wet dog ears

[joospjos]

My mum's dog (and the love of my life) is a English Springer Spaniel. He is a very active dog with very big ears and a lot of fur. Winter is almost here and I'm afraid that he will catch a cold because his ears are almost never completely dry. Another worry is that the dampness will cause a skin problem for him. I washed him yesterday and I spent

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[whorishness]

The main problem is if the inside of the dog's ears are wet that problems can occur. After he is outside, or when his ears get wet, get some cotton balls and gently dry the inside of his ear with them, and use an ear cleaning solution, then flip them back so the ear canal is exposed for 15-20 minutes.

For the Irish Setters at my old work, we used to use snoods, especially on the younger dogs to stop them from eating their ears when bent over a bowl. It would probably help you as well.

If you do want to introduce him to a hair dryer, turn it on cool, but do not point it at him. Let him get used to the noise, give lots of encouragement like treats and scratches while it's on. When he sniffs it, use it gently on his chest while brushing his chest and see how he reacts there. (Having it under his head means that he is dominant over it, and he'll be more likely to accept it than if it's suddenly over his head, and the chest is a major loving up area) My dog used to be terrified of the hair dryer but this has helped. (He still fears the vacuum, snowblower, leaf blower, vcr, steam cleaner, power saw, and blender though)