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Dog Ear Infections
Dennis, owning a yellow lab and a german shepherd and training labs and shepherds I see a lot of ear problems. We use a comerical cleaner for the ears available through the vet. but if the pup didn't yelp you can continue to use peroxide, like Murf stated earlier no more than a week.
When you put in the drops (about 6-10) rub the area at the base of the ear, behind the jaw bone(you should feel a notch and hear the fluid squishing around as you rub) then let the dog shake out the fluid. This method should get the cleaner in to the "L" portion of the ear canal where most infections occure. To help the ear dry out try to keep the ears folded back(a near impossible task at times.)
Also remember that during the humid summer the dogs can get a lot of moisture in the ears, it becomes a weekly maintenance task.
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I don't see what the problem is Dennis, "Spot" is a perfectly acceptable dog's name and she will learn to come to it in about a week..... ;-p
Michael, you are, of course, right about the 3% - 15% solutions, however even 3% solution that remains on the fur for a long time will do the same thing, just to a lesser degree.
Now the only problem I have is a Jack Russel Terrier who thinks he's part dolphin. If a toy of his makes it to the bottom of the pool or lake he goes straight down after it, he regularly goes down 4+', luckily the water comes right back out too because he wouldn't sit still for treatment, grooming maybe, but only with a good supply of his favourite nibbles at hand. Last year he became the life of a dinner party on our patio when a friend of my wife dunked her car keys in the pool by accident when she missed her husband's toss to her. While they were looking for the skimmer to retrievethem I merely whistled for the dog and pointed to the keys. By the time people had wiped the splashed water off them he was back with keys.
Best of luck.
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Dennis, the spotting is worse than I imagined. 
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Dennis, do they make that Grecian Formula stuff for dogs?
Murf, a friend of mine has a Jack Russell and it is a pretty comical pet. I am generally not much of a small dog fan, but when a dog has that much personality, it is hard not to like it.
I used to have to be a real safety stickler when we were using 35% hydrogen peroxide. My guys would wear their face masks and a chemical apron, but occasionally they would splash a bit on their leather shoes and the shoes would start smoking. You have to be pretty careful with stuff that releases pure oxygen when it decomposes.
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Michael, JRT's are often referred to as "the biggest small dog you will ever find", other phrases include "Napoleon reincarnated" and "smarter and bolder than they are cute".
I had a 'problem' with the great-grandfather of the dog I have now. I was attending a horse show and another attendee was a wealthy Austrian lady who had a pair of Dobermans, brother & sister from the same litter, Venus & Zuess. They were incredibly well trained and obedient, but a little aggressive.
The problem, was that THEY were at HIS show grounds. I heard a commotion and turned to find my dog was missing, I went racing off to find him and just before I did I heard a loud yelping and much growling. I came around a corner just in time to see one Doberman leaving at a full on sprint and my dog was swinging from the neck of the other one. I say 'swinging' because even though he was 6" clear of the ground and hanging from the grip he had on it's neck he was still thrashing back & forth trying to shake it! All Terriers have a peculiar, very aggressive side-to-side shake that is often called the 'Terrier death shake' and is how they dispatch their prey when hunting. In hindsight it was pretty funny. At the time it wasn't.
I whistled and told him to "drop" and he opened his mouth and released the other dog whereupon it departed at full tilt yelping loudly. My dog swaggered away as if he had just defeated his mortal enemy.
I grew up with Boxers, they are almost as big a dog as JRT's think they are....
Best of luck.
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We raised AKC registered German Shepards on the farm when I was growing up. In addition, we always had a couple of hunting dogs for the local quail and other game birds.
Now, I tend to like Border Collies and Australian Shepards. The only problem with them is that they tend to be smart and easily bored which can lead to some interesting situations.
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Murf, I know about the Terrier attitude. We were at my sister's cabin sitting on the deck and a 200-300 black bear wandered into the yard within 20 ft of us. My wife's West Highland Terrier took off after that bear without a thought. It was totally instinctive. But it was funny (after the fact) to see a little 14 lb white dog biting the heels of that black bear as it ran at top speed into the woods. When it was all over, there was my sister's Golden retriever shaking in fear in the corner. 
Dave
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Michael, I know all about dogs FINDING something interesting to do when they get bored...... and it's usually very funny, after you calm down and have a drink or two........
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k9fletch,
Yes I usually rub that area but I think I need to work at it a little better. And I am going to try to get his ears flapped back to help it dry out. Those big floppy ears are on of his main problems in drying out.
We are trying one of my daughters elastic headbands to hold his ears back. We are up to ten minutes so far, I guess we will just have to see.
Dennis
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Dennis/ fletch
You hit it on the head. My ch. lab has had infections just about all her life, spent hundreds on vets. I learned a few things from the lattest vet we went to in a small town we have a second home in. 2 things that the vets down in the cities did not ever tell us. ( kinda makes you wonder) First of all, she said never swab it out, let the dog shake it around ( the ear wash ) She said swabbing it will spread the bad and do no good.
Here is the biggest one that NO VET has ever suggested (we have been ear infection free for 3 months now, a new record for us, and mind you my wife cleans my dogs ears twice a week for the past 11 or so years) The vet told us my dog may be allergic to beef and dairy products, shesaid it is pretty common and hardly ever diagnosed. Stay away from all eggs, cheese and BEEF. ALL!!! That means buying a dog food like IAMS chicken/rice or a lamb and rice meal.
watch the dog treats too for beef by products. I am so serious you would not believe!!! NO ear infections for 3 months now!!! It makes you wonder how the last 4 vets she was too missed something that a hick town vet hit on the head!!!! (By the way, I am moving to that hick town soon!!!) Its my kinda people  >
Good luck and giver a try? At worst your dog will lose a bit of weight with out all those extra little treats from the table, Mine did anyway>
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