For some unknown reason, the newest resident here at the Ford Homestead had come up with a problem. Tres, the Ford’s new attack dog, had developed a floppy ear (bad news). For those among us who are in the know, Germen Shepherd puppies have floppy ears. Their ears begin to stand erect between two and three months of age.
Tres’ right ear popped up first, and then a few days later the left ear became erect. As you may well understand, having the right ear become erect first is a very good sign. Wait a minute, before anyone asks why it is good to have the right ear erect first, I would like you to take a minute and consider that statement.
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The problem showed up Saturday morning when we noticed that Tres’ right ear was not standing erect. What had caused this problem? A floppy ear on a Shepheard is distracting from their beauty.
We considered all the possible reasons and have established a hypothesis. We believe that Charlie may have hurt Tres’ ear during one of the numerous encounters between the two. If we could prove it Charlie would be severely punished, he would be put in a corner for an hour!
This morning Tres’ ear has been sporadic, it is erect and then floppy at times. This seems to be a sign of improvement and is good news.
We have a schedule vet visit this week and hopefully she can enlighten us.
I have attached a short video for your enjoyment.
Not Always Right But Never Left
Don Ford
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