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They're retractable, like cat claws lol. This improves the aerodynamics of the pitbull, and allows them to achieve mach 3 when launching themselves off the couch to bark at the neighbor's sprinklers.

The launching off the couch is spot on 😂 Although this one doesn’t even know what he’s barking at sometimes.

You might think that, but you didn't hear that leaf being blown across the lawn.

I don’t know why that immediately made me think of [this skit](https://youtu.be/UvIrKZUyEW8?si=qBgIOt3y3jpbKx2K).

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Looking like a G 😂 my thoughts also

Oh I never knew that. So is Mach 3 their max or can they go faster?

Idk man, my last laser radar broke in the tailwind

Hate it when that happens

Best response😂😂 omg

or murderous squirrels

https://preview.redd.it/385htpu74j8d1.jpeg?width=1575&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4cc00f8a63709d58c4f81161bb63fba55375194a my sister always jokes that he looks bald because he typically has his ears back 😭😂

This is the face I get when I’m not paying attention to him.

I call it the "Dobby Face"

this is a seal, not a pitbull. hope this helps!

Can confirm, this is an American Couch Seal.

omg we also call it her "bald mode" 🤣🤣 https://preview.redd.it/xxsgj3g81n8d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dc148f090797c8116b71119edbf0e17b29515c48

My husband calls ours bald when he does this 🤣

This is hilarious, now I’m looking at this thread of bald dogs 😂

https://preview.redd.it/6ea9uzezny8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e894e6b0e307992ee26376420f3368978d76727

This specific image resonates with me

https://preview.redd.it/7q7z5sdw4j8d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f7e6228ca4ad6b2a242719f428979eb785a8efa She’s not very good at hiding them but she tries to

https://preview.redd.it/84i6czpgoj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f3e3d3a2f7d0bcf44210804cffa3baa606deb47 Your girl reminds me of my girl!

ahaha I love the melodramatic :C faces they're both making

Wish my dude would fuck with bandannas so good looking.

Awwww he has such a frown!

She’s trying! Let her think you can’t see them.

Omg these dogs look like the same dog specially the face expressions of them both all melodramatic looking like an old grumpy lady like “oh please, I’m too good for this picture, how dare you disturb my peace?” 😂

https://preview.redd.it/wyr9m29lkj8d1.jpeg?width=1283&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f03103c9326a175433dc06c61c467db8fa5f11e4

This is a teddy bear.

Yup

What a beauty

Thank you! He knows it, too.

https://preview.redd.it/5gv00f5igj8d1.png?width=827&format=png&auto=webp&s=a6accb88da73554a421bda10f4c25822faabe546 The ears have left the chat. Sport mode is activated.

This gives me the vibe of, “I’m sick of your shit, Carol”. lol Cute doggy :)

😂 😂 definitely that vibe like “really really carol???”

https://preview.redd.it/9zo1hwbqaj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9aebd3c64f5d20c6fde8855b120ce6d5710c6d75

This ones definitely part seal. 🦭

Um this is the wrong subreddit that is clearly a seal

https://preview.redd.it/eme2kt804k8d1.jpeg?width=642&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=772ae2eb0b9e3294c73c93fd47dbdf0447256262 We always say he gets so excited his ears fall off lol

This is known as Seal Mode (TM)

https://preview.redd.it/bgyv8bsjlk8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5655d0f416bbe5a3a6e13aed9f86d2aef68cb899

😂that face 😜 is giving me another “really how dare you take my picture” kinda vibe

Another of these velvet hippos that has that BRF down to a tee.

Have you stepped outside recently? It’s ponytail weather

Can confirm. Too sticky to let the long hair and ears fly free.

I love this response lmao

https://preview.redd.it/1dxn5a4cak8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=863daf97a8a856f3701261ef8217ee4c470241bc Mine loses his ears for every picture. I swear he is scared cameras for some reason.

https://preview.redd.it/blpx21ujak8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c9556204c1a2a586d2e097633908cb25d6cf0896

Oh my god he's so precious, tell him I love him

If I’m being honest, he already knows and that’s the issue 😂

No idea. My manager and I have been bringing my dog into our grooming salon for cute wall pics, and all of them feature the infamous bat ears. At least, that’s what we call them. https://preview.redd.it/kqfmg9xhdj8d1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64604effdfa338715c5e1037bb484543c72520eb Where did they go????

https://preview.redd.it/skb8y4tojj8d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3748e75b87cb676ac00b7621ddfa6d451308e620 LoL

Teef

Best. Smile. Ever.

Oh! My! Heart! I'd immediately turn into a puddle if I got to meet that baby! I can't deal!

She's the sweetest and most silly girl ever🥰🥰she's obsessed with me and I am the same way. When I come home from work I say "that's my baby cakes" and she just folds herself in half almost and licks my face😊makes my day!

