ALL EARS

THE EARS ON OUR WOOLIES SEEM TO BE SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN IGNORED.  SO MANY OF US HAVE CONCENTRATED ON BODIES AND HEADS AND HAVE OVERLOOKED THE EAR QUALITY.  EARS ARE NOT A LOT OF POINTS BUT COULD BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND PLACE.  I WILL PUT PICTURES UP AS I COLLECT THEM. THERE IS ONLY A MAXIMUM LENGTH ON THE EARS, NO MINIMUM LENGTH!  THE

LENGTH OF THE EAR MUST BALANCE WITH THE SIZE OF THE ANIMAL. YOU WOULDN'T WANT 3" EARS ON A 2LB. WOOLY, JUST THE SAME 2" EARS ON A 3 1/2 LB. ANIMAL WOULD NOT BALANCE EITHER.  IT IS ALL IN THE EARS DIRECT PROPORTION TO THE SIZE OF THE ANIMAL.

HERE THE EARS ARE SET TOO FAR APART AND THEY HAVE A BIT OF A BOW TO THEM.

THESE EARS ARE TOO LONG .  THEY ARE PLACED IN THE RIGHT SPOT ON THE HEAD BUT ARE NOT CARRIED WELL.  LONG EARS USUALLY SUGGEST A LONG TORSO.

WHILE THIS RABBIT HAS NICE EARS WITH GOOD SUBSTANCE TO THEM, THEY ARE STILL SET BACK A BIT TOO FAR ON THE HEAD,

THESE EARS HAVE GREAT SUBSTANCE AND PLACEMENT.  THEY ARE OPEN AND PRETTY WELL ROUNDED ON THE TIPS.

TOO THIN AND POINTED AND FOLDED.  THESE TYPE OF EARS NORMALLY TEND TO CRISS CROSS.

WHILE THESE EARS ARE NICE AND CLOSE THEY ARE TOO POINTED AND NOT OPEN.  THEY COULD BE JUST A BIT FURTHER UP ON THE HEAD.

EVEN ON A JR YOU CAN SEE THAT THESE EARS ARE BOWED.  THEY ARE PLACED WELL BUT THE BOW WILL SPOIL THE OVERALL LOOK.

HERE THE EARS ARE SET WAY TOO FAR BACK ON THE HEAD AND THEY ARE THIN AND FOLDED.

THIS RABBIT HAS NICE SHORT EARS BUT THEY HAVE NO SUBSTANCE TO THEM TO OPEN THEM UP AND THEY ARE TOO POINTED.

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HERE WE SEE SOME HEAVY, DUTY TASSLING GOING ON.  THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ABSOLUTELY DO NOT WANT ON YOUR WOOLIES.