I pluck Stedman and Tatum's ears here at home myself - it is VERY easy to do and doesn't hurt them one single bit....they just sit there and let me do it and don't make a peep
And trust me, if STEDMAN doesn't mind it, then I don't think any dog would - LOL. He is the biggest baby in all the land and if it bothered him even a *LITTLE* bit, he would NOT let me do it
It only takes a minute or two and yes I do remove ALL the hair from the inside of the ear. I use the R7 Ear Powder for plucking from Petsmart - works just fine