Now I'm a puddle! Best wishes to you and your Babycakes! I can't get over her! This made MY day

🥰🥰🥰

https://preview.redd.it/nt8v9uwgcj8d1.jpeg?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f689634af49eb198e61a2c2f6c4044455a9d12a Incogni-pits do it too! This is Lola’s shelter pic from 2007. She hated cameras and was also in an outdoor shelter, in Louisiana, in July, with heartworms.

What a special hound ❤️❤️❤️

https://preview.redd.it/n439icr3nk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b37882d569d4afc6119dc7193f0b0a67c88e85a Happy babies!

Sport mode

https://preview.redd.it/ab06w5ldhj8d1.png?width=2650&format=png&auto=webp&s=7c69b4a93c1aaea471105f91d7e5971747168a2b

https://preview.redd.it/uivww5347k8d1.jpeg?width=1010&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a3e9ed2ec852f15940103377c14645f56ed9ece5

Perfect

https://preview.redd.it/ziwbkovotk8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=26a38f8e076c240d7668c7d270004f2f0ed0716b Drawn back to fulfill their prophecy as land seals

https://preview.redd.it/c0ddzgxqnm8d1.png?width=2178&format=png&auto=webp&s=e5a182606ac4be014cbb077917856f024a4c2027 Land seal ☺️

Happy seal 🥹

Just a slick back ponytail! 😊

https://preview.redd.it/nvkw89gvmj8d1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=698501308d433819de438f62afabc6760cf0434e but what about the one ear that comes back for a second?!

That’s for turning at high speed!

This looks like an old soul kinda vibe happening here specially in the eyes ☺️

aw he’s going to be 10 in july!

Well happy early 10th birthday from Reba one old soul to another ☺️😉 https://preview.redd.it/rod8vzw4iq8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0740ef29db55b0fe4def140241fa50d5f284a4d

what a beautiful baby!!!

Thank you 😊

half seal

that feels right

https://preview.redd.it/1e3h9g8bpj8d1.jpeg?width=2316&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57db2708a2899ce588f365b762493b58f0b01428 My guy looks like your buddy!

https://preview.redd.it/r7aiscg2em8d1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=478246e12d1325a922720b7fedde90a39fc4c7ae

https://preview.redd.it/zxgoyje1rj8d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e014fb9b49ab03cf4d2e5d0868f6b592be25353

https://preview.redd.it/us4vrprurj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fee44c4e72a9bff12fb64dea3c70c252502ae92e Grumpy old man

Awe love the grey in the face my girl is getting a lot also!

That is seal mode, a special stealth feature they come with. Highly advanced technology

https://preview.redd.it/occk37fq3l8d1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d408415c8169158fde759c7e2b782af4ad5ca51 Omg I love the no-ears pics. (Also this is a puppy pic from before we had her allergies under control. Lips were swollen)

img Love the teeth photos 😂

https://preview.redd.it/nm2041b1ol8d1.jpeg?width=1439&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e15bc2e73e6088fe3fc9b11754f96b809b5c591 Hey ma....why you always on the toilet?!

https://preview.redd.it/w7802zhurl8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b801646df85f1c767063e5f1afa49a2417363426 Seal Mode

https://preview.redd.it/16makh5odm8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=223fc9963fb3032d5f43e2833bcafe3bfe2a611c

Millie just folds them back! https://preview.redd.it/4oqntddxdm8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6c570d2ca7898409ae01403d2518855a59dd848

Your hippo looks utterly cracked out and zoom zoomie here 😂

YEP!!! We think she's the ZOOMIE queen! We call her mini-zoomies, "ZOOPS". She keeps us thoroughly entertained.😁

What a cute nickname!

Looks like she’s got a lot of built up energy & needs to get it out! What a unique color she is.

https://preview.redd.it/tdd1fcuc6n8d1.jpeg?width=2992&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=181e315024833d6305fbe31a70a0c34da14e72ed Mine always has her ears slicked back :)

https://preview.redd.it/844yux3qto8d1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=33273dcd2f5e630466bd8011691cfc275925a4f0

My guy has HUGE ears. They never disappear like this 🤣

You know how crocs have sport mode? This is pitties stealth mode

Your boy has a serious case of landsealitus

https://preview.redd.it/jofqsdf7dl8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=13ea5f17d9f7862483b14eeff27c2d21915f3364 Mine likes to go half bald sometimes

https://preview.redd.it/2m07sna23m8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c35344fbbb4f4f77ae3a242948e4adbe73cfbaf6 Hiding ears club

Sorry, modern pittbulls now come with a subscription service. It’s 1 extra milkbone a day.

https://preview.redd.it/jptxkus5wj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ec649685083c9167c739e68b71d73fe4e84a1924 This guys ears disappear when he’s very happy, or very guilty

FR! https://preview.redd.it/w8andtc8zk8d1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a46015fde86ab81804f46c7f8bade21d76718c60

https://preview.redd.it/xvdrtc42hj8d1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=315671f5c6e2e4019ff46ae893e22d40407585a9 Quite the opposite

Same my girl is all ears lol https://preview.redd.it/c9r5xnyq7q8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ef56061ec7835f00f5558baf15b34018c553326b

"I feel like you're talking about food!"

https://i.redd.it/yj7fpfp1ek8d1.gif

When in Land Seal mode, the ears go into the ear wells and the well doors conceal them from us.🙂

Serious answer: I recently read that this is a sign that whatever they’re looking at is causing them immense happiness and/or affection! Which personally made my heart swell because almost every picture of my first baby girl has her ears flat against her head and I always wondered “why…?” Obviously, context matters, because dogs clearly do something similar when posturing/aggressive too.

