
I am the human mother to three small dogs, two of which are Boston Terriers. If you know anything about that breed, then you know that they are known for their pointed bat-like ears. Because those distinctive ears are always at attention, they tend to get all kinds of 'stuff' in there. I have even tossed them a treat and had it land inside their ear before!


My two Boston's, Pickle & Max need to have their ears cleaned out quite often, or else they tend to get 'stinky-ear'. That is the the medical term my vet uses, but its the best way that I can describe it. It usually takes two of us to hold them down and squirt an over-the-counter dog ear wash down in their ears, then rub it around and let them shake their heads, and the oily ear wash gets all over us, and anything near by. What an unpleasant task for us & equally unpleasant event for them, until now...

I started with Pickle because she is calmer, older, and more willing to let me 'do' stuff to her, although she really hates having her ears cleaned. I did my routine of changing into an old raggy shirt (that I didn't care if it got oily spots on it), laid out the necessary instruments: paper towels, toilet

When I first dripped the liquid in her ear as instructed, she jerked away, but I just held on to her and began to massage the liquid into her ears. To my amazement she stopped trying to squirm away. The ear wash was not oily like the over the counter stuff that I am sure is loaded with all kinds of nasty chemicals. I used a few Q-Tips and the tissue and quickly cleaned her ears. As you can see in this picture, Pickle is not running away. You can also see that Max felt the need to get really close, to thoroughly examine that dirty Q-Tip for himself. I think he actually liked the smell.

And look at the Yuck that I cleaned out of their ears! Eeww!

So, besides the fact that I felt better cleaning their ears with something that had No Nasty Chemicals, even more wonderful was the fact that now their ears actually smelled Wonderful! I am not kidding! When they cuddled up with me later that evening and got their little faces up near mine I could smell the wonderful scent of Chamomile and Lavender -my two favorite scents. It was like getting aromatherapy from smelling my dogs ears, lol! I love it!

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I'd love to try their Baby Shampoo and Coconut Soap. Thanks!
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I would to try these besides the ear cleaners ,Hypoallergenic Shampoo, and the spray conditioner
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I like to get the baby body wash & massage oil.
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I like the Front Loader Laundry Powder and the Manuka Honey & Kelp Soap
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I would like to try their Toilet Cleaner also their pet leave in conditioner. Thanks!
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I would like to try the auto dish powder and the baby shampoo. Thanks, justicecw@hotmail.com
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I would love to try the cream cleanser and some soaps!
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