Setting Border Collie Puppy Ears

A Border Collie’s nose color will almost always match the main color of its body. While their ears can either be erect, semi-erect or ‘floppy’. Border Collies are medium sized dogs and stand anywhere between 18 and 22 inches tall (at the shoulder).

Setting border collie puppy ears. Border collie puppies are not the ideal choice for couch potatoes, and do not do well in a low key setting. They like action, physical activity and to feel a purpose in life. A true working dog, the Border collie is extremely intelligent and may be the most trainable dog breed due to their drive and desire to please, and remarkable ability to. Emma J: BCs do not get their ears cropped. Cropping is a surgery.I taped my BCs ears up when she was 7 weeks old (1 day shy of 8 weeks) . I took toilet paper rolls and taped to to the base or leather part of her ear to make them stand and taped they tips down to make them tip. It sounded to me like the OP was aware of that and looking for confirmation from folks here after his vet talked to him about setting his puppy's ears. My guess is this is his first Border Collie and he was interested in a little helpful feedback. Some ears may be completely set by the time the puppy is 6 months old. Others may not be completely set until the puppy is 2 years old! It all depends on the individual puppy and whether you're willing to keep trying. Thank you to Majestic Border Collies for the above information.

Accordingly, many breeders will charge you more compared to a regular border collie, especially because of their rare, beautiful markings. On average, expect to pay between $600 and $4500 for a blue merle Border collie puppy. However, beware of breeders who want to take advantage of you simply because blue merle Border collie puppies are rare. Apartment living won’t do for this breed, a home with lots of room and time to run, play catch, chase balls and practice agility are a much better fit. Farms would be the most ideal setting for a Border Collie. Originally bred to tend flocks of sheep, they would spend hours a day running and herding and are their happiest when they are at work. When the ears come loose, do NOT allow them to fall. Re-glue the tips immediately unless they are how you want them. Every time the ears fall it 're-breaks' the cartilage and you basically are starting all over again setting the ear tips. Some ears may be completely set by the time the puppy is 6 months old. This is the first time I've actually set my puppy's ears and I'm just wondering how long do you keep the "tape" on? He's a border collie and I would prefer his ear set to tip over to fit the breed standards. My other full-grown border collie already had naturally prick ears, so this would be my first time setting a dog's ears. This is how I want my puppy to look(not my puppy, just an example.

Low breaking or heavy ears in pups may be corrected by clipping the hair and glueing the ear tip in the correct position when the pup is between 7-12 weeks of age, later all that may need done is to clip any excess hair that may weight the ear down. Ears that are set too low or too wide on the head are also a problem. My parents have a 4 month old Collie puppy and her ears started off perfectly tipped but now one of them's starting to prick up and they'd like to make it tip over again. They came to me for advice because my Sheltie's ears are perfectly tipped and they figured I must know what to do, but I had to tell them that I just got lucky and his turned. General Border Collie Discussion ; setting puppy ears setting puppy ears. By highway61, August 12, 2013 in General. to me like the OP was aware of that and looking for confirmation from folks here after his vet talked to him about setting his puppy's ears. My guess is this is his first Border Collie and he was interested in a little helpful. When a collie's ears are like the last dog in Joedee's photographs (the one with the ball - semi-erect) I have always thought of that that type of ear as a "tulip" ear and heavier than a true semi-erect ear. A collie I had had heavy ears which were all over the place as a pup, including erect and just about crossing over.

Well, first of all collie should NOT have prick ears, that is not correct according to the breed standard, they should have what is none as a "tulip" ear, one that tips at the top one quarter only...collie owners have to help the ears to tip by using moleskin & gluing them over during the teething period...this does not hurt the dog at all...breeds such as German Shepherds will have ears that. Border collie puppies ears can change during their first six months. At around six months, when the border collie’s teething has finished the cartilage in the ear hardens and the ear style is set. Because of this, some breeders will choose to set their border collies ears to their liking by taping or gluing the ear in position. Usually, one starts as early as possible, but I like to wait to see what the ears are doing naturally before positioning them.I like to keep an eye on how many of my dogs are coming close to the natural ear. In addition, when the puppy begins teething the ears do all sorts of wacky, wonky things. They can go up, they can go sideways, one can go up, while the other goes down or any variation of. Since when are freakin BORDER COLLIES altered? Must be a show ring thing. I've grown up around the breed (working aka TRUE lines) and have never even heard of "setting" or "gluing" the ears. Most had either erect or semi-erect naturally. If they were floppy as a puppy the ears almost always came up by adult hood (similar to German Shephereds).