Two Simple Methods For Grooming Your Jack Russell Dog's Ears

You should make your dog's ear grooming as a part of the overall grooming practice for your Jack Russell to make sure that your terrier's ears are consistently clean so that they do not cause your dog any problem. Just like humans, your dog's ear may have a tendency to grow hair and create wax. This is nature's way of protecting the inner ear as the hair and wax trap dirt and hold moisture. The negative side to this is that the dirt and moisture may also cultivate bacteria that may cause infections.

As your Jack Russell's ears is one of the very important part of his senses and can also be very easily gotten dirty (as he chases prey and digs into the ground), I put forward that you inspect them every other day. I also suggest that you ook at them every time after you give your dog a bath.

Here are 2 easy methods that I use for grooming my Jack Russell's ears to ensure that my Jack Russell terriers' ears are always healthy and free from infection.

1. Examine the ears
Make sure the outside ears looks good and there are no tears, scratches and other patches etc. Then check to make sure that there is no large amount of wax. Some wax should be ok. If there is a large quantity of ear wax and if those wax smells bad or looks reddish brown, then I suggest that you bring your terrier to the vet, otherwise gently wipe away any dirt with a cotton ball.

2. Check for ear hair.
Ear hair functions as a filter. As the filter functions to obstruct dirt from getting into the ear, it also traps the dirt. Bacteria usually comes collectively with the dirt and together with the moisture and waste, they can easily multiply and cause your dog's ear to be infected. Painstakingly clean it with cotton bud if it is dirty. If there is too much ear hair, you may want to cut off of some of those. To trim ear hair, pull the ear back over the dog's head, laying it flat against the skull. This will make sure that the delicate parts of the ear canal are not exposed. However do be careful. You can also get the vet to help you to trim the hairs.

Once you have done the above, use a damp cloth to clean the areas around the ears and the ears themselves. The advantages of a regular ear grooming is that you will always be aware of the health of your terrier's ears and should any unforeseen infection occurs, your Jack Russell will also be more comfortable with it when a professional groomer or vet has to examine them.

Darlene Browne is an avid lover of dogs and in particular Jack Russell terriers. You can visit Darlene's website for a host of dog grooming resources and other dog training information or you can get more information on dog ear grooming here. Darlene has create her site at the request of her dog loving friends as a private resource for them to share Darlene's experience with dogs as well as related information at their own time. However due to increasing requests for access to her website, she has decided to make her site available to other dog owners as well.