Since Coast Weekend this week is The Dog Issue, and this is, after all, the In One Ear column, the Ear couldnt resist the story of the Boulder, Colo., COONHOUND named HARBOR, recently judged to have the WORLDS LONGEST EARS by Guinness World Records: the left ear measures 12.25 inches, and the right one is 13.5 inches.

Harbor is pictured, above, in a photo by RYAN SCHUDE of Guinness World Records.

Referred to as the Doggie Dumbo in a Sept. 6 Daily Mail story (tinyurl.com/bigdogears), Harbor has had a lifelong struggle with his colossal ears, frequently tripping over them as a puppy and rolling down the stairs.

The story also quotes his owner, JENNIFER WERT, as saying, Most days I forget how oddly long his ears are. Hes a phenomenon in the world and he creates smiles wherever we go.