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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Do Your Ears Hang Low?


As a kindergarten teacher, my little munchkins loved to sing silly songs and one of their favorites was  "Do Your Ears Hang Low?" and we sang it often. 

I find it ironic that a song about dogs' ears became so dear to me when my knowledge of the canine world was so limited. Still, singing about a variety of silly and adorable ears  always made me smile and I certainly had no idea I would eventually adopt a coon hound named Daisy whose ears hung low! I also didn't know that I would one day be the proud owner of a pet sitting business where I'd encounter dogs whose ears grew dear to me!


I hope you enjoy humming the lyrics while admiring many of my favorite ears of all time!

Ruby

                             Do your ears hang low?


Mulligan

          Do they wobble to and fro?


Sophie

      Can you tie them in a knot?

Dolly Pepper


Can you tie them in a bow?
                      

Jesse

Can you throw them o'er your shoulder like a continental soldier?

Rudy

                                            Do your ears hang low?


George and Gus

                            Do your ears hang high?


Max

                                Do they reach up to the sky?


Molly

                            Do they droop when they are wet?

Joust

                Do they stiffen when they're dry?


Ace

Can you semaphore your neighbor with a minimum of labor?

Rocky

            Do your ears hang high?


My Daisy

           Do your ears flip-flop?


Sophie

                              Can you use them for a mop?


Nellie

                              Are they stringy at the bottom?


Fred

                                   Are they curly at the top?

Ruffles

                           Can you use them for a swatter?


Fritz

                          Can you use them for a blotter?


Rocky

                                          Do your ears flip-flop?

Violet and Bea

                              Do your ears hang out?


Buster
                       Can you waggle them about?


Daisy

Can you flip them up and down as you fly around the town?

Martini

           Can you shut them up for sure when you hear an awful bore?

Dewey
                         Do your ears hang out?

2 comments:

  1. We sang this too. Oddly I've never had a dog with long ears. Even as a child all of ours had pointy ears.

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  2. I remember when you did this before. I loved it then and I still love it now. My dogs ears do all those things.

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