ear cleaning

Hello everyone! I have a two years old golden retriever name Olive. She is a little ray of sunshine 24/7. Four days ago, I was trimming her paws and decided it would be a good idea to clean her ears too! That's when I realized she had one very dirty ear and one pretty clean one. I smelt them...

Unsure if this belongs under the ''Grooming'' section (first time posting)... Questions: my 14 month old purebred GR scratches his ears more than usual. I believe it's a combination of a small buildup of ear wax and water after swimming. Context: I've been taking him swimming a lot lately...

Has anybody experienced problems with their Golden’s ears or with hot spots? My dad says every Golden he has ever known or owned has had terrible ear infections and he is therefore hesitant to get another Golden despite otherwise loving the breed. I say that I think getting a Golden from a...

Piper's ears almost always have a stinky brown substance in them. What is it? How often should I clean them and how? She always gets really scared as soon as she sees the ear cleaning solution. Thank you! :)