Ear Grooming
To clean the ears, pour ear cleaner in each ear, and give them a good ear massage,
and then let them shake, (repeat if anything yucky is in the ears). If there is
any heavy secretion call your vet. A dogs ears should be like a humans ears,
clean and free of secretion and odor. Clean with a drying agent after each bath.
In case you have gotten water in the ears. This helps to dry it up. Try not to
get dirty bath water in the ears. Always rinse the head area with clean running
water. If the head is heavily soiled, pinch the ears shut while rinsing off the
dirt, or put cotton balls in each ear. You do not want dirt, running into the
ears.
First put dog on your lap, in a comfy position, and pet him
or her, and get her calm. Then lift the ear and fold back
Pluck excess hair from the ears using your fingers or this tool
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Every few months or so, the tuffs of hair that grow inside
the ear, must be removed by plucking a few at a time. Be gentle so as not to
hurt your dog, and never pulling large clumps of hair. The trick is to pull as
few as possible at a time, so you do not hurt your dog. Use your fingers or even
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Yes, all this hair was in this little 12 week puppies ear.
When finished, the ears should look like this
MistyTrails Little Misty, daughter of Belle
For dogs with long ears, like a Bloodhound, where the ears
come past the tip of the nose, remember to regularly clean their ear tips, after
each meal, as their ears usually swim in the food bowl, and get soiled with dog
food.
When putting the ear wash in these big dogs ears, get in
right inside, and give them a REAL GOOD Massage, then they will SHAKE their head
and if there is any debris in the ear it should come flying out. The key is to
::Avoid Debris::
