Ears... if you have Aussies and you know show people then you know how much trouble these two little body parts can cause. Given our current breed standard revision and the heated debate that is going on over prick ears no longer being considered a "severe fault" I figured this entry was fitting.
Diva came with these cute little button ears but it wasn't long and I began to notice they had a mind of their own, lol. The would change from moment to moment between button and rose and sometimes even near prick. I never taped or glued and though I stressed, wiser people than myself assured me that once teething was over they would be set for better or for worse. Diva changed her ears so many times that it became a joke in our house. We used to tell her to "put her good ears (button) on" if she wanted our attention :-).
"What do you mean there is something wrong with my ear?"
"Seriously! I have no idea what you are talking about."
"I do not have wonky ears!"
"See, I told you they were perfect!"
All of these pictures were taken on the same day and actually within a 2 hour time frame :-). so how did her ears turn out? The truth, they haven't stopped changing though these days they spend a lot more time highbreaking and rose. So where does this leave me in terms of the standard revisions? I honestly don't want to see a bunch of prick ears but I'd take a nice prick eared working dog over a hound eared one any day ;-).
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