ear plucking (again)
http://www.untilyoufindme.com/Plucking-Ear-Hair.htm as recommended, it was great btw. i'd gone looking to see if it told you the are to pluck it was fab it clearly shows the areas to pluck and trim. that said there's something that has me worried, if i give the dog a treat after every couple of plucks will he/she not associate treats with ouches? don't get me wrong i don't think he/she will go around self harming for a fishy treat but will they think treats are a bad thing that involve pain? i know i must sound daft but i'm petrified of hurting our new pup. i'd love to hear if you use treats or not and if you think they really help. also the actual tweezers or forceps would you recommend the standard tweezer looking ones or the scissor looking ones. i feel like such a noob  thanks guys |
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Hey, if you are a noob, there's nothing wrong w/ that!  Everyone was at one time.I use a forceps instead of my hands to pluck. I blame my double jointed thumbs - it just doesn't work well for me to do it by hand. All I do is pull on the hairs - why give the pain of a pull with no hair getting removed?? I'm at work and don't have a picture of mine already loaded - but a forceps looks sort of like a little scissors. They have little teeth up by the handle, so when you squeeze it closed, it locks. Then I give a twist around the forceps once (spinning the hair around the end portion, like spaghetti on a fork) and a quick pull - and it's out. I do several really small volume pulls - smaller clumps removed are less painful than a big one. I use treats too - I keep a pouch of yummy soft treats near the grooming table at all times. They are used exclusively for hygiene rewards - grooming, nail trimming, ears, etc. It makes the one up there feel really special over the others on the floor who get nothing! Once again, it's using a group of dogs to my advantage. It likely isn't as impactful if you just have one dog. They are used to all your attention anyway. Much better behavior and satisfaction from a multidog household! This way, any procedure is looked at as special attention and love - they can lord it over the others!  |
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