A step-by-step protocol to clean the lovely ears of your dog.
The trick here is to make your dog think he's getting a great massage. So be tricky and sneaky. It's all about "acting as if". Disclaimer: if your dog is very nervous and has a tendency to bite, you can put a muzzle on, just in case.

Get some gauze, ear cleaning solution, and an able-bodied person or two.

Massage your dog's ear by the canal (right where the jaw meets the ear) until the dog's all into it, maybe leaning and groaning some. Don't use any of the supplies, just use your hand for this step.

Now use the gauze and massage your dog's ear with your one finger inside the gauze, make a tunnel with the gauze and stick your finger in the ear itself. Keep massaging, this is a trick to make your dog think this whole process is great.

When the dog is comfortable, put the tip of the bottle of the solution in where your finger just was. Massage with the bottle. Don't squeeze yet.

When he's comfortable with that, start to slowly squeeze the bottle so that the solution comes out, going through the gauze, and into his ear. The reason you're using gauze is to muffle the sound of the solution. When dogs hear something being squirted into their ear, they freak out because it's just too loud to bear. Keep this in mind.

When he makes a head shaking gesture, he's feeling the liquid entering his ear. Now you know that the liquid is filling up that ear canal, getting to the source of all the ear junk you want to get rid of.

When you have filled up the ear canal, give him a rigorous ear massage to get that solution in there real good. Think about how you're breaking up that ear wax. You should hear a suction-y like sound. This is an enjoyable step for the dog.

Let your dog shake its head. Get out of the way because half of it will end up being shaken all over your face if you're not careful.

When your dog's finished, take the same gauze and give your dog another ear massage, with your finger inside the gauze, which is inside the ear canal. Your purpose is to clean all the waxy mess that your dog just shook out of its inner ear. You'll find all the mung right there, and when you take your finger and the gauze out, let your dog inspect it. For some reason, they all want to check it out.

When you're done, give them a really great cookie or meat treat so they associate ear cleaning with something good.

Do the other ear the same way if needed.

You're done.

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