How old should a bull terrier be when they get erect ears?

Answer 1

Originally EBT ears were floppy and in the Victorian era and just before, they were cropped to give them the pointed look, partly for appearance and partly because the breed was used for bull baiting and dog fighting. Since ear cropping has been banned, the erect ear was bred into the breed. The ears start off floppy and folded at the tip when still a pup, but gradually, as the pup matures, the blood vessels in the eras stiffen, allowing them to stand erect. The ears are mostly 'relaxed' erect. If an EBT sees or hears something of interest,he becomes alert and the ears stand completely erect. When the ears bend round the back of the head, the EBT is most probably unsure/wary.You can get EBT's whose ears do not become erect during puppyhood and stay floppy during adulthood. However, this is considered to be a 'fault'.

Answer 2

i don't know exactly, but my EBT's ears got fully errect at about seven months, you don't really notice until after they are nice and erect, lol. it's also about the time when people start getting afraid of him and start thinking he'll bite their legs off if they get too close, well, fo rme, anyway.

Answer 3

It depends upon the trait that the breeder has been selective for. Bull terriers have been traditionally bred for security/to be aggressive-- perhaps the appearance of ears that stick up is more daunting, and so that trait was selected for.

Lesser Pedigrees/mongrel have mixed genetics, and so express a different phenotype (physical manifestation of a gene).