Puppy ears...up or down?

Our first Corgi (Pickles) had both ears down when we got her at 8 weeks. We had a friend living with us and he silked her right one whenever she slept on his lap. Now, that ear never really ever stands up unless Pickles gets startled or excited.
Now we have a new 8 week old pup and her ears were up when we got her on Saturday...by Sunday her ears were down.The haven't perked back up since and I am keeping everyone from silking them.
What is up? Certainly not Peaches's ears! Does anyone know what the scoop is about the ear thing?

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Permalink Reply by Jane on November 4, 2010 at 4:07pm

I'm not sure what you mean by silking...but a puppy's ears can go up and down especially when they're teething. If they don't go back up on their own you can just tape them for a few days.

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Permalink Reply by CL Miller on January 27, 2012 at 4:30pm

I fed mine some gelatin, he took a beating from his litter mates. Now his ears are upright at all times : )

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on November 4, 2010 at 4:19pm

Here, it's in the FAQ

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Permalink Reply by Cindy Lincoln on January 27, 2012 at 6:15pm

When I got my puppy, both ears were down. After a while, they both were up and then one fell again. She is 5 months old now and they have both been up for a couple months. I never did anything to aid in keeping them up. Just waited it out. The breeder where I got her said they would go up or down dependent on the amount of calcium she had.