{"id":2499,"date":"2022-02-21T17:42:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T17:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pitbulltribe.com\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2022-02-21T17:42:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T17:42:18","slug":"do-american-pit-bull-terriers-have-pointed-ears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pitbulltribe.com\/do-american-pit-bull-terriers-have-pointed-ears\/","title":{"rendered":"Do American Pit Bull Terriers Have Pointed Ears?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The American Pit Bull Terrier is a well-known pitbull-type dog breed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Many owners choose to crop their dog\u2019s ears, leading to the assumption that most American Pit Bull Terriers have naturally erect ears \u2014 but that is not the case. In fact, this dog has many different ear shapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do American Pit Bull Terriers Have Pointed Ears?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
American Pit Bull Terriers do not all have pointed ears. Puppies have drop or rosebud ears. Adult ears become more proportionate and, based on the pinna structure, may stand at a natural full-prick, half-prick, or in a rosebud curl. Some have cropped ears, resulting in a small, erect, pointed ear.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because the American Pit Bull Terrier and other pitbull-type breeds have been bred and changed for hundreds of years, there\u2019s quite a bit of variation in their appearance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article, I\u2019ll discuss the different ear shapes of the breed and the breed standard regarding the ears of the American Pit Bull Terrier. I\u2019ll also touch on ear cropping and how ears are important to canine communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American Pit Bull Terrier and Ear Shapes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The American Pit Bull Terrier doesn\u2019t have one single acceptable look \u2014 some are lean, others are more muscular. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The same applies to the breed\u2019s ears, as they can differ in both size and shape. In fact, the main defining feature of a pit bull is not its ears, but its wide, powerful jaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n