Welsh terrier ears glued?!

[Patt's-patts 0]

Just been out getting dog food and in supplier couple had a young welsh terrier.... When I looked I saw that both it's ears were glued to its head?! I asked the bloke and he said its cos they weren't pointing the right way ( forward ) and so they glue them till they set. Is this right?! I've never seen it before - dumb question I know but if it's ears are completely glued flat against its forehead can it still hear??

[David K 172]

Used to have a Stafford that had a bit wayward ears as a pup, stuck them in position for a while with Copydex glue. When the glue had started to break down after a good few weeks his ears where perfect, no harm done if you use a non toxic glue. Wish my mum had done the same for me as a baby!

[wippydoo 12]

Its common procedure in show dogs. We also used to put buttons on them in the olden days to strengthen the ear muscles and give better(higher) ear carriage

[neil cooney 10,416]

And they say tail docking is cruel ???

[Patt's-patts 0]

The pup wasn't bothered at all actually! We don't work Irish terriers over here so I figured it was summat to do with showing it. On a separate note I like my dogs docked........

[vduben 55]

my dog has a pointy ear, its what gives him some character

[reddawn 2,173]

when i was a lad growing up, i knew of 1 lakedland terrier that got brought down to yorkshire for an old guy to straighten its gay tail, the ole guy used a knitting needle an pushed it throo dogs tail, an it did straighten, an i know of another dog around the same time that had its ears fixed by puttng coins on them

[j1985 1,983]

Yep heard of both glue and buttons/coins...also heard of using old lolly pop sticks to act as a sort of brace when taping or gluing pups ears.

[events co-ordinator 353]

Just been out getting dog food and in supplier couple had a young welsh terrier.... When I looked I saw that both it's ears were glued to its head?! I asked the bloke and he said its cos they weren't pointing the right way ( forward ) and so they glue them till they set. Is this right?! I've never seen it before - dumb question I know but if it's ears are completely glued flat against its forehead can it still hear??

WHAT???

[northern lad 2,292]

happens a lot with bulldogs,to get the rose ear

[lurcher330 2,297]

i should of done it to this whippet when he was a pup ,he looks like a pharaoh hound

i have seen gsd pups with their ears held up with cardboard cones to stop them from lopping

[gravel 63]

• pharaoh hound x with a cow, lol. only joking mate, lol
  

[Patt's-patts 0]

Nice pic Good job! Maybe the bunnies won't see im coming cos they think he's part o the herd!

[Guest long-tail]

mate of mine had an airdale and was told to glue the ears by the breeder,needless to say he never bothered only wanted a pet dog not a fashion statement

Edited April 2, 2012 by long-tail

[the_stig 6,614]

some well known russell breeders -- used to cut the ears realigned and sticthed .. tattooing pink noses was and old trick aswell -- and a wire brush with 2 bristles left to mark up the muzzle to look like it had done a bit ..all for the sake of a rossette and a bit of plastic ...

Edited April 2, 2012 by the_stig