"For scenthounds, it's thought that the drooping ears help them pick up scent," says Elaine Ostrander, PhD, founder of the ...

The Irish Setter is another dog breed with long, floppy ears. They are large, elegant, and graceful hunting dogs with a red coat ...

The dog is immortalized in a bronze statue that stands in front of the station in the capital’s Shibuya Ward. The photo shows Hachiko with droopy ears, seen with the reader’s father.