Guest Anonymous Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Dejas ears are normally almost erect, but this morning when i let them out they were down like a natural ear would sit. Much lke Gooeys pic of Hale. I am so curious as to why that is.... her ears will be so straight and tall come days ad then others they are normal lop ears? anybody know? Quote
Rowie-the-Pooh Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Sorry, R'N'P, have no idea. :( There is a website I know all about boxers, and a whole section dedicated to ears. It showed how some flopped and how some went into weird angles. I'll try to look it up for ya! Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 Sorry, R'N'P, have no idea either Quote
imported_Cassie Posted January 13, 2004 Posted January 13, 2004 With some dogs with erect ears they can move them around quite a bit. I have seen Shepherds with erect ears lay them flat against thier skulls when they are annoyed, frightened, cold etc. I have never seen them flop to the front though...unless the cartilage is not well developed. I do recall when I had my Husky/Shepherd/lab mix he always had one ear up and the other ear down and floppy like a lab...when he got really excited he could bring the floppy ear up to an erect position. My doberman was like this as well...she had her ears cropped...but, the crop didn't take to well as it was done too late...she kept her ears down at all times...but, when she got really excited or happy both her ears would go up. Were your dogs ears cropped??? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 sorry R'n'P i can't help but i love the floppy ears on dogs! i'm not a fanof hte whole cropped ears. my neighbors have a 11 week old pit and she's so cute with the little floppy ears! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 No they are totally natural ears. just some times they stand STRAIGHT UP and other times they dont. i cant say as i noticed a corillation with her excitement though. with her they are just down sometimes. I will try to catch some pics to illustrate what i mean. the pic in my avatar is like a halfway point for her ears, they can be down further or up higher. its is very weird, but extremely cute. she looks like a shark at the back door. she is shorter thn the window, but when she gets ready to come in she sits in fron of the door... all you can see is her ears sticking up into the air! Quote
imported_Kat Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 Usually dog's ears change with changes in hormones and when they are changing their teeth, are unwell or have temperature or when they are approaching/going through adolescence. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 OKay let me show you a few instances: Both down: here is one with one normal ear and one up: and here are two that show her fully erect: what makes her ears do this? I am very curious... Quote
courtnek Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 This is just a guess, but from the pictures it looks like when she's relaxed they are down, and when she is alert they are up. The one-down one-up may be a halfway mode...kinda alert, but not too much so. I believe they hear better with the ears up. can catch sound waves easier, so like when she was outside, she was alert to sounds around her. but inside and comfy, resting they appeared down. Like I said, just a guess. Quote
courtnek Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 looking at them again, look at her eyes. When her ears are up, her eyes are open wider, which makes her look more alert to me. In the one where they're both down, her eyes look to be half closed, really relaxed looking. that's not proof Rott :lol: just an opinion :wink: Quote
abker17 Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 I have to agree with Courtnek. :D Both my dog's have naturally erect ears, but when they are alert they stick up even further. Also when Abby is relaxed her's have a "roundness" to the top of them, like the ears on an Akita. But whenever she's out and about the "roundness" goes away and they're more pointy. :o :lol: It's sorta wierd........ :lol: Quote
Edgar Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 My GSD pup used to have similar ears as in those pictures. One floppy one up. He grew out of it and now they both stand 24/7, however they do stand different when he's alert. Its funny he can actually turn each ear individually like radar if he wants to!! You could probably test it when she's sleeping. Surprise her a bit, call her name and if both her ears perk up then its probably an alertness thing. Quote
courtnek Posted January 14, 2004 Posted January 14, 2004 I gotta agree. Being startled would put her in alert mode instantly, then you can see how her ears react. The eyes got to me, in complete "down" mode she looke d so relaxed she could fall asleep. All the other shots her eyes were wider and more alert... Quote
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