short of separating them and they are way too young to be separated. I've been told that leaving them together during this time is very important to their socialization and bite inhibiting skills. I am not a breeder, and my one time attempt turned into heartbreak, but thought I'd put this out there and see if anyone knows if it is actually true. |