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Hi Everyone

Its been a few months since i was on the forum and a lot has happened since My little girl Lady is almost 16 mths now she is just a darling and is is really a beautiful little girl in every way .I have posted some new pictures of her .:smile2

We also have a new addition to the family another little sheltie bitch ( my baby ) who we named Keelie she will 17 weeks on Thursday she has been with us for about 9 weeks now .I have also posted some pictures of her . Unfortuntely Keelie has heavy ears or i believe we call them hound ears over here (her ears look big on her pictures but she had so much hair growing over them . anyway i have now cut the hair around her ears ) I am not sure what else i can do with them it not so easy to get things to bind her ears over here . so i am at loss . Any suggestion welcome should just leave them alone as she is still teething or try to fix them . Anyway she full of life and loves to jump all over Lady and keep us on our toes .
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Welcome back. I love the hound doggy ears my male has them and they are really endearing, although they can make them look a little sad, esp when they are wet! You can definately get them to sit a little higher at that age if you want. But if not for show i wouldn't worry too much. I'm not a big fan of bracing ears myself, it looks kind of funny and looks difficult to do. I've never seen it done over here but seems its more popular in the US. One thing I did with Mr D was clip the hair on top of his ear so it was fairly short and didn't weigh down the ear so much. I didn't do that until he was almost a year old and it worked well. His ears still break too low but no where nearly as low as it did.
 
She is super cute! My Lexi has ears that tip a little low. I think she's adorable. I'm not sure you can really tell yet what your baby's ears will be like when she's grown. Ears change.

Here's how Lexi looks. I never did anything to her ears.
 

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Welcome to the forums. It is always great to welcome someone from Scotland. After all, Shelties are a Scottish breed. I am an American of Scots heritage and have traveled in Scotland on several occasions. I love it there. Every time I am there I feel as if I have come home. As you can see below, my shelties have Scottish linked names. As to ears, my Robby looked as if he would be able to use his to fly when he was a yearling, but he has "grown into them" beautifully as time passed. Again welcome. We would love to hear more about your experiences with this wonderful breed. Yours aye, Will
 
Welcome back Maggie:smile2:

You are doing the right thing by trimming off some of the excess hair, but be careful not to take off too much when they are teething. My Revel has ears which break too low as they are quite large, but they are correctly set on the head. If it's the set (position) of the ear which is the problem then it's more difficult to do anything about, but if they are just breaking low then trimming will probably help, if not then bracing might be something you want to consider. It does involve quite a bit of effort though and could make the situation worse if not done correctly. Personally, I consider 'incorrect' ears (prick, heavy, low set) a lesser fault than other things like poor construction. Remember some of the very top working collies have beautiful pricked ears so it doesn't really affect the ability of the dog to do the job it was bred for.
 
Welcome back. It is great to hear from you again. I went over to your albums and looked at the pictures! They are great. Thanks so much for sharing them with us.
 
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