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Cleaning Your Dog's Ears

By Ed Frawley

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Here is our routine for cleaning a dog's ears:

Mix 50/50 vinegar and water.
Fill a 20 to 50 CC syringe (without the needle).
Inject it into the ear. (Not so fast that you would cause damage! Don't force it as so as not to block the air that comes out or hard enough to damage the dog's eardrum!)
Massage it for 60 seconds.
Clean the ear with cotton balls (not q-tips or cotton swabs)
If the dog requires medications, add them in after this application.

With dogs that seem to have constant ear problems, clean their ears at least once a week.

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Ed Frawley

Ed Frawley is the founder of Leerburg. He has been training dogs since the 1950s. For 30 years, Ed bred working bloodline German Shepherds and has produced over 350 litters. During this time, Ed began recording dog training videos and soon grew an interest in police service dogs. His narcotic dogs have been involved in over 1,000 narcotics searches resulting in hundreds of arrests in the state of Wisconsin. Ed now solely focuses on producing dog training courses with renowned dog trainers nationwide. If you want to learn more about Ed, read about his history here.