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Ears turned sideways
A combination or overlapping of two behaviours: ears
pinned back and ears up but turned sideways.
(Murphy, 1998; Goodmann,
2002)
This female White Swiss Shepherd is
walking with head down, ears turned sideways.
The young Segugio Italiano mix has
lowered her head and turned her ears sideways upon
seeing an unfamiliar dog.
This mixed breed has one ear turned
sideways, one pinned back.
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This young male German Shepherd chases the female blue
merle Border Collie. The male displaces the female by
leaping forward with paws wide open; she re-positions
herself in a frontal stance, and exhibits an open mouth
display. The Border Collie has ears
turned sideways and tail down (almost between
her legs). The Border Collie seeks support from her
owner. The German Shepherd displaces the Border Collie,
who attempts a jaw punch and again shifts into a frontal
position, lowering her hindquarters, ears
turned sideways. The Shepherd, in a frontal
stance with hackles raised, looks toward the female
Labrador, licks his nose and displaces the Border
Collie. The Labrador puppy is near her owner; the German
Shepherd stands over her and, when the Border Collie
approaches, exhibits a frontal stance and an offensive
facial display. The Border Collie turns her ears
sideways, closes her eyes and leaves. The German
Shepherd chases and knocks down the puppy. The Border
Collie approaches at a walk with head down and sniffs
the puppy; when the German Shepherd again exhibits an
offensive facial display, and again stands over the
puppy, the Border Collie leaves the interaction.
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In this interaction between three females, the young
German Shepherd bitch approaches the mixed breed adult,
sniffs her and then moves away, ears
turned sideways. Head down, she approaches the
Irish Setter, then moves away with ears
turned sideways, tail down. When the mixed
breed looks at her, she lowers her head and hunches her
back, then leaves at a trot with ears
turned sideways.
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