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Originally Posted by honoyorkie   Does my little Walter have excessively hairy ears? I read where people dont even have to pluck out the inside hairs, if I let it go for to long it gets to be a fuzzy jungle in there. I hate doing it so I put it off sometimes then I get scolded at the Vet. Also on the outside backs of his ears, the long hair grows almost to the tips of the ear & weighs them down. I only trim the 1/3 that I should but maybe I should take it down further? |
I imagine some Yorkies have more ear hair than others; Joey seems to have less now than he did as a puppy. Many people recommend ear powder for ease in plucking, but I haven't' tried those yet, once a month is more than enough for his ears. For trimming the ear, I agree with Shelby& Seymour, and trim the hair with the contour of the ear, you could go further than 1/3 down, some dogs might look better with slightly more or less than a third, but I would vary this too much.
It's important to shave the top third of the ear too, both front and back.