I am buying a little male chihuahua tonight for $100 due to the fact that it was born with only one ear...
I thought that he had the inner ear parts, so I had a question about that, but now that he's here, I know he has no ear whatsoever on the left side lol, so my queston is irrelevant.

Good for you for giving him a loving home. And good for the original owner that they didn't just put him down.

You might want to run some very informal tests on him to make sure his hearing isn't impaired in the one good ear....just things like clapping your hands when he's facing away from you, going to sleep or whatever, to see if/how he reacts. I'm sure it's fine, but given the ear deformity I'd have suspicions about his hearing in general.

Obviously if his hearing was impaired or non-existent, you'd be dealing with him, training him etc, differently.

__________________

Glad it didn't put you off,who cares if he only has one ear i'm sure he's adorable.My mums JR had 1 up ear and 1 down it gave him character

__________________

Bless you for looking past the outward appearence of this puppy and seeing his whole heart inside. I look forward to seeing pictures when you can post them.

__________________

Bless his little heart - that is just great you are taking him into your home. I can't wait to see pics of the little guy@

__________________

Yes, I would make sure he can hear in the other ear. Training a deaf dog is more difficult but possible. I had a deaf GSD as my first dog (didn't know it was deaf). Thank you for providing a home for this baby.

__________________

Please visit my blog: http://coupleofpups.blogspot.com/

Bless his little heart and what a sweet heart you are for taking him in. Please post photos od this special little one.

__________________


Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lifes whole

We need more people like you in the world. Congrats on picking him up tonight, I look forward to hearing more about him.

For those that missed it, she posted pics of the little sweetie here:

New From Canada

__________________

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France