RemsMom Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 At what age are a puppy's ears set? My Natasha has ears that are all over the place and I keep wondering at what point will her ears settle into their permanent position. I really love the changing ears except when they are inside-out. I look at my puppy and think, "Anything except inside-out". attachment=10866:DSC00043.JPG] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jescano Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Jinx is just barely over a year and I thought he had decided on airplane ears... but now I'm seeing one up one airplane most of the time. I thought they were supposed to stop after teething... guess not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresaserrano Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Tess. at 1 yo, has airplane ears most often, but she sometimes has 1 up 1 down, and when the wind is right, she has 2 perfect ears up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
htmlgirl Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I've wondered this myself, as Penny is almost 16 months and her ears still change daily between both prick, airplane, and half-n-half! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemsMom Posted August 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I guess I need to stop worrying. Natasha is my first BC and I guess I am used to my GSDs who have their ears set by 4-6 months. I really love the changing ears, they are a continual source of amusement as they switch between styles. Sometimes they change hourly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 I had one who's ears started going up at 6 weeks old. By 7 weeks they were full prick and never wavered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMP Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 My girl's moods are in her ears. Airplane ears when she's flat. Prick ears when she's happy. Half and half when she's goofy. My fondest memory is of watching her trying to catch the little girl next door when she was 8 weeks old. Her little ears were flapping in the wind and even though I love the classic look of nice pointy ears, there's something endearing about the airplane look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 Usually by 10 or 12 months they are set, but some dogs "decide" much earlier or much later. One dog I owned had airplane ears for many, many years. Then when he turned 8 years old he decided they should go up, and he became prick eared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cass C Posted August 17, 2014 Report Share Posted August 17, 2014 At 10 months Lyka's ears seemed to settle with one up and one down. At 7 months Lily's ears change daily, so I can't wait to see how they end up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher7151 Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 At what point did you guys know the general up or down? Keeper (5.5 months) has been rocking these babies for a few weeks now and I'm wondering if this is it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon's girl Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Both of mine have always had airplane ears with the ability to prick them when they are intensely interested in something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Beer Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I've been wondering what Bandit is going to "decide". He seems pretty set on these flying nun style airplanes!! But he seems to be able to stick them up at will - one or the other, or both!!! So, who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maralynn Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Kolt's ears have been totally up since 14 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Phoebe can stand hers up whenever she wants, but one tends to stay airplane unless something greatly interests her. I think that may be typical of at least some airplane eared dogs, at least those who are half (up) and half (airplane)! Even mine who had prick ears at a very young age will often go around with their ears laid back.... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Quinn's ears settled after he finished teething. Usually one, sometimes both of his airplane ears will go up when he is intent on something. When I took him to sheep lessons, I noticed it was always the ear closest to the trainer that was standing up. When he is uncertain, his ears flatten back in what I call his Anxious Polar Bear look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschlemm Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 My male dog's ears were inside out (tips backward) for the longest time. I thought (same as you) "anything but inside out." I'm convinced they were like that because he ran so much, so constantly, that the wind blew them that way!!! Eventually they settled on prick ears. My female has changing ears. Sometimes airplane, sometimes like a Jack Russell, at age 4years, they are still changable depending on her mood. My previous male had rose ears, my previous female had airplane ears until the age of 7 years, then, they decided to become prick ears. Like everything else, Border Collies do things their own way!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chene Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 I look at my puppy and think, "Anything except inside-out". I giggled. I've never heard of inside out ears before. Best of luck with that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 19, 2014 Report Share Posted August 19, 2014 Here's Lark's inside out ears. She was about 4 months old here. This really only lasted about a day, but it was pretty funny to see! J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcv-border Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I like whatever ears they come with as they are expressive on their own, BUT... I was at an agility trial this past weekend and met another handler who had a puppy about the same age as Kiefer. As it was towards the end of the day and the crowds had dispersed, we had an empty space to let our two pups play. I noticed that she had put some sort of moleskin contraption on his ears in order to train them into prick ears. She said there was no surgery involved, only gluing moleskin. I really didn't want to hear more so let the matter drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jescano Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I like whatever ears they come with as they are expressive on their own, BUT... I was at an agility trial this past weekend and met another handler who had a puppy about the same age as Kiefer. As it was towards the end of the day and the crowds had dispersed, we had an empty space to let our two pups play. I noticed that she had put some sort of moleskin contraption on his ears in order to train them into prick ears. She said there was no surgery involved, only gluing moleskin. I really didn't want to hear more so let the matter drop. ran across this a few years back when i was first looking for a pup http://lockeyebc.com/info.html#ears and there was another post about it http://www.bordercollie.org/boards/index.php?showtopic=35369 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizabeth Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Interesting thread. I notice Gidgets ears tend to go with her mood. Sometimes up, other times more on the down side, now and then one will flop up. Its cute. I don't know where they will end up, I would guess the half flop, not sure what the correct name for this would be. the longer we have her the more her body, fur and ears are changing. Her fur is starting to grow and feather around her legs belly and head, she has this adorable little bit of fur that hangs down under her belly. Her spots are changing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepoudrier Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I agree with you Liz P. DoG knows I love prick eared dogs, but I can't imagine worrying so much about it that I'd go to such lengths to try to insure that my dog had them. There are so many attributes that are so much more important.... J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 ^^ Yep. I was kinda amusedly upset when Tansy's ears looked like they were going to be a total flop, and I joked to everyone that I was going to tape them to try to get them to stand at least partly up, but it was all a jest . . . even though I would have been thrilled if they'd gone up. (I love prick ears.) Even mine who had prick ears at a very young age will often go around with their ears laid back.... I think that's pretty much typical for border collies, and some other breeds. I've never known a border collie who doesn't do that. Just another thing I love about them; it's so expressive the ways they use those ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MnM Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Does anyone else's dog push both ears together to make one double-wide? It looks so funny! My pup does that when he is curious and trying to figure something out. He's very expressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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