I wash mine in the kitchen sink too. For washing the head, I put a folded wash cloth over the eyes and careful not to cover the nose and the ends of the wash cloth block water from getting into the ears but to make sure I get the ears I put the palm of my hand under the ear and spray the ear too. With the wash cloth in place, I can also spray underneath the chin too during this time.
My dogs have actually gotten used to the wash cloth and won't let me wash their head without it. I can feel Sonny pushing against my hand and the wash cloth to keep the water from running in his eyes.
When I brush my dogs, I usually drag my finger nails down behind the brush stroke to make it feel like they are getting a back scratch and rub instead of being brushed. I don't scratch hard. I use a ball point pin cushion brush and a metal comb afterwards.
I use my dryer on the lowest setting and lay it next to us so the dog will get warm (but not hot) air in his/her direction. But if they seem cold I will let it blow directly on them and then point it away, kind of like a hair dresser does. Just point it at them for a moment and then away from them. When I lay the dryer down, Sonny will actually walk over to the dryer and turn his head sideways to dry his own face, so I let him do that his self.
To comb the face, I hug the head next to me and then comb the side of the face that I can get to. They see to like that too.
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