THE CHIHUAHUA EARS The ears are large and upright when alert; they flare in repose at 45 degree angle. Unfortunately we are seeing many smaller ears than we should, on the otherhand, large ears are also incorrect. The Chihuahua’s ears are not, as ‘bat’ suggested in the past, to 2’ on the face of a clock, but more like ten minutes ’10 before or ten minutes after the hour. When relaxed the ears are distanced, giving breadth between them. The indentation where the meets the skull ‘stop’ and the corner of the eyes, should be parallel. The ears should not tip forward or backward (with the exception of puppy ears) and should be large and erect. They should not be so large as to resemble those of a Papillion. You may see that some dogs have or ears, but if they do ‘butterfly’ ‘tulip’ not tip and stand erect they are proper. In long coats, ears must have fringing, all else is the same, fringe being the only difference in ears between the two coats. See and photos opposite this page. ‘clock’ ‘tulip’
THE CHIHUAHUA EARS The ears are large and upright when alert; they flare in repose at 45 degree angle. Unfortunately we are seeing many smaller ears than we should, on the otherhand, large ‘bat’ ears are also incorrect. The Chihuahua’s ears are not, as suggested in the past, ’10 to 2’ on the face of a clock, but more like ten minutes before or ten minutes after the hour. When relaxed the ears are distanced, giving breadth between them. The indentation where the ‘stop’ meets the skull and the corner of the eyes, should be parallel. The ears should not tip forward or backward (with the exception of puppy ears) and should be large and erect. They should not be so large as to resemble those of a Papillion. You may see that some dogs have ‘butterfly’ or ‘tulip’ ears, but if they do not tip and stand erect they are proper. In long coats, ears must have fringing, all else is the same, fringe being the only difference in ears between the two coats. See ‘clock’ and ‘tulip’ photos opposite this page.
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