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BORDER COLLIES EARS



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Border Collie ears are said to come in erect (a.k.a. prick ears) or semi-erect. But in reality there are myriad types of ears that defy description. We will try to present as many here as we can. They will be presented without comment or identification of the dogs for brevity's sake. Notice not only the carriage, that is, whether they are up or down, or up and down, but where the placement is on the head, the size of the ears, how soft (rounded) or sharp (pointed) they are, and so forth. Ears, you will see, are extremely individual, and add greatly to the character of the dog. What we want you to notice most of all is that Border Collie ears are as diverse as are other aspects of looks in the breed. All the dogs on this page are presented elsewhere on this website. Thank you to all those who have sent in photos.


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RileyJenniferDanford.jpg MeganPriceBarney.jpg And finally I just had to share these two photos with you, with comment, because Riley, left, and Barney, right, have old fashioned tag ears, something you don't see much anymore. They are not just tipped forward, but fall completely forward close to the head. Riley belonged to Jennifer Danford and he recently went to the Rainbow Bridge. Barney belongs to Megan Price of Yorkshire, England.




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BLACK-AND-WHITE


BLUE


BRINDLE


LILAC


MERLE


PATTERNED WHITE &
COLOR-HEADED WHITE


RED
(CHOCOLATE /BROWN)



SABLE


SADDLE
PATTERNED


SPLIT FACE
(HALF-WHITE FACE)

& ALL-WHITE FACE


TAN
(AUSTRALIAN RED)


TICKED


TRICOLOR
& BLACK-AND-TAN



COAT TYPE


EYE COLOR


EARS


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