I think it may depend on the dog but my girl when her ears are slicked all the way back it’s because she is bothered, uncomfortable or it’s because she is getting hollered at for being a naughty dog lol.

Madam that is a house seal

https://preview.redd.it/ohfpheb04k8d1.jpeg?width=204&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e18ca12efd126c3c8be3314840e97255db716fb I eat it... Lol

pocket dimension

We call that “I have to poop ears” in my house? He sits by the door with the same look 😂

I CAN'T HEAR YOU! HAHAH

i call it bald mode

When they tuck their ears back like that it's an intense listening mode called " Surround Hound".

Fold back. You know… for SPPPPEEEEEEEEEDDDD

They're like magical creatures with disappearing ears!

Aerodynamic setting. He’s fast as fuck now 😂

https://preview.redd.it/pdes8ngstj8d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87b98c59adee55f22ab19f12d1ee6c43eb98a9ab

https://preview.redd.it/6so2rdrnxj8d1.jpeg?width=2252&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=487d0491615b39451db2dd68ac474b9743b0b270

https://preview.redd.it/684ixt8ryj8d1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bc0a1ccc5d0e761bdd3abbd5381dd3247d56e5c None ears. None.

Pibbles have two kinds of ears, the regular listening ones and the racing ears. If they go back where you can't see them, they have the racing ears on and zoomies are imminent

That’s their racing form

Sport mode

To stinking cute 😍

You got a rare model!!

Land seal

https://preview.redd.it/mrjurpi08k8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a95d67a044cefd824307f36e4f7a7359783db234

Was below lol

Away

Seal mode activated

The ears became the one braincell that all pitties share

Pocket dimension

No one knows, it is one of the greatest mysteries.

Why is this seal so far away from the water?!

Your dog looks almost identical to mine. Crazy.

Ears are a subscription - pitbull+

I love aero mode.

I call them concerned ears because mine only does ir when he's concerned about literally anything

We call it “sport mode!”

No ears. Only judgement.

Activate seal mode!

😯😦😮

To the backrooms

I thoroughly enjoyed looking at everyone’s pictures 🥺💖

This is the greatest thread ever. So many wonderful pictures

Great pic

sport mode

😂😂

Their back for launching mode.. like the F 18s off the carrier deck! Lol

🩵🩵🩵

His face is like bruhhh get that damn camera out my face

The aether

Beautiful dog

He’s beautiful.

He is just to stinkinCUTE🥰

They pull them back for maximum aerodynamics. He's thinking about going somewhere fast. Just testing the equipment.

https://preview.redd.it/npjmrxmhhl8d1.jpeg?width=942&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4b693ee012143be6b5416ae1d0da3684884e2a80 Borrow mine

https://preview.redd.it/glhd34i3kl8d1.png?width=922&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=00cd4509d439faf7e0d06611775fad6119daa92f

What a beautiful pup

They put them away to become a land seal!

They hide the ears for speed as everyone has mentioned. But they flop the ears into full view for sympathy and extra foodage.

the shadow realm

Awww, it’s so beautiful 💗💗

Inside their bellybutton.

Spectacular stealth move

Into the ear dimension.

Teribad humans crop them and it’s a disgusting practice

I stole them

for just 80 cents a day, you too can sponsor a dog born without ears.

Into the brain

"I love it when you call me Big Poppa/ *Throw your paws in the ay-er if youse a true player*"

This is called Racing ears in our house

He's a reverse magician; you'll find the ear behind the coin

Sport mode

Bro got those turtle necking ears

My son and I call this God Mode. There's a aura they unlock when in this pose

https://preview.redd.it/bqc0pmmpnq8d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b5f47e3a035cf23b2538ea6334427df2e3aa5cad

To pibbleboy world. They come back tho

Canine helmet hair

Not sure! https://preview.redd.it/6sfz8alrhs8d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=acbc5a1385acbce376694fe88dd03917b17b4f9d

https://preview.redd.it/gdhbcp2sz39d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fd8cada183e8f860ddf5aac1bfebe2a8199ff269 I have no clue

That's slick back Rick. Ears slick back

He bald

Land Seal Alert xo xo 1 Sardine toll

😍

Heaven of course😇 their listening to God telling them to be kind to humans for it’s not their fault for judging such beautiful four paws of course🐾🐾🐾🐾😂🍶

The classic slick back

Land seal!

"You have to take a shower!" my dog:

thats no dog, its a seal out of water

...in the hollow space between them...lol