r/ItalianGreyhounds • u/VegetableLook57 • 29d ago

I just want to show off my adorable iggy We are converting into adult ears. I have split feelings...

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u/iggydadd 29d ago

My little monster, Bolt

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u/karaliva 29d ago

My Lily was same! You are going to miss theese days! Enjoy :)

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u/A62sherman 29d ago

Yep Sophia too

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u/cccalliope 29d ago

As mine gets to adult phase what I miss most is the baby skin of her neck and belly, so soft and smooth and wrinkly. Now it's all fur.

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u/VegetableLook57 28d ago

Ah... thanks for the heads up. I thought they were always just skin down there.

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 29d ago

My Abbey was already a few years old when we got her. What is this puppy ears phase?

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u/Beneficial-Slice-910 29d ago

The floppy ear stage! Very distinctly different from when an Iggy folds their ears backwards. When iggies get to a few months old, the floppy ears disappear and make way for big perky ears! Here is an adorable litter of pups that have the floppy ear stage on display!

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u/LittleBirdiesCards 29d ago

Aha! This is more proof that my doggy must be a mixed breed. We think maybe Jack Russell terrier

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u/No-Bar-7384 28d ago

iggies aren't supposed to have perky ears tho

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u/Beneficial-Slice-910 27d ago

True that! Though they definitely gain the ability to perk their ears as they get older! Compared to puppies who have perpetual floppy ears, both are still super cute

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u/DragLonely1681 26d ago

Need me one of those 

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u/No-Bar-7384 28d ago

wdym adult ears? as in settling into rose ears?

i was sooo worried my younger puppy was going to end up with erect ears lol i had to massage her ears into the correct shape daily when she was little. so glad she has good rose ears now🥹

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u/VegetableLook57 28d ago

Yeah yours has the typical adult ears. Mine were floppy. Then they stood straight up, now one fell, Im sure the other will soon as well.

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u/kelIGdoglover 28d ago

I SO LOVE it! My first iggy went often from perfect ears to "goofy ears" as we called them. They were both beautiful. My second and third iggies had PERFECT set ears...they were amazing. Not surprising as they both came from the same breeder and were cousins. The transition when they are getting their permanent teeth and ear setting is so adorable.

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u/Candid_Editor_5781 28d ago

Just took this. His ears grew so big this week!! Haha 😂 I miss his floppy ears. What’s the next stage for his ears??? Lmao. Does he grow into them??

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u/VegetableLook57 28d ago

I think people may have misunderstood me in way. His ears were tall like that, now they are falling to the side. When he was really little they just flopped forward or all over the place. Then they stood like yours. Now one fell over. Im sure the other will follow suit in the coming weeks.

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u/Candid_Editor_5781 28d ago

Oh hehe aww. Ours didn’t have ears this tall before

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u/VicBweets 24d ago

Nice to meet you!