chow chow ears

[DIESELPHOENIX]

Hi everyone,

I am a new owner of a 4 month old male chow chow I am worried his ears are never going to stand up can anyone give me any advice as what to do... His ears are thick but in saying that they are soft.

[Sarahloo]

You can't do anything!!! Please don't try anything! How our Chows' ears turn out is not at all within our influence!

[jonnywho]

My 3+ month old puppy has floppy ears and at first I saw it as a problem but I have now accepted that he will still be the same dog either way.

[DIESELPHOENIX]

Thankyou for your replies, I won't do anything with his ears, I have been told its just a waiting game they will come up in due course.

[Tippsy'smom]

I agree with everyone else, do nothing. If his ears come up like they should, good! But if not, love him anyways because it doesn't change who he is.

I've seen quite a few poorly bred chows with floppy ears, it happens, but their owners still love them.

[DIESELPHOENIX]

Hi everyone,

Well the waiting is over Diesel's ears are up @ 5 1/2 months. I had to put a collar on him to stop him chewing the base of his tail due to a hotspot and after 5 days his ears stood up I believe the plastic collar helped as he had to use his hearing because he couldn't fully see. As for his hotspot took him to the beach and let nature takes its course. The best thing I could have done... Ive also just bought a new chow chow a few weeks ago Phoenix.

[Rory's Dad]

Just to pipe in on this topic, because i have never experienced it myself, but i am shopping for a new pup. One of the females i am looking at showed drop ears in every photo the breeder showed me. i asked and the response was that some larger Chows ears take a bit longer to stand. She sent me photos of the puppies sire at 2 months and they were definitely down. As an adult, they are perfectly normal.

For what its worth...