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Originally Posted by kalina82  If Thor has a short muzzle then he might always have that hair problem. Have you tried cutting the whiskers so the hair lays flatter? |
Maybe that's it. Thor has a very short muzzle. While the 'stache was a problem, it's just his facial hair in general. Basically, if there's a hair on his face that's long enough to get into his eyes, at some point, it's going to end up there. I tried keeping him in a top knot for a while, and that was worse than any intermediate stage we'd gone through.
I think we're getting to a happy medium. I keep him in a short visor with the hair around the eyes and on the bridge of his nose short. I'm growing the 'stache out again, and while we have a few rogue hairs, I think they're getting ready to fall over soon.
As for the ear hair, I've heard it both ways. Nancy is right that some breeds are prone to ear infections, particularly dogs with long ears. I think it's less of an issue with a breed with erect ears. Proponents of plucking say it keeps the area cleaner, and thus less likely to get infected. Opponents say that plucking causes micro wounds that are, you guessed it, more likely to get infected.
I personally don't pluck ear hair, but I trim it. And I do trim around the anus, + sanitary cut. I have to keep Thor's chest hair SUPER short to keep him from peeing himself. If Thor gets dirty, he licks himself clean, just like a kitty. I like to keep the pee/poop/mouth contact to a minimum.
Also, just some food for thought: if you can't see your dog's eyes... they can't see you! I like to make sure that Thor has full peripheral vision, and over course, can see over his "nose bangs